Modules

Researching Psychology - PSY09100
Research methods & statistics modules at Level 09

The Honours Project in Psychology is the culmination of your research studies within your psychology degree programme. The module aims to develop the research capability of psychology students through their undertaking of a piece of substantial original research, and allows students to demonstrate proficiency in research methodology relevant to psychology. Under the supervision of a member of psychology academic staff, you will identify an appropriate psychological research question, and will then design, carry out, analyse, interpret and write up the findings of your project.

Given the purely research-based nature of this module, there is no formal content. Students will be supported in research training through one-to-one meetings with a project supervisor.

LO1: Identify an issue or problem in psychology and design research that allows the issue to be investigated using appropriate research methods.
LO2: Summarise and critically analyse literature relevant to the issue/topic.
LO3: Select research design and data collection methods appropriate to the issue.
LO4: Analyse and interpret data using a range of qualitative and/or quantitative techniques in the context of previous research.
LO5: Demonstrate the research, presentation and practical skills required to produce an independent, coherent piece of extended research.

T1: American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
T2: Bell, J. (2005). Doing your research project: a guide for first time researchers in education and social science (4th Ed.). Buckingham: Open University Press.
T3: Forshaw, M. (2004). Your undergraduate psychology project: a BPS Guide, Oxford: BPS Blackwell.
T4: Sternberg, R. J. (2003). The psychologist’s companion: A guide to scientific writing for students and researchers (4th Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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