Postgraduate Course: Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11065)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course covers fundamental skills relating to the psychological research process, from developing research ideas to designing and conducting a study, communicating research findings, and collaborating with others. |
Course description |
1. Formulating psychological research
2. Writing a grant proposal
3. Research ethics
4. Replication crisis
5. Registered reports
6. Online data collection
7. Doing applied psychology
8. Collaborating in multidisciplinary teams
9. Disseminating psychological research
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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 |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the relationship between research ideas and the formulation of testable hypotheses, and research collaboration
- communicate research ideas and findings in a variety of formats to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- appreciate a range of different research paradigms and methods of psychological measurement
- understand ethical considerations relating to psychological research design and reporting
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Additional Class Delivery Information |
Participate in all activities as scheduled |
Keywords | skills,research,academic |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Zachary Horne
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Course secretary | Ms Pilar Rodriguez Couceiro
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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