Last modified: 02 Oct 2024 11:16
This course constitutes the final-year thesis for the single honours Psychology degree. The thesis is an empirical research project, where the student collects and analyses data in answer to a research question. The thesis itself begins in September and the final draft of the thesis is handed in for assessment at the end of the second term. The School has an international-level research culture and the final-year projects offer the students an opportunity to be involved in that culture. A number of student projects have contributed towards research publications.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 85 | |
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Students receive formative feedback from their supervisor for the duration of the project. Feedback is provided to students from the supervisor and also from other members of staff at a poster session arranged at the start of the second half-session. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 5 | |
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Written feedback provided |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Students who fail to complete 3 SONA Credits for this course will be asked to either i) complete 3 SONA credits during the summer when they can take part in online and lab-based studies on the SONA system introduced by the staff members and MSc course students. or ii) write a summary of a given paper’s methods/results section between 500-800 words. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | To review and evaluate the literature in the field under investigation |
| Conceptual | Understand | To have the knowledge and skills required to conduct psychological research |
| Procedural | Analyse | To apply appropriate statistical analyses to data |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To apply critical thinking skills in evaluating research results |
| Reflection | Create | To write up a clear and comprehensive piece of research work |
| Procedural | Apply | To understand and apply ethical issues associated with collecting data |
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