If you are interested in understanding the law that regulates the relationship between those who rent their homes and their landlord, then this half option is the course for you. The underlying theme is to consider the tension that exists in the landlord-tenant relationship where someone's home is at stake. The course covers both those who rent from a private landlord and those who rent from a local authority (i.e. council housing), as well as those who have no home. We will look at the various statutory schemes that regulate these types of tenancy, including such issues as how people can lose their homes by being evicted by their landlord. We will also examine the implications of human rights provisions for housing law and consider how the law deals with people who are homeless. In addition to examining what the law is, we also consider the policy that underpins it and look at how it has changed during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century, in response to particular housing problems.
This module has been designed to prepare trainees to undertake the subsequent Research focused module (Research 2) on the DClinPsych Programme. As part of a series of research modules, it provides trainees with knowledge and skills to develop proficiency in the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency 12 and 13. In the current module, trainees will undertake a small scale research project (SSRP; this project, assessed in Research 2, will comprise an academic research paper) and iteratively prepare a research proposal for the empirical project of their research thesis (the final thesis, assessed in Research 3, will ultimately comprise a bridging chapter, empirical project, and a systematic literature review). During the first term, trainees will identify a suitable small-scale research project, and explore potential research topics for their thesis and identify possible supervisors (one of whom must be a member of staff at the University, most commonly from within the School of Psychology), all with support from the DClinPsych Research Team. In the second term, trainees will undertake their SSRP, and will further develop their ideas for their thesis proposal. Later in the term trainees will submit a formative assignment – a bullet point outline of the rationale for their empirical project. Trainees will be given written formative feedback on this outline proposal, to use in their preparation of their summative assignment. The summative assignment will be submitted in the third term, and will be the full rationale for their empirical project, with detailed description of their study design, methods, data management plan and project timeline (typically in the form of a Gantt chart) . This will prepare trainees to undertake their doctoral level research projects in years two and three of their DClinPsych studies (within modules Research 2 and Research 3).
This module has been designed to build on trainees’ work in (PSYC6172, Research 1), in which they prepared a full scientific case and associated detailed study methods and design for their DClinPsych thesis. It will assess their skills in preparing i) an application to the University of Southampton ethics committee (via ERGO-2) for approval of their empirical study and ii) to conduct a systematic literature review (and pre-registering their protocol for this) and, furthermore, iii) to assess their skills in designing, conducting and reporting a small scale research project (typically within an NHS service / and associated with a clinical placement). Regarding their thesis, trainees will make substantial progress on their systematic literature reviews and empirical studies. They will submit their ethics proposal for their empirical study via the University of Southampton ERGO-2 system and, if needed, the relevant NHS Health Research Authority / IRAS system(s) and, should begin their data collection. They will develop their systematic literature review question(s), and pre-register their study (if with a health-focused outcome, on PROSPERO; or, if a non-health focused outcome, elsewhere online, such as the Open Science Framework). Regarding their small scale research project (SSRP) the module aims to offer trainees an opportunity to work within clinical psychology services to develop a research question and implement a project that generates new knowledge in the field of clinical psychology and serves to extend the discipline. This will build on trainees’ work in Research 1, and prepare trainees to undertake their doctoral level research projects in year three of their DClinPsych studies (within module PSYC8048 'Research 3'). As part of a series of research modules, it provides trainees with knowledge and skills to develop proficiency in the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency 12 and 13.
This module has been designed to drive trainees’ completion of their DClinPsych thesis, comprising a systematic literature review and an empirical study, which they began in 'Research 1', and developed in 'Research 2'. As part of a series of research modules, it provides trainees with knowledge and skills to develop proficiency in the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency 12 and 13. During the first term, trainees will begin their ‘research placement’, most usually in parallel to their specialist clinical placement. During their ‘research placement’, they will have 70 days of dedicated time to work on their thesis (systematic literature review and empirical studies). These 70 days typically span from early in the first term, to mid-way through the third term, when they submit their thesis for examination. Most often, the research placement is more intensive in the first term, and less intensive (i.e., fewer days per week), during the second and third terms. Typically, during the first term, trainees will complete their empirical data collection and their data extraction for their systematic literature review studies. In the second term (when trainees will typically have fewer days per week on ‘research placement’ than in the first term), trainees will iteratively draft and improve the written sections of the papers comprising their thesis, and submit their ‘intention to submit the thesis’ form. In the third term, trainees will present their research work at the Annual School of Psychology Postgraduate Research Conference. Trainees will usually be examined, via viva voce, during the third term of the third year (often early July). Monitoring progress Very near the beginning of the first term (typically early October), trainees will submit a first formative ‘thesis progress report’. During the second term (typically mid-February) trainees will submit a second formative ‘thesis progress report’. This is to allow the DClinPsych Research Team to monitor trainees’ progress from the beginning of the ‘research placement’ as they move towards completion of their doctoral research.
This project occupies the whole of the fourth year of, and thus completes, the MPhys degree in Physics with a Year of Experimental Research. This module entirely consists of a research-level project and its written description.
Modern psychological research involves a wide array of different research skills. Many of these skills are practical in nature, including the writing and approval of ethical applications, the use of specific hardware and software, and the day-to-day running of research projects. All of these skills support activities that are vital to the completion of high-quality research. The Research Apprenticeship module will provide students with the opportunity to enhance their skills in quantitative or qualitative research through working with a designated supervisor on a given research project. Their skills will be supplemented by targeted training using specific hardware and software techniques. The Apprenticeship in Cognitive Psychology will be supervised by a Cognitive Psychologist.
Modern psychological research involves a wide array of different research skills. Many of these skills are practical in nature, including the writing and approval of ethical applications, the use of specific hardware and software, and the day-to-day running of research projects. All of these skills support activities that are vital to the completion of high-quality research. The Research Apprenticeship module will provide students with the opportunity to enhance their skills in quantitative or qualitative research through working with a designated supervisor on a given research project. Their skills will be supplemented by targeted training using specific hardware and software techniques.
Modern psychological research involves a wide array of different research skills. Many of these skills are practical in nature, including the writing and approval of ethical applications, the use of specific hardware and software, and the day-to-day running of research projects. All of these skills support activities that are vital to the completion of high-quality research. The Research Apprenticeship module will provide students with the opportunity to enhance their skills in quantitative or qualitative research through working with a designated supervisor on a given research project. Their skills will be supplemented by targeted training using specific hardware and software techniques. The Apprenticeship in Social Psychology will be supervised by a Social Psychologist.
The Research as Applied to Medicine (RAM) module will enable you to understand the types of research activities involved in Medicine, to access and use resources critically in researching a specific subject and to develop data manipulation and visualisation skills, essential in understanding and communicating health-related data. It will also enable you to understand the principles of patient and public involvement in medical research and engage in research activities.
The Research as Applied to Medicine 1 (RAM1) module will introduce the core concept of how research evidence influences clinical practice. You will learn the key skills of critical appraisal and statistical analysis in order to effectively interpret published research findings in both clinical and basic science environments. The module will use a blend of lectures and small group working to allow you to develop your ability to critically appraise a range of research material.
The Research as Applied to Medicine 2 (RAM2) module will build on the knowledge and skills acquired in the Research as Applied to Medicine 1 (RAM1) module. You will further develop your critical appraisal skills, learn how to design a relevant research study and communicate research to a variety of audiences.
This modules teaches the basic principles of research communication skills. It covers essential scientific writing skills including, organization of written material, presentation of quantitative information, citation and referencing, and academic integrity. Furthermore, the module covers how to communicate scientific material well in oral presentations. The basic principles and practice of consultancy in statistics / demography /global health are also covered.
The Research for Medicine & Health module will introduce the core concepts of critical appraisal and statistical analysis in order to allow you begin to effectively interpret published research findings in both clinical and basic environments. The module will use a blend of lectures and small group working to allow you to develop your ability to critically appraise a range of material. You will also be introduced to basic teaching and learning skills and will be have the opportunity to lead a peer-teaching session chosen from a range of topics. Finally, this module links to your project in year 3, and you will undertake some initial work around choosing your project topic and working with your supervisor to plan your studies for next year.
This module forms part of the Research in Practice component of postgraduate education. Students will be exposed to state-of-the art research in the field of Economics, by attending weekly departmental seminars and workshops that are run throughout the semester. The content will cover all different fields of Economics (Micro, Macro, Applied Economics and Econometrics) and involve research at different stages of production, from draft to completion. Students will thus obtain a useful introduction into the breadth of eocnomic research, as well as into the production, communication and dissemination of economic research.
Full-time and (normally) first year part-time students on the MA in Film Studies and the MA in Film and Cultural management follow this research skills course, which includes an introduction to research, study and presentation skills, information technology and library/remote data resources.
This module aims to support you in enhancing your knowledge, skills and understanding required for the acquisition and critical appraisal of research literature, and other evidences, used to inform evidence based practice (EBP) in your area of health and/ or social care practice. It also aims to support you in developing a critical and practical understanding of EBP and the main research methods appropriate to the study of health and social care. This will lead to you attaining an understanding of appropriate approaches to research design.
This module is designed to extend understanding of the research methods and data analysis techniques introduced in the first semester of the first year. You will be introduced to further statistical techniques used in psychology and learn to apply them both using hand calculation and using the statistical computer package SPSS for Windows. You will also practice interpreting and presenting results of statistical analyses and writing reports following APA style. Pre-requisite of PSYC2019 and PSYC2020
