PSYC6505
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Evidence-based and scientific methods are the cornerstone of professional practice. This course guides students through the research journey. Students will have the opportunity for personalised support tailored to the needs of their research projects, and will get training in many domain-relevant methods, formal assessment of risk of bias and quality of evidence in published literature, and research ethics. The assessments guide students to a report on a capstone research project.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Define and apply 'validity' and 'reliability' and/or trustworthiness as key principles underpinning rigorous psychological research. (Competencies 3.2, 3.16)
2. Identify clinical or health-related issues where psychological research is needed and can make a meaningful contribution. (Competencies 3.8, 3.17)
3. Formulate research questions that are clear, specific and feasible to address. (Competencies 3.16, 3.17)
4. Undertake a thorough literature review relevant to an identified area of research. (Competencies 3.2, 3.8, 3.16)
5. Evaluate and critically appraise both quantitative and qualitative research studies and their findings in order to inform evidence-based practice. (Competencies 3.2, 3.16)
6. Select a suitable research design to address particular research questions. (Competencies 3.16, 3.17)
Content
- Identifying a research area and defining research questions and hypotheses
- Undertaking a literature review, including use of the Cochrane Review database
- Research designs and methods - determining strengths, limitations and applications, with emphasis on underlying principles of validity and reliability
- Critical appraisal of published research
- Issues in collaborative/applied research
- Qualitative research methods and statistical techniques for quantitative research, as relevant to individual research projects
Requisite
Students must be active in program [40117] Master of Professional Psychology or [40187] Master of Clinical Psychology.
If you have successfully completed PSYC6405 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Proposal / Plan: Research Proposal
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Critical Evaluation of scientific literature
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Project: Capstone Research Project
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Seminar-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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