PSY4402 Psychology Research Project: Introduction and Project Planning

The aim of PSY4402 is to enable students to produce a high quality research project component, consisting of the production of a research thesis introduction/ literature review. Students will undertake a supervised research project that aims to provide training in both discipline specific and generic research skills, and complete a literature review that forms the basis of the introduction for their research thesis presented at the end of the course. The literature review/introduction component of the research thesis will consist of a description of the students' project, a detailed review of the relevant literature, and a statement of the research hypotheses or research questions to be tested. Students will be provided with course materials and guidance to help them produce a high quality research proposal, source and synthesise appropriate research findings, and coherently synthesise this into a research project. The development of these skills and their application to the production of the introduction/ literature review component of the students' research thesis will build on their research and writing skills developed in previous courses.