Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Psychology (PSYL10004)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | A quantitative or qualitative research project. Students will typically work in pairs or on their own to produce an individually written 6000 word dissertation. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 250 |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
386 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Submission of a 6000 word dissertation |
| Feedback |
Provided throughout the year through supervisory meetings. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- conduct an original piece of quantitative or qualitative research; make a clear link between the existing literature and the research question.
- identify and describe ethical issues which may arise from the work in relation to the existing literature.
- plan a major piece of research and to, within the time limits, gather the data needed to address the question.
- conduct the appropriate quantitative or qualitative analyses of the data, and to succinctly report the results.
- discuss results obtained in relation to the existing literature.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The dissertation is a long-term project, and students need to become project managers to ensure this is completed well and to deadline. They will either work as a team or independently to design and conduct a research study (developing leadership, delegation, negotiating, conflict management skills), and then become an independent researcher to analyse the data and come up with their stance on the research question. Building on skills gained from previous courses, they will use enhanced written communication skills to develop and justify their argument, and to critically evaluate their sources. They will learn how to maintain motivation on a long-term project, and how to implement feedback provided by their supervisors.
Core skills gained on this course:
Project management, organisation, planning, time management, motivation to complete a long project, resilience to take on feedback and implement it, written communication, writing clearly and concisely, adapting tone to audience, problem solving, independence, taking initiative, formulate original argument, ethical research skills, critical analysis and evaluation, considering alternative perspectives, study design, teamwork (if working as a team), data analysis. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
There are none. This is individual supervision on an ad hoc basis |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nicolas Chevalier
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Course secretary | Ms Fiona Thomson
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