PS924: Psychological Research Laboratory Placement 1 (2020/21)
Module Code: |
PS924 |
Module Name: |
Psychological Research Laboratory Placement 1 |
Module Credits (CATS): |
30 |
Module Convener |
James Adelman |
Module Teachers |
Various academics |
Module Aims In this module, students will complete a piece of empirical research as directed by the supervisor. The supervisor will direct the student to complete 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 materials, collect data and analyse data as appropriate for the area of research. This should provide research experience and knowledge in a specialist area of Psychology, consistent with a coherent research profile for the individual studen |
Learning Outcomes |
|
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
|
All Learning Objectives are assessed by all elements of the assessment. |
Module Work Load |
|
Module Length |
10 weeks |
Supervisions |
20 supervisions of 1 hour each |
Attendance |
Attendance at supervisions is compulsory |
Module Assessment |
|
Assessed work: Project report - 5,000 - 12,000 word write-up of experiments Poster presentation - 20 minutes in length |
Weighting: 90% 10% |