Postgraduate Course: Research 1 (CLPS12036)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course is mandatory for all DClinPsychol first year postgraduate students. Research 1 provides the trainees with the skills necessary to develop a doctoral thesis proposal, covering quantitative and qualitative research methods, common statistical methods and ethical principles for conducting research within the NHS.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 24, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Other Study Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Placement Study Abroad Hours 5, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 340 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Trainees will be required to submit a detailed written proposal of around 5000 words for a doctoral level thesis. This will include a rationale for the study with appropriate reference to the wider literature, a consideration of the ethical issues.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of different quantitative and qualitative research methods and be able to reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of these methods for differing research questions. Demonstrate an understanding of common statistical tests and be able to choose an appropriate test for different types of data. Demonstrate an awareness of and ability to reflect on the ethical issues in conducting psychological research with human participants and of conducting research in the NHS specifically, and how these issues can be addressed. Apply the above knowledge and skills to the development of a detailed research proposal for a doctoral level thesis project.