Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module PSYC50430: Research Design and Method
Department: Psychology
PSYC50430:
Research Design and Method
| Type |
Tied |
Level |
4 |
Credits |
30 |
Availability |
Available in 2007/08 |
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- To provide training in a range of methodological approaches and techniques of data collection used in psychology.
- To provide hands-on experience of quantitative and qualitative methods.
- To provide training in methods and data collection particularly relevant to the field of developmental psychology.
- To introduce students to issues in professional practice and the opportunity to develop transferable skills.
Content
- Research Design and Method in Psychology: Validity and reliability
- Sampling
- Randomised experiments
- Single-case designs
- Longitudinal designs
- Psychometrics
- Scaling
- Qualitative methods in psychology
- Method selection
- Methods and Applications in child Psychology
- Problems of experimental design and method in child clinical research; Selecting and using qualitative methods in child research; Analysing child conversation and discourse (CHILDES); Clinical interview method and data analysis; analysing observational data (Observer-Pro).
- Applications (invited speakers): Issues in child clinical psychology; Issues in child forensic psychology; Issues in educational psychology; developmental psychology and policy - sure Start Intervention
Learning Outcomes
- Legal and professional issues: data Protection Act, Child Protection Act.
- Communication 1: Writing for publication in psychology.
- Communication 2: Disseminating research findings to psychology and non-psychology audiences.
- Applying for research funding in Psychology.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
- Objectives will be met by a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
| Seminars |
15 |
1 per week |
2 |
30 |
| Practicals |
5 |
|
2 |
10 |
| Preparation & Reading |
|
|
|
260 |
| Other: |
|
|
|
300 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Essay or Practical Assignment |
Component Weighting: 50% |
| Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
| Essay or Practical Assignment for each term |
2,500 |
50% |
|
| Component: Examination |
Component Weighting: 50% |
| Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
| Unseen examination - Sectionalised paper. At least one question to be answered in each section (covering each term's work). |
2 hours |
50% |
|
Essay or Practical Assignment (data analysis and report) for each term.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University
