PSYC8000A Research Project (4.5/13.5 units)

Dr Julie Mattiske

2020

4.5

1 x 135-hour supervised study once-only

1 Admission into GDPPSCA-Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced)
2 ^ PSYC8005 - Advanced Research Methodology
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2)

Knowledge of psychology from a Bachelor degree major in psychology

The Research Project topics are taught and assessed as a continuum. PSYC8000A and PSYC8000B must be completed in the same calendar year

Assignment(s), Ethics application

PSYC8000A and PSYC8000B are partner topics. Together, they make up a research project on which each students works under the guidance of an academic supervisor. The research project includes a research question, empirical literature review, data analysis, reporting of results, and a discussion that distils the key take-home messages in light of the research question and implications of the results, and in the context of current theory and/or other relevant research findings. Students may work in groups on shared data sets but will each have a unique research question.

Together, the aims of PSYC8000A and PSYC8000B are to equip students with the skills to:

Formulate and justify a research question
Identify an appropriate and ethical method of answering the research question
Select, use and report appropriate statistical analyses
Interpret the results, including their practical or clinical significance where relevant
Write a formal research report.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

Formulate and justify a research question
Identify an appropriate and ethical method of answering the research question
Select, use and report appropriate statistical analyses
Interpret the results, including their practical or clinical significance where relevant
Write a formal research report.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.

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