Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Performance Psychology) (REDU11024)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Research (EDU) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The Dissertation is a major study demanding of the course member a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the course member with the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore a topic that has implications for his/her own professional development within the area of performance psychology. The Dissertation will involve a critical interrogation of the relationship between professional practice, academic theory and the design, ethics and interpretation of research.
The dissertation will build on the research training provided through the Understanding Research Concepts and Research Process courses. The assessment for Research Process requires students to submit a research proposal, ethics application form and risk assessment, which must be completed satisfactorily prior to commencing the dissertation. Supplementary research training will be provided through bespoke group research training sessions and through one to one supervision. |
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 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 25 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
572 )
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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. Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation and justify its theoretical significance, professional relevance and practical feasibility;
2. Identify and reflect critically on relevant up-to-date literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence.
3. Collect and analyse evidence, justifying the approaches and techniques used, and identify the implications of these decisions in terms of the status of the evidence, and the findings based upon it;
4. Examine critically the contribution and limitations of the study undertaken in theoretical and applied terms with regard to the practices and roles of relevant professionals;
5. Demonstrate that the study complies with relevant ethical guidelines;
6. Present work, observing appropriate academic conventions in relation to style, tone, paragraphing, paraphrasing, sectioning of the text, proof-reading and referencing.
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Assessment Information
The dissertation assessment is undertaken through two forms of coursework
1.Oral presentation of research plans prior to data collection, including research questions and detailed overview and rationale for the methodology (20%)
2.A journal article (30 pages) (80%)
A dissertation handbook is available for guidance. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ailsa Niven
Tel: (0131 6)51 6679
Email: ailsa.niven@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
Email: marie.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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