Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Psychology (PSYL10004)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | A quantitative or qualitative research project. Students will typically work in pairs or on their own to produce an individually written 8000 word dissertation. |
| Course description |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
386 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Submission of a 8000 word dissertation |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- conduct an original piece of quantitative or qualitative research; make a clear link between the existing literature and the research question.
- be aware of ethical issues which may arise from the work
- plan a major piece of research and to, within the time limits, gather the data needed to address the question.
- conduct the appropriate quantitative or qualitative analyses of the data, and to succinctly report the results.
- discuss results obtained in relation to the existing literature.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
There are none. This is individual supervision on an ad hoc basis |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hugh Rabagliati
Tel: (0131 6)50 3454
Email: Hugh.Rabagliati@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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