Research Project (Clinical) B2
Duration
- 1 teaching period
Contact hours
- See "Teaching Methods"
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
PSY80089Corequisites
NilAims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Regular consultation with supervisor supplemented by the relevant course handbook which details requirements for each research unit of study.
Assessment
Students receive training in research methods through the four research project subjects Research Project A1, Research Project A2, Research Project B1 and Research Project B2), through one-on-one supervision of their research project and through additional research methods classes. The assessment requirements for the sequence of four research units are designed to culminate in a minor empirical thesis with a minimum of 5,000 words.
To receive a PASS for this unit, the thesis must be submitted for examination and passed.
General skills outcomes
Graduates are capable in their chosen profession:
- Have highly developed verbal and written skills
- A capacity to engage in informed critical enquiry and social debate
- A capacity to present research to a range of audiences
- A capacity to use statistical and/or qualitative data analysis techniques at a high level
- Understand basic principles of measurement in psychology and can apply these principles to research.
Graduates are adaptable and work effectively and ethically:
- Communicate effectively with professionals and the community
- Understand, and are committed to, professional and ethical principles
- Adaptable, flexible, open to new ideas and able to manage change.
Graduates are aware of environments:
- Are culturally sensitive, with a respect for multiple points of view.
Content
Students are required to meet with their chosen supervisor on a regular basis to discuss issues relating to data analysis and formal write up of research ideas, design, and findings.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Findlay, B, How to write psychology laboratory reports and essays, 3rd edn, Prentice Hall, Frenchs Forest, NSW, 2003. Heppner, PP & Heppner, MJ, Writing and publishing your thesis, dissertation, and research - a guide for students in the helping professions,