Research Proposal

Subject PSYC90003 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Credit Points: 25
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2014.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: As appropriate to the research project.
Total Time Commitment:

Regular meeting of students with individual research supervisors equivalent to 1 hour per fortnight.

Prerequisites:

Enrolment in one of the following Psychology professional training programs, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, 080CN or MC-PSYCHCS

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

Completion of APAC approved psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

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Contact

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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Telephone: + 61 3 8344 6377

Email: enquiries@psych.unimelb.edu.au

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Subject Overview:

To guide students in the development of an applied research project cognate to their area of professional training, in accordance with the current APAC standard that "the project must be designed so that each student is required to undertake all of the steps involved in conducting an empirical investigation or enquiry". The project can take a number of forms, including an experimental single case study, critical review and meta-analysis, critical review and secondary data analysis, a laboratory-based empirical research study, prospective clinical research, or, in the case of PhD graduates enrolled in the Master of Psychology, an article suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international standing.

Learning Outcomes:

In this subject students will:

  • select a thesis topic in consultation with academic staff;
  • conduct a review of the appropriate literature;
  • present a written thesis proposal and present it orally in a departmental forum.
Assessment:

In this subject student will:

  1. Prepare literature review of no more than 3000 words
  2. Prepare a research proposal of no more than 1500 words
  3. Present the proposal in a departmental forum, and respond to comments

As regards (2), the proposal should be in the form of an argument containing a critical review of the appropriate research literature, a set of specific research aims, and a method for achieving those aims. A departmental forum will be convened for the purpose of presenting the proposal before the supervisor and other invited members of the academic staff. Presentation and response to comments is the basis for continued progress in the thesis and subsequent enrolment in the thesis subject.

Students must present a thesis proposal by the end of the second semester in which they are enrolled in this subject.

Prescribed Texts:

None

Recommended Texts:

None

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students will develop a greater critical appreciation of scholarly work and develop their own skills in formulating and addressing problems. They will refine their writing and communication skills, and learn to develop and sustain written and oral argument.

Related Course(s): Master of Psychology (Clinical Child Psychology)/Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Psychology (Clinical Child)
Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)/Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)/Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Psychology (Organisational/Industrial Psychology)/PhD

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