Undergraduate Course: Psychology Group Project (PSYL10082)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The project provides students with experience of group-based collaborative research work. Students will design and conduct a psychological study in an area relevant to the research interests of the staff member who supervises the project. Project results are submitted in the form of a journal article.
Projects provide an opportunity for students to engage in discussion with a staff member for approximately one hour each week (time, place and frequency of meetings are arranged with the project supervisor). These meetings are intended to function as a tutorial equivalent. Students will be required to spend approximately three hours per week across the semester for successful completion of data collection, analysis and write-up of the work.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Psychology 2 (PSYL08002)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Psychology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
(1) Gain experience of collaborative team research.
(2) Further develop existing skills in designing and conducting psychological research.
(3) Further develop existing skills in analysis and writing up of research results.
(4) Gain experience of working with electronic bibliographic databases.
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Assessment Information
| 3,000 word report (100%) |
Special Arrangements
In week 8, the project list link will be sent to students via email and posted online. You will be asked to sign to ONE group project of your choice via WebCT.
Visiting undergraduates should contact the Visiting Student Section to check if spaces are available. Visiting undergraduates who are attending in semester 2 only, will be assigned to projects on an availability basis.
Please note Ordinary degree students should seek permission from the Y3 Course Organiser if they wish to enrol on this course.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Martin Pickering
Tel: (0131 6)50 3447
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Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
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