Applied Research Project: Theory and Practice

Code	School	Level	Credits	Semesters
PSTY4066	Psychiatry and Applied Psychology	4	60	Summer UK

Code: PSTY4066
School: Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
Level: 4
Credits: 60
Semesters: Summer UK

Summary

This module offers students the opportunity to conduct an applied workplace health and wellbeing research project.

Target Students

Students within the Division of Psychiatry & Applied Psychology taking the MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing

Classes

Three 1-hour lectures each week for 13 weeks

Lectures: 3 x 1 hour Individual supervision at 10 hours (max) per student Self study – 580 hours Student research conference: 7 hours.

Assessment

100% Coursework 1: 1 x 8,000 WORD research portfolio

Assessed by end of summer vacation

Educational Aims

Aims: The project is designed to provide students with the opportunity to engage in, and learn from, supervised project work in applied psychology. The emphasis is on applied research and associated methods in an organisational context.OBJECTIVES:On completion of this module, students should be able to:design, manage, analyse and report on an empirical study in workplace health and wellbeing understand the social psychological and management skills necessary for the successful completion of such a study

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding of:

How to design a research study

How to secure ethical approval for a research study

How to analyse data

How to write up the study as if for publication in a scientific journal

How to report finding for an external audience

Practical and Professional Skills:

written communication,

project design,

project management,

professional/ethical conduct,

data analysis,

client-focused reporting,

the ability to reflect on what the research means to practice.

Transferable skills:

retrieve information from databases and the Internet.

Conveners

Mr Jonathan Houdmont

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Last updated 07/01/2025.