Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title
Research Project
Course Code PSY371-2
Number of Credits 6
Duration of Weeks 30
Contact Hours Per Week Students work out a schedule of appointments with their supervisors to discuss the progress of their research projects. They are expected to meet with their supervisors at least ten times during the two semesters.
Pre-requisite Course(s) PSY 206 Research Methods and Designs
Course Aims
The course aims to provide students with research training and practical research skills. Students are required to identify research problems and write a research proposal that can contribute to psychological knowledge.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of this course students should be able to: 

1. Identify research problems or areas of research interest;

2. Generate research hypotheses or questions;

3. Devise appropriate research plan and method;

4. Synthesize relevant literature;

5. Write a research proposal;

6. Collect data for the research hypotheses;

7. Analyze data using statistical software;

8. Discuss research findings and study limitations;
 
9. Write a research report.
 
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
Research Project I
1.
Research Proposal
70%
2.
First Presentation
30%
 
 
100%
Research Project II
3.
Interim Report
10%
4.
Second Presentation
10%
5.
Final Write-up
80%
 
 
100%
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