Postgraduate Course: Dissertation in Psychology (PSYL11034)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The student will conduct a research project in the area of psychology. This will normally take the form of an empirical project but permission to conduct a library based research project may be sought. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The dissertation will report a piece of empirical research, and should normally be closely modelled on a journal article from the relevant area.
The recommended word limit for the dissertation is between 8,000 and 10,000 words. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to design and set up a research project. The should be able to:
- manage data and or research literature
- apply appropriate analyses techniques to any data collected
- interpret any data collected
- report any data in a style appropriate to published research
- in the case of literature based research, apply suitable critical analysis techniques to the research material
- write up the research in a style appropriate to psychological research standards
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Research project |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Morcom
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907
Email: alexa.morcom@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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