PSY4100 Psychology honours: Research project
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY4100 Psychology honours: Research project is a level 4, 24-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Full year at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2021
- Full year
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 7 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY4100
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PSY4100
No unit lists PSY4100 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completed Bachelors Degree and a major sequence in psychology approved by the Australian Psychological Society or qualification assessed as equivalent by the Australian Psychological Society, with a distinction average for third year psychology units.
Corequisites: PSY4000
Must be enrolled in course code: 0003, 0051, 0082, 3520, 3883, 4536, A3701, M3005, M3705, S3002, S3701.
Prohibitions: PSY4001, PSY4002, PSY4011, PSY4012, PSY4021, PSY4022.
Overview
The Honours year in psychology aims to increase students understanding of theoretical and methodological aspects of research, develop analytic, research and communication skills, as well as provide students with advanced knowledge in the science and practice of psychology. The Honours program meets the requirements of the Australian Psychological Society for Associate Membership. In this unit, students undertake a supervised research project that aims to provide training in both discipline specific and generic research skills and form the basis of an honours research thesis presented at the end of the year.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year | Clayton | On campus |
| Full year | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Research proposal15%
- Honours research thesis (8,000 - 12,000 words)Threshold hurdle70%
- Communication of results (Oral)Competency hurdle10%
- Graduate attribute assessment5%
- Allies in Indigenous Health online unitCompetency hurdle-
- Risk assessment workshop attendanceCompetency hurdle-
- Sucessful completion of Ethics quizCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically review the scientific literature in their domain of research in psychology.
- 2
Understand the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a research project.
- 3
Execute and analyse the outcomes of a laboratory-based and/or field-based study.
- 4
Be proficient in the use of computer-based analysis, data-base, presentation, word processing and data-base/internet search engine software.
- 5
Write up scientific work in a potentially publishable way.
- 6
Show communication skills in both oral and written presentations to both a specialist and non-specialist scientific audience.
- 7
Have acquired a range of technical skills appropriate to their research area.
- 8
Have the capability to perform a variety of scientific procedures and techniques that are essential to the satisfactory completion and reporting of a research project.
- 9
Have the capability to pursue higher studies and learning in psychology.
Workload and teaching
- Applied sessions8 hours
- Workshops2 hours
- Lectures16 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Students are expected to commit 24 hours per week to activities relate to their research project. These will vary across the course of the unit in accordance with the progress of the research. Formal contact hours consist of regular meetings with the research supervisor(s) and series of six 2-3 hours seminars/workshops on generic skills required for conducting a research project of approximately 90 minutes duration. The majority of the student's time will be spent in the design and implementation of the research, data collection and analyses. The remainder of the time would be spent in library searches, reading and preparation of the honours research thesis and presentation material.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Where it fits
PSY4100 is part of 1 area of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Judith Gullifer
- Dr Adrian Willoughby
- Chief Examiners
- Dr James Coxon
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY4100?
PSY4100 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY4100 offered?
In 2021, PSY4100 runs in Full year at Clayton and Malaysia.
Does PSY4100 have an exam?
No. PSY4100 has 7 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include PSY4100?
PSY4100 is part of Psychology.