Research Project (Clinical ) A
Overview
These units are designed to enhance students’ awareness of the importance of a scientific research base for clinical psychology, to consolidate students’ practical understanding of research methods in clinical psychology, and to contribute to the research program of the Faculty of Life and Social Sciences.
Requisites
Rule
Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology program)
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Developed and extended skills in literature searching, plus review and integration of psychological literature
- Developed advanced understanding of research methodology as applied to a moderately sized independent research project
- Developed and extended skills in psychological measurement and statistical or qualitative analysis applied to an independent research project
- Developed and extended practical research skills such as interviewing, recruitment of research participants, liaising with community organisations and completing ethics applications
- Developed and extended skills in presenting research proposals and findings both orally and in writing and to produce an empirical research thesis that is an original and significant contribution to knowledge in the Clinical Psychology field
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Seminar | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Thesis | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
The content of the research units varies according to the particular research project and the supervisor-supervisee working relationship. Within the supervision sessions it is expected that the supervisor will suggest reading materials, discuss reading and conceptual ideas, work with the student to plan the research project, give assistance with development or selection of appropriate measures and methodologies, give guidance with respect to ethics applications, data analysis and writing the thesis. It is expected that the student will read extensively, engage in high level conceptual analysis of written material and present that analysis in written form, plan an independent original empirical research project, present the project plan for feedback to a group of staff and students, negotiate all ethical approvals and permissions necessary for the study to proceed, recruit study participants, collate and analyse data, and develop the project into a written thesis of 100,000 words maximum.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.