PSY4404 Psychology research project: Results and discussion
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY4404 Psychology research project: Results and discussion is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
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Requisites
Before PSY4404
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PSY4404
No unit lists PSY4404 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Handbook: Must be enrolled in Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced (M5003), must be enrolled in PSY4400
Prohibition: PSY4001, PSY4002, PSY4011, PSY4012, PSY4021, PSY4022, PSY4100, PSY4210
Prerequisite: Completed Bachelor's 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 (70%) for third year psychology units. PSY4401 & PSY4402 & PSY4403
Overview
The aim of PSY4404 is to enable you to produce high quality research project components, consisting of research thesis results and discussion sections. This unit forms part of your undertaking of a supervised research project that aims to provide training in both discipline specific and generic research skills. The results component of the GDPA research thesis will consist of conducting and writing up of the results of statistical and/or qualitative analyses of data in order to answer research questions and test research hypotheses. The discussion component of the GDPA research thesis will consist of relating research results and methods to the research thesis introduction, including the literature review and hypotheses/research questions, and discussing how your results have contributed to knowledge of the research area. You will be provided with course materials and guidance to help you produce high quality results and discussion research thesis components, and to coherently synthesise these into the overall research project. The development of these skills and your application to the production of the quality data accumulation and results of the research project will build on your research and writing skills developed in previous courses.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 1 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 5 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Results component of the research thesis (1,200 - 2,000 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle40%
- Discussion component of research thesis (3,000 - 3,700 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle60%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Select, use and interpret results from statistical tests or qualitative analytic techniques appropriate to answering research questions and testing hypotheses within the context of psychology research
- 2
Analyse and present results from statistical tests or qualitative analytic techniques in appropriate visual and written formats
- 3
Produce research results relevant to a particular area of psychology
- 4
Interpret, evaluate and appraise research results and appropriately relate them to research hypotheses or research questions
- 5
Relate research results to existing research and identify further research that needs to be conducted to advance existing knowledge in a particular area of psychology
- 6
Explain how data analyses and interpretation, and its relationship to existing research, will be informed by the need to advance existing knowledge in a particular area of psychology
Workload and teaching
You should expect to spend an average of 20-25 hours per week per unit
This time will cover:
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jacqui Riddiford
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Paul Kremer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY4404?
PSY4404 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY4404 offered?
PSY4404 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
Does PSY4404 have an exam?
No. PSY4404 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.