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Empirical Project - MSc in Mental Health - PSY00117M

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  • Department: Psychology
  • Credit value: 60 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
  • Notes: This is an independent study module

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Semester 2024-25

Module aims

  • The ability to develop an idea that is interesting and capable of being studied empirically.
  • Understanding of the ethical issues involved and how to get ethical approval.
  • The ability to design and carry out the study in a scientifically satisfactory manner.
  • Understanding of statistical and analytic techniques and, where necessary, appropriate knowledge and use of computer packages.
  • The ability to write a report of the work to the standard needed for submission for publication.
  • Ability to present the work in other ways, such as a conference poster

Module learning outcomes

  • Developing an idea that is interesting and capable of being studied empirically.
  • Understanding of the ethical issues involved and how to get ethical approval.
  • Designing and carrying out the study in a scientifically satisfactory manner.
  • Understanding statistical and analytic techniques and, where necessary, appropriate knowledge and use of computer packages.
  • Writing a report of the work to the standard needed for submission for publication.
  • Presenting the work in other ways, including a conference poster.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 90
Oral presentation/seminar/exam 5
Oral presentation/seminar/exam 5

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

This is one of the final assessments. Mark released with degree class.

Indicative reading

Information will be provided via the module VLE site and will depend on the nature of the project undertaken

Potentially valuable core texts include

Field, A. (2017): Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Sage.

Baker, D.H. (2022). Research Methods Using R: Advanced Data Analysis in the Behavioural and Biological Sciences. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780192896599


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