Postgraduate Course: Discovering Development (CLPS11049)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Clinical Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This online course provides an introduction to psychological research design and methods within a developmental context. Discovering Development is suited to students with little or no prior training in psychological research and for students who are new to research with children and young people. The course provides the basics of quantitative and qualitative design; data collection methods, including how to adapt classic methods for use with children and adolescents in the clinical and general population; systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The course examines in some depth issues of ethics and consent in researching with children and young people. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
22/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
* Demonstrate a critical and contextualised understanding of the key issues in research design and ethics
* Evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of primary/secondary data collection based on issues of design, analysis and population of interest
* Demonstrate research literacy through critical appraisal and synthesis of research
* Develop a viable research proposal that can demonstrate logical links between research questions, design and (primary/secondary) data collection
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Assessment Information
Learning is assessed through formative and summative means.
Assignment 1 is a group project in which structured peer feedback under tutor supervision (formative feedback) is provided and responded to prior to submission for a group mark (summative assessment), assessed by a tutor (2000 words - 25%).
Assignment 2 is an individual research (dissertation) proposal. This assignment will benefit from feedback from assignment 1, and formative feedback will be provided by the proposed supervisor prior to submission for summative assessment (2500 words - 75%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Greig, A. Taylor, J. & MacKay, T. (2013) Doing Research with Children: A practical guide. London: Sage
Chapters from the ¿Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science¿ by Teti Douglas
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nuno Ferreira
Tel: (0131 6)50 3898
Email: Nuno.Ferreira@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
Email: L.Sheal@ed.ac.uk |
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