Module Code:

PS902

Module Name:

Research Project in Psychology

Module Credits (CATS):

90

Module Convener

James Adelman

Module Teachers

Academics from Psychology

Module Aims

The aim of the project is to provide students with the opportunity to investigate and carry out novel empirical research in the area of Psychology over the course of 6 months. The empirical (that is an experiment, computer program, survey or observational study) research should be physically safe and ethically acceptable, conform to the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct), and be practicable. The choice of topic is to be agreed between the student and a member of staff acting as supervisor, and is subject to course regulations and availability of supervision.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Critically discuss past research and research methods in the chosen research area.
• Design informative novel studies, and prepare and plan data collection, in the chosen research area.
• Collect and analyse data to the standards of chosen research area.
• Report research to the standards of the chosen research area

All Learning Objectives are assessed by the final report

Module Work Load

Module Length

20 weeks

Supervision

40 supervisions of 1 hour each

Attendance

Attendance at supervisions is compulsory

Module Assessment

Assessed work:

Project report - 20,000 words

Weighting:

100%

Module Programme

Students will complete a piece of empirical research as negotiated with the supervisor. The supervisor will advise the student in their completion of a piece of research that is timely, novel and methodologically sound in the agreed area of research (which may be subject to course regulations). Students will review the literature, design the study as a whole, collect data and analyse data as appropriate for the area of research. The total amount of work will be comparable to three Warwick undergraduate third year projects, or a long multi-experiment paper.

Students will write a manuscript of the research: 20,000 words are permitted for the write-up; at least 10,000 words are expected to be needed to describe the amount of work conducted.

Module Reading List

N/A