Postgraduate Course: Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11065)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Psychological Research Skills is a core course for all taught MSc programmes in Psychology, drawing on expertise from staff in the different programmes. The aim of the course is to provide information, resources, peer-discussion and practical exercises across a range of topics relevant to MSc study, academic research, professional practice, and career development within and beyond academia. |
| Course description |
The course aims to provide students with an advanced, postgraduate-level psychological skillset in areas such as research and professional ethics, searching, managing and summarising literature, writing for academic and lay audiences, research proposals, data visualisation & graphic design, digital science and big-data, open research and careers within and beyond academia.
Students can expect a mixture of teaching delivery modes, including in-person lectures and pre-recorded content with further resources and practical assignments for independent study and practice. Alongside the lecture content will be seminar-like sessions: these may include large group participatory events, small-group discussions, and drop-in labs for assistance with assignments.
By following the content of this course, students will build up a portfolio of skills and knowledge, as well as being provided with extensive resources for personal exploration and development of core skills.
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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 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 110 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1000-word PhD proposal (Pass/Fail)
PRS Portfolio (Pass/Fail) |
| Feedback |
Formative written feedback will be provided on the PhD proposal.
Formative oral feedback will be provided through in-class discussion and in-seminar interaction with instructors and peers. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand ethical guidelines for research and professional conduct.
- Search and manage academic literature effectively.
- Tailor written and graphic communication for different audiences.
- Write a substantive research proposal.
- Understand open-science practices, and core principles of scientific transparency.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Participate in all activities as scheduled |
| Keywords | skills,research,academic |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert McIntosh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3444
Email: r.d.mcintosh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Mollie Fordyce
Tel:
Email: mfordyc2@ed.ac.uk |
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