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Graduate Research Methods (PSYC90029)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Overview
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This subject focuses on research skills for students undertaking professional training in psychology. Emphasis is placed on the skills and methods that will assist students in the development and completion of their research thesis. Topics may include: major design and measurement decisions; survey approaches; sampling issues; practical management of research; the development of research proposals and theses; and data analysis options.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject has the following objectives:
- to equip students for critical assessment of research in their professional field of psychology;
- to develop an understanding of the importance of integrating theory, measurement,research design, empirical observation and inference;
- to expose students to a range of data analytic approaches;
- to give students skills and techniques for the development and presentation of their research proposals; and
- to discuss techniques for satisfactory and timely completion of a research thesis.
Generic skills
Written skills
Analytic, information integration and synthesizing skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in one of the following Psychology professional training programs, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, 080CN or MC-PSYCHCS
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of APAC approved psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
One group presentation of a research proposal - presented in class during semester (30%);
One individual report of a research proposal (1500 words) - due the end of the semester (70%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Stephen Bowden Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5 hours of lectures/seminars per week for a 12-week semester Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
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Last updated: 3 November 2022