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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Psychology

Postgraduate Course: Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11065)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course covers fundamental skills relating to the psychological research process, from developing research ideas to designing and conducting an experiment, communicating research findings, and knowledge transfer.

Lectures (2 hours each):
WEEK 1: Foundations of Psychological Research (Bates)
WEEK 2: Conference talks & poster presentations (Corley)
WEEK 3: Public engagement & knowledge-transfer (Morton)
WEEK 4: Publishing research & writing research proposals (Pickering)
WEEK 5: Research ethics (Gale)
WEEK 6: Academic writing (McIntosh)

Feedback: formatively assessed using spoken and written feedback
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 1 (Sem 1)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 183 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Semester 1: 1000 word PhD research proposal prepared according to the PPLS postgraduate application guidelines, plus a 300 word lay summary of the proposed research. The proposal should usually be linked to the research theme of an academic member of staff within Psychology. Formative feedback will be provided, but a numerical mark will not be recorded.

Assessment Deadline: Thursday 20th November 2014, 12 noon
Coursework Word Limit: 1,000 words
Coursework Return Date: 12th December 2014

Semester 2: Poster presentation of MSc Dissertation proposal to be presented at Psychology MSc poster day. Formative feedback will be provided, but a numerical mark will not be recorded, only Pass / Fail.

Submission Deadline: midnight of day of Poster Presentation, Thursday 19th February 2015
Poster Format: will be specified on the Learn pages
Poster Return Date: 13th March 2015
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the relationship between research ideas and the formulation of testable hypotheses.
2. Communicate research ideas and findings in a variety of formats to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
3. Appreciate the importance of public engagement and knowledge transfer in the research process.
4. Understand ethical considerations relating to psychological research design.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Martin Pickering
Tel: (0131 6)50 3447
Email: Martin.Pickering@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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