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PSYC8990 – Clinical Psychology Research Proposal
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Maria Kangas
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MClinPsych and (PSY863 or PSYC8863)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is offered on a pass/fail basis. This unit covers the initial preparatory components for conducting an empirical project as well as a literature review paper with clinical psychology relevance. This unit is the compulsory pre-requisite for Unit Codes: PSYC8991 and PSYC8992 (Research Dissertation Units - Parts 1 and 2). Content in this unit will cover efficient methods for reviewing relevant literature. Students will also be required to present their research design formulation in an interactive format and work on fine-tuning it in preparation for ethics submission. Students will be required to work with a member of staff who will be their assigned research supervisor for this unit and the subsequent dissertation units, PSYC8991 and PSYC8992. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Conduct a critical evaluation of theories and empirical studies for a particular population/ topic relevant to clinical psychology which will inform the literature review paper and empirical paper.
- ULO2: Produce the first complete draft of the literature review paper to be presented in journal format.
- ULO3: Design an empirical project with consultation from assigned research supervisor and which will form the basis of the empirical paper.
- ULO4: Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical considerations and processes necessary for appropriate conduct of research.
General Assessment Information
This unit covers the initial preparatory components for conducting an empirical project as well as a literature review paper with clinical psychology relevance. This unit is the compulsory pre-requisite for Unit Codes: PSYC991 and PSYC992 (Research Dissertation Units – Parts 1 and 2). Content in this unit will cover efficient methods for reviewing relevant literature. Students will also be required to present their research design formulation in an interactive format and work on fine-tuning it in preparation for ethics submission. Students will be required to work with a member of staff (from the Department of Psychology) who will be their assigned research supervisor for this unit and the subsequent dissertation units, PSYC991 and PSYC992.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Research proposal | 50% | Yes | 16th November 2020 |
| Draft literature review | 50% | Yes | 16th November 2020 |
Research proposal
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 16th November 2020
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The student is expected to receive input from their research supervisor in developing a suitable, feasible research project. This project proposal will include either preparing a new ethics application, or reviewing the pre-existing ethics application in line with the student's project.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Conduct a critical evaluation of theories and empirical studies for a particular population/ topic relevant to clinical psychology which will inform the literature review paper and empirical paper.
- Design an empirical project with consultation from assigned research supervisor and which will form the basis of the empirical paper.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical considerations and processes necessary for appropriate conduct of research.
Draft literature review
Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 16th November 2020
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The student must submit a draft of a literature review (approximately 5000 words) that will form the basis of the final literature review paper submitted in PSYC8991.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Conduct a critical evaluation of theories and empirical studies for a particular population/ topic relevant to clinical psychology which will inform the literature review paper and empirical paper.
- Produce the first complete draft of the literature review paper to be presented in journal format.
- Design an empirical project with consultation from assigned research supervisor and which will form the basis of the empirical paper.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
There is one - two hour introductory seminar (Week 1) to attend, as well as one full day workshop (Week 4) scheduled for this unit. Attendance to both the seminar and workshop are compulsory. Students will be required to work closely with their designated research supervisor for the rest of the session to meet the assessment requirements for this unit.
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