Note: Further information regarding assessment will be provided throughout the course. If you have questions about specific course components (e.g., specific lectures or workshops) then please contact the relevant teaching staff involved.

Weekly online quizzes: There will be 5 multiple choice questions available on iLearn each week. Questions will be based on the week's lecture and readings. 

Final Exam: Note: Given that this is a research methods course, ALL material covered in the course (week 1-13) that is relevant to critical scientific reasoning is potentially assessable.

Given the current situation with COVID, please monitor your emails and iLearn for more details about the format and timing of the exam.

Requests for supplementary exams must be made via ask.mq.edu.au must be accompanied by appropriate documentation (such as a doctor's note or psychologist's report), and will be assessed according to the Special Consideration policy https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration

Students who are granted to sit for a supplementary exam must make themselves available to sit for the supplementary exam on the specified date. There will only be one time. It is the student’s responsibility to email Student Centre to confirm attendance at the supplementary exam. You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching session, which is the final day of the official examination period.

Research report:

The assignment will be a report based on data collected by the students in PSYU3351. You will have responsibility for collecting, organising and analysing data. More details about the assignment will be given in the tutorials. • The report must be submitted to Turnitin (via iLearn). You will be required to submit your assignment to Turnitin plagiarism detection software via the Internet. Your assignment will be automatically compared to work of other students in this unit, previous students in this unit and at other universities, and material available on the Internet in subscription-based journal format or otherwise freely accessible information. The results of the analysis will be sent only to the unit chair and tutoring staff, who will analyse the results in reference to the University’s standard policy on plagiarism https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/academic-integrity • Marked reports will be returned to students within three weeks of submission. A copy of the assignment must be kept as proof that the assignment was completed and submitted.

Penalties: • Written work that exceeds the word count will be penalised 5% for every 100 words over. For example, the report is worth 40% of the overall assessment for the Unit and if the word length is exceeded by 100 words, then 5% x 40 = 2. • Work that is submitted late (and without extension) will receive a 5% penalty for every day late. For example, the report is worth 40% of the overall assessment for the Unit and if one day late, then 5% x 40 = 2.

Extensions:

Requests for extensions for assignments MUST be submitted via ask.mq.edu.au and are granted by the Student Centre. Neither individual tutors nor the course convenor will grant extensions. Ordinarily, no extensions of time for submission of written work will be granted since ample time for preparation will have been given. If an extension is required for medical or other extenuating circumstances, students may request this in writing through ask.mq.edu.au with supporting documentary evidence (such as medical certificate, counsellor note, or similar). All requests for extensions must be made prior to the due date for the assignment. If an extension is granted, the approval must be uploaded to Turnitin as the first page of the assignment.

There will be a weekly 1 hour lecture, plus 10x2 hour workshops. Due to COVID, all lectures will be delivered online.

Required textbook:

• Gravetter, F.J., & Forzano, L-A. B. (2018). Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (5th ed.). Belmont, C.A: Wadsworth.

OR

• Gravetter, F.J., & Forzano, L-A. B. (2015). Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (5th ed.). Belmont, C.A: Wadsworth.

There are copies of the textbook in the library. If you plan to buy the book, note that there is an ebook available that is cheaper than the hard copy (via cengage.com.au)

Recommended (especially for report writing):

• Bell, P. & Staines, P. (2001). Logical psych: Reasoning, explanation and writing in psychology. Sydney, NSW: UNSW Press. [especially Chapters 9 & 11]

Assessable textbooks reading:

Most assessable reading will be from the main textbook. Assessable readings will be listed on Leganto (access via iLearn).