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Unit of Study BHS40004 - Research Thesis (Part 4 of 4) (Sem2) (2014)

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  • Enrolment information

    To be eligible you must have either completed the appropriate core and elective units within the Bachelor of Psychology or completed the Bachelor of Psychological Science or the Graduate Diploma of Psychology according to the Award rules as specified in the Student Handbook.

Unit description

Provides students with the opportunity to obtain experience in conducting empirical research, under supervision, in a specialised field of psychology. The project will lead to a report in the form of a journal article, a critical review of the research literature and a statistical report.

Unit content

This is one of four units which span Sessions 1 and 2 and include:

  • Development of a research question
  • Writing an ethics application
  • Completion of a detailed literature review
  • Design and execution of a research project
  • Appropriate analysis and reporting of empirical data
  • Reporting research findings as a conference presentation
  • Writing a research report in the style of a journal article

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 design a research project to address a psychological question or hypothesis
2 critically analyse empirical and conceptual literature in psychology
3 demonstrate understanding and involvement with the processes of submitting a research proposal to an ethics committee
4 design a means of collecting empirical data
5 collect and analyse valid, reliable data
6 write an empirically-based research report
7 present research findings at a conference.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. design a research project to address a psychological question or hypothesis
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  2. critically analyse empirical and conceptual literature in psychology
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. demonstrate understanding and involvement with the processes of submitting a research proposal to an ethics committee
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  4. design a means of collecting empirical data
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  5. collect and analyse valid, reliable data
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  6. write an empirically-based research report
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  7. present research findings at a conference.
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.