Postgraduate Course: Empirical Dissertation (CLPS11050)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | This core course within the MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) provides students with the invaluable experience of designing, conducting, analysing and presenting a research project. This course provides students with the opportunity to work in small groups, pairs or individually on a research project of their choice and to complete a dissertation. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
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Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertations should be 8,000-9,000 words and presented in BPS journal article format: Structured Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion. The dissertation should follow the BPS style guide and submission guidelines of a relevant target BPS journal. Supervisors will direct their students to the most relevant BPS journal and encourage them to use the journal format the guide the structure of their dissertation. Relevant BPS journals include: British Journal of Psychology, British Journal of Developmental Psychology, British Journal of Educational Psychology, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, British Journal of Health Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Journal of Neuropsychology.
Dissertations will be marked as follows: 20% abstract and introduction, 25% methods; 25% results, 20% discussion, 10% research preparedness and innovation (this is to capture research activities that relate more to the process of the project than the dissertation itself).
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Learning Outcomes
1) Demonstrate Psychological Research Knowledge
Students will be able to:
Critically reflect on research and evidence on psychological theories and mental health.
Understand data collection methods and issues.
Understand different statistical techniques and their uses.
2) Demonstrate Psychological Research Skills
Students will be able to:
Carry out their own empirical research.
Analyse data appropriately using SPSS.
Write a technical research report.
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Reading List
Readings related to the research topic recommended by supervisor
Bell, J. (2005). Doing your research project. Buckingham: Open University Press. (4th ed).
Dunn, D. (2011). A short guide to writing about psychology (3rd ed). London: Longman.
Field, A., & Hole, G. (2003). How to design and report experiments. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Forshaw, M. (2004). Your undergraduate psychology project: a BPS guide. Oxford: Blackwell.
Heffernan, T.M. (2000). A Student's guide to studying psychology. Hove: Psychology Press
Landrum, R.E. (2008). Undergraduate Writing in Psychology: Learning to Tell the Scientific Story. Washington, DC: APA.
Sternberg, R.J. (2003). The Psychologist's companion: a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers (4th ed). Cambridge: CUP (especially Chapter 3, 7 & 8).
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joanne Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 6339
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Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
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