Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Psychology (PSYL10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 40 | 
 
| Home subject area | Psychology | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | An experimental research project conducted either singly or jointly with another student, but submitted individually as an 8000 word dissertation | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	There are none. This is individual supervision on an ad hoc basis | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
04/08/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of 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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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Learning Outcomes: 
- the ability to design and conduct an original piece of research; to be able to make a clear link between the existing literature and the experimental hypothesis under test;  
- to be aware of any ethical issues which may arise from the work; 
- to plan a major piece of research, and to recruit and test participants within the time limits;  
- to succinctly report results and wherever appropriate use correct statistical procedures;  
- to discuss results obtained in relation to the existing literature. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Submission of a bound 8000 word dissertation |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Morcom 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907 
Email: alexa.morcom@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440 
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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