Honours in Psychological Sciences

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1 Hnurs in Psychlgical Sciences (Mst f this is thanks t Stephen Bwden) Mst f it will be in the 4 th year manual when it is finalised (very snish)

2 Curse structure a cmpulsry riginal supervised research prject (50 pints); tw cmpulsry subjects (ttal f 25 pints); tw advanced elective subjects (ttal f 25 credit pints). Cmpulsry subjects Research Prject Advanced Design and Data Analysis Theries and Ethics in Psychlgy

3 Elective Subjects Students must cmplete tw frm belw Current Tpics in Develpmental Psychlgy Current Tpics in Scial Psychlgy Current Tpics in Cgnitive Psychlgy Current Tpics in Behaviural Neurscience Mdels f Psychlgical Prcesses

4 PSYC40010 Research Prject Tw cmpnents fr 2013 Literature review Empirical study Cnsistent with APAC guidelines fr hnurs theses Every student shuld cntribute t data cllectin A thesis based n secndary data analysis shuld reflect an enhanced student cntributin e.g. enhanced data analysis.

5 Literature Review 4000 wrds and 40% f final mark Due date 29 th July 2013 The review cncludes with a statement f hyptheses and research aims The supervisr reads nly ne draft There are t be tw independent internal markers T be marked within tw weeks f submissin A mark discrepancy reslutin prcess will be activated where there is a discrepancy f mre than five marks. A third independent marker will decide n a final grade based n their wn assessment alng with feedback frm the riginal markers.

6 Empirical Cmpnent 6000 wrds and 60% f final mark T be submitted in the frm f a draft jurnal article Due date 21 st Octber 2013 Must include discussin sectin f wrds The length f ther sectins is flexible. the Intrductin shuld be a fcused summary f the literature review The supervisr is expected t assist with all sectins except the discussin Prpsal due 1 st April Mini cnference held in week f 2 nd September

7 Empirical Cmpnent Supervisr t submit a statement f research cntributin prvided t the independent markers prir t marking Wh is primarily respnsible fr the research questin? Wh is primarily respnsible fr the methds? Wh is primarily respnsible fr the data cllectin? Wh is primarily respnsible fr the data analysis? Tw independent internal markers ne f whm will be the same marker as fr the student s literature review A reslutin prcess will be activated where there is a discrepancy f mre than five marks A third independent marker will decide n a final grade based n their wn assessment alng with feedback frm the riginal markers

8 Marking Guidelines Fr bth review and empirical cmpnent New guidelines fr Literature Review (marks ttal t 40) Overview f study tpic & literature retrieval strategy 5% f thesis marks. Critical analysis f studies reviewed 20% f thesis marks. Justificatin f study hyptheses n the basis f literature reviewed 10% f thesis marks. Statement f study tpic and hyptheses 5% f thesis marks.

9 Overview f study tpic & lit. retrieval strategy 5% f thesis marks Is there a well-written abstract summarizing the literature review? Is there a clear, brief statement f the study tpic early in the review? Is the structure f the review described early in the review? Are theretical and technical terms clearly described thrughut the review? Is there a clear descriptin f the strategy used t lcate literature used in the literature review, including search terms and databases searched?

10 Critical analysis f studies reviewed 20% f thesis marks Is there a clear cnsideratin f the relevance and methdlgical rigur f studies reviewed? Is the review qualitative r quantitative? If the frmer, hw is relevance and significance f the literature described and evaluated? If the latter, hw are findings quantified and findings integrated? Is the nature f the design f each study reviewed and evaluated? Fr example, is the study experimental with randmizatin f participants t cnditins r is the study an bservatinal clinical study with matching n independent variables at the grup level? Is there a detailed cnsideratin f the validity f the independent and dependent variables in terms f the hypthesis (r hyptheses) that are the fcus f the review and t be evaluated in a subsequent study?

11 Justificatin f study hyptheses 10% f thesis marks. A clear lgical cnnectin between the literature reviewed and the study hyptheses shuld be evident and elabrated in sufficient detail fr the nn-expert reader t understand the reasning. Is there a clear summary f the main findings f the review including the strength f evidence fr each key cnceptual pint that leads t develpment f the Hypthesis r Hyptheses? Is the relevance f each key summary pint made clear? Methdlgical deficiencies in previus literature shuld be summarized and the feasibility and imprtance f addressing these deficiencies systematically. Relevant independent and dependent variables shuld be identified and peratinalized. Imprtant prcedural details shuld be described.

12 Statement f study tpic and hyptheses 5% f thesis marks The literature review shuld cnclude with a clear statement f ne r mre peratinalized Hyptheses.

13 Key pints abut supervisin in 2013 Start research in 1 st semester Obtain ethics apprval ASAP Meet regularly with student in 1 st semester Students cannt affrd t fcus slely n their literature review Mnitr and recrd student cntact & prgress Dn t wait until 2 nd semester t reslve prblems with prgress NO extensins fr late starts/slw prgress

14 Supervisr respnsibilities Checklist fr Research Students and their Supervisrs n Research Integrity and the Respnsible Cnduct f Research Cde f cnduct fr research Cnflict f interest Ethics apprval Licenses, permits and permissins Authrship Management f research data and recrds IP OHS Intellectual prperty data/assets/pdf_file/0009/606375/intell ectualprperty-web.pdf