Postgraduate Course: Current Topics in Psychological Research (PSYL11023)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course in integrated with the Departmental Seminar Series in Psychology, in which high profile external speakers will speak on a variety of contemporary research topics, across both semesters. MSc students taking this course are required to attend the Departmental Seminar series , and encouraged to engage with ongoing research discussions more widely. |
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 |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
75 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
The assignment is a 1500-word review on the topic of one of the Departmental Seminars or hosted departmental journal club talks, The review should explain the content of the talk, and its wider relevance, to a lay audience. |
Feedback |
Comments provided on submitted assessments |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the underlying theoretical principles of at least two local research projects
- explain how research questions have influenced the methodologies that were chosen to explore the hypotheses under exploration
- to show how choice and use of methodology is influenced by the particular subject matter
- to examine how contextual factors affect collection and meaning of evidence
- discuss current research issues with experts in the area
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
Attend all lectures / departmental seminars as scheduled |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Richard Shillcock
Tel: (0131 6)50 4425
Email: R.Shillcock@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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