Module Code - Title:
PS6043
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RESEARCH PROJECT 1 (CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY)
Year Last Offered:
N/A
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their competence and independence in conducting advanced psychological research. Further, the goal is to give students the opportunity to demonstrate that they have developed the capacities to critically reflect on the research process.
Syllabus:
Within this module, student will actively conduct research and will report and discuss the research that they have undertaken. We expect students to build on the education that they received on research designs, methods of analysis, professional skills, and particular psychological contents. Students are encouraged to select a research area of interest and develop their own research questions. They will be assisted in the development of research questions and encouraged to keep the project to manageable proportions.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Identify where a contribution to psychological science is needed.
2. Develop a research idea and a research plan.
3. Defend their research questions and approach.
4. Discuss the value of their research and the findings.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the ability to apply their knowledge of psychological research, its methods, and professional skills to a research area of their choice.
2. Demonstrate confidence in actively conducting research.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module encourages students to actively conduct independent research while fostering UL graduate attributes. Students will develop articulate communication skills through written reports and supervision meetings, demonstrate agility by adapting their approach with faculty support, and show courage in exploring new research areas. Their curiosity will be promoted as they pursue topics of personal interest, and they will take responsibility for the ethical aspects of their research. Faculty guidance ensures that students build these skills while navigating the research process with independence and flexibility.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Field (2013)
Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS
, SAGE
Barker (2002)
Research Methods in Clinical Psychology: An Introduction for Students and Practitioners
, John Wiley and Sons
Denzin (2011)
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research
, Thousand Oaks
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
MSCCPSTFA - CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
aoife.whiston@ul.ie