Tutorial: 4 hrs. per week / semester
Faculty supervised independent research, with supervision provided weekly throughout the semester.
A specific topic area will be agreed upon by the supervisor and student. The student and, if necessary, the supervisor will identify a list of readings for the literature review. The content and design of the research project must be approved by the supervisor and the Research Ethics Board (if necessary).
- To conduct a literature review of the published work in a specific topic area in Psychology.
- To critically analyze previous work in the topic area and identify potential limitations.
- To develop a testable hypothesis or empirical research question in a topic related to Psychology.
- Design a methodology to test the research hypothesis or provide evidence to answer the research question.
- To complete a Research Ethics Board application for research involving Human subjects.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½policy. Evaluation will be based on course objectives.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
The supervisor will provide the student with clear outcomes depending on the nature of the project.
The following is an example of a possible evaluation scheme:
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Evaluation Item
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Contribution to Grade
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Draft of Proposal Presentation (Intro + Methods):
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20%
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Letter of Intent and CV
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10%
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Final proposal or Outline of paper :
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30%
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Annotated Reading List:
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20%
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Effort/Professionalism/Preparedness:
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10%
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Communication/Meetings:
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10%
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Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
To be determined by the topic and thesis supervisor.
Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours Program or Department permission.
None