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Research Project (Study Abroad) (PSYC40008)
Undergraduate level 4Points: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
February
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/
- Email: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/contact-us-0
July
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/
- Email: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/contact-us-0
Overview
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There are no scheduled classes for this subject. Instead students undertake a research project and obtain experience in all aspects of conducting and reporting of independent empirical research. The thesis project will be submitted as two documents. The first comprises a review of relevant literature and the second comprises an empirical study submitted as a journal article later in the semester.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject aims to:
- Develop independent research skills
- Become familiar with the relationship between research design and ethical research procedures
- Work with an academic mentor-supervisor to gain direct knowledge of psychology as a research-based discipline
- Acquire skills in formulating and reporting empirical research
Generic skills
- critically analysing the existing knowledge about a research topic prior to one's own research (e.g. sophisticated conceptual analysis of relevant content area/literature/intervention program etc., critical appraisal of one's own and others' research, generation of productive research questions);
- constructing a research plan (eg. research design, methods of observation) to address one's research question;
- executing one's research plan adequately to obtain data;
- analysing the data to address the research question appropriately; and
- discussing the implications of the results coherently within the context of the existing knowledge relevant to the research topic.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Selection into the fourth-year Honours program or Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology.
Prior to enrolment into the subject, the student must arrange research supervision and negotiate a general topic. The supervisor must be an academic staff member from Psychological Sciences.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
There are no non allowed subjects
Recommended background knowledge
An accredited psychology major sequence
A third year Research Methods subject
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
A thesis of 7000 words
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Contact Hours: Regular meetings with supervisor Total time commitment 480 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 16 March 2018 Census date 23 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 May 2018 Assessment period ends 27 June 2018 February contact information
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/
- Email: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/contact-us-0
- July
Principal coordinator Jason Forte Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Contact Hours: Regular meetings with supervisor Total time commitment 480 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 28 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 10 August 2018 Census date 24 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 October 2018 Assessment period ends 30 November 2018 July contact information
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/
- Email: http://www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/contact-us-0
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 480 hours.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
Recommended texts and other resources
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition, July 2009
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022