Unit name | Apprenticeship in Psychological Research |
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Unit code | PSYCM0032 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Jeff Brunstrom |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Psychological Science |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit provide students with an apprenticeship in psychological research. Students will contribute to the design, implementation, and dissemination of ongoing research carried out in the School of Experimental Psychology. Students will be given an opportunity to contribute at strategy meetings, and to analyse and report on findings. This will provide critical insight into the process of conducting psychological research.
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
The unit will comprise an introductory lecture (1 hour) followed by bi-weekly meetings with a nominated member of academic staff in the School of Psychology.
Students will be required to produce a 2000-word ‘research portfolio.’ In the first of two sections the students will produce a structured research diary. This will contain reflective comments relating to advances that have been made in their research project, practical and theoretical hurdles, and how these have or might be overcome. In a second section the student will provide an overview of their project, together with an account of its aims, objectives, and outcomes.
In addition, the student will give a short oral presentation. This will provide an overview of their research project with an emphasis on suggested directions for future research. Written feedback will be provided on individual presentations.
Respectively, the research portfolio and oral presentation will contribute 80% and 20% of the total mark.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. (2009). American Psychological Association; 6th Revised edition edition. ISBN-10: 9781433805615
Doing quantitative psychological research: from design to report. (1997). Psychology Press Ltd. ISBN-10: 0863777899