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 6000 word dissertation. |
Course description |
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Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
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 6000 word dissertation |
Feedback |
Provided throughout the year through supervisory meetings. |
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.
- identify and describe ethical issues which may arise from the work in relation to the existing literature.
- 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 | Miss Chloe Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: chloe.anderson@ed.ac.uk |
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