Postgraduate Course: Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11065)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 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
WEEK 2: Academic writing
WEEK 3: Publishing research & writing research proposals
WEEK 4: Conference talks & poster presentations
WEEK 5: Public engagement & knowledge-transfer
WEEK 6: Research ethics
Feedback: formatively assessed using spoken and written feedback |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 1 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
183 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended 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. |
Assessment Information
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: TBC
Coursework Word Limit: 1,000 words
Coursework Return Date: TBC
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
Poster Format: will be specified on the Learn pages
Poster Return Date: tbc, approximately 3 weeks after Poster Presentation day |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Martin Pickering
Tel: (0131 6)50 3447
Email: Martin.Pickering@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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