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PSYC8933 – Research Proposal

2022 – Full year 1, In person-scheduled-intensive, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Maria Kangas
maria.kangas@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
20
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MClinPsych
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit is the compulsory prerequisite unit for PSY8934 (Dissertation). The objective of this unit is for students to conduct a literature review, as well as plan and design their empirical project for their thesis (which will be subsequently completed in PSY8934). All students will be required to have a research supervisor from a member of staff from the Department of Psychology. The supervisor will assist the student to meet the objectives of this unit as well as for the dissertation (PSY8934). The Seminars for PSY8933 will also facilitate students to plan and fine-tune their research project which must have relevancy to Clinical Psychology. The goals of the unit are to encourage review and consideration of background literature, to prepare a literature overview and proposed method, and to prepare an ethics submission for the empirical thesis.

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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: Prepare and submit ethics application to Macquarie University Human Research Ethics committee (and any other relevant committees contingent on proposed sample recruitment).

General Assessment Information

For this unit students are required to work under the supervision of their research supervisor.

Students are required to develop a suitable clinically relevant research project and submit an ethics application by the 31st October 2022. In addition, they are required to complete the 1st draft of the literature review paper at a satisfactory standard in line with their supervisor's feedback. 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Ethics Submission 50% Yes 31st October 2022
Draft literature review 50% Yes 31st October 2022

Ethics Submission

Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 31st October 2022
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 regarding developing a suitable, feasible project and preparing the relevant ethics documentation. Alternatively - if the student’s project will be part of a larger study that has already received ethics approval – the supervisor is required to verify this and confirm the student is on track in completing empirical project in a timely manner.
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.
  • Prepare and submit ethics application to Macquarie University Human Research Ethics committee (and any other relevant committees contingent on proposed sample recruitment).

Draft literature review

Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: 31st October 2022
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

The student must submit a first draft of the literature review that will form the basis of the final literature review paper.
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

Throughout the course of Session 1 and Session 2, students are required to work with their research supervisor. 

For this unit, students are also required to attend at the beginning of Session 2, 2022 a seminar and workshop (under the new unit code PSYG8002).

 

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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook