Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Manage and research current debates and summarise them clearly and succinctly in written form
- Produce high-quality spoken presentations
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand current debates regarding the quality of scientific research
- Understand how to assess the quality of scientific research
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Plan and manage practical aspects of conducting research with human participants
- Use appropriate software and technical skills for spoken presentations and written reports
Syllabus
This module comprises of weekly, 2-hour sessions. These sessions will cover topics such as current research issues in psychology, writing and presentation skills, critical evaluation of published work and of research proposals, project planning, time management, and making use of the available online research resources. These sessions will also serve as tutorials in which students can discuss issues that arise in relation to their research plans and professional development, such as attending suitable training courses, etc. Skills will primarily be developed in a “hands on” manner; students will be asked to choose research papers that they are interested in for critical evaluation, as well as providing feedback to other students in the group on a regular basis.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching methods are varied, but all emphasise active learning and encourage students to apply their acquired skills to their own experience and research interests. The weekly sessions typically consist of small group lectures and/ or staff-led seminars in which students are asked to work with self chosen examples to develop their evaluation and presentation skills. Students are also expected to contribute to the formative evaluation and feedback of other students in the group.
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 128 |
Teaching | 22 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
All resources will be via published research or online documents/guides/information. There will be no set textbook for this course..
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Individual Presentation
Review: A selection of empirical papers will be provided across a range of subject matters. Students will choose one of these papers and write a review of the article (treating it as if it were an unpublished manuscript that has been sent to them by a journal editor for peer review as part of the publication process).
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Individual Presentation | 25% |
Written report | 75% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework assignment(s) | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal