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PSYC4850

4th year Research Project in Applied Psychology

10 Units 4000 Level Course

Not available in 2013

This course forms part of an Australian Psychological Society accredited sequence.
PSYC4810, PSYC4830 and PSYC4850 together form a fourth year non honours research project in psychology. The courses entail the conduct, analysis and reporting of a piece of original empirical research. This research is carried out under the supervision of a member of the academic staff of the School of Behavioural Sciences.
Replaces
Students CANNOT take PSYC4850 with ANY of the following courses:
PSYC4090A, PSYC4090B, PSYC4120, PSYC4220, PSYC4801A, PSYC4801B, PSYC4802A, PSYC4802B, PSYC6781A, or PSYC6781B.

Objectives Knowledge: Students will be expected to gain knowledge of research methodology equivalent to that suitable for a professional psychologist.
Skills: Students will further develop their:
* psychological research skills including use of appropriate research instruments and data analysis,
* scientific writing skills,
* capacity to critically evaluate research data,
* present information in written format in an interesting and comprehensible manner with appropriate interpretation and evaluation.
Content Details of research topics will be available at the commencement of the academic year.
Replacing Course(s) Replaces PSYC4090B and PSYC4220
PSYC4850 not to count with PSYC4090A, PSYC4090B, PSYC4120, PSYC4220, PSYC4801A, PSYC4801B, PSYC4802A, PSYC4802B, PSYC6781A, or PSYC6781B.
Transition Students CANNOT take PSYC4850 with any of the following courses:
PSYC4090A, PSYC4090B, PSYC4120, PSYC4220, PSYC4801A, PSYC4801B, PSYC4802A, PSYC4802B, PSYC6781A, or PSYC6781B.
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge Completion of an APS accredited sequence of years 1 - 3 in psychology.
Modes of Delivery Internal Mode
Teaching Methods Laboratory
Self Directed Learning
Student Projects
Workshop
Assessment Items
Reports Individual manuscript style research report of approx 3000-4000 words.
Contact Hours Workshop: for 4 hour(s) per Term for Full Term
Laboratory: for 12 hour(s) per Term for Full Term
Student Projects: for 8 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Compulsory Components
Requisite by Enrolment This course is only available to students enrolled in the BPsychology, BArts(Psychology), BScience(Psychology)
Must be taken with PSYC4810 and PSYC4830 in the same academic year.