Postgraduate Course: Professional and Generic Psychological Research Skills (PSYL11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Psychology | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course explores a range of fundamental professional presentation and research, writing and publishing skills. 
 
Open only to those students in the 2nd year of their part time studies. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
1. Be able to critically review a published or submitted paper 
2. Be able to transmit research findings in an accessible way to a variety of audiences 
3. Be able to transmit research findings competently in a variety of formats 
4. Be able to correctly reference and cite accessed material 
5. Be able to use a range of resources to find and manage references | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Research proposal presentation - research proposal presented in poster form at MSc Postgraduate Conference at the end of semester 2 |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Mcintosh 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3444 
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188 
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