BRM B Research Module

Code

PSTY5032

School

Psychiatry and Applied Psychology

Level

5

Credits

100

Semesters

Full Year UK

Summary

This module builds on the research skills developed in the ERA module and allows students to apply those skills to real-world small scale research, whilst also gathering data for their final research portfolio submitted in BRP.

In this module students use research methods to systematically assess their effectiveness in some aspect of their work on placement and produce an "Assessments of Personal Effectiveness" (APE). Students also undertake a small-scale research project (SSRP), such as a service evaluation, audit, single-case design report, and other small-scale research project related to clinical psychology research and practice. The SSRP report and APE are subsequently included as appendices in the main research project portfolio (BRP).

Target Students

DClinPsy students. There is a limited number of places on this module.

Classes

Tutorials with clinical and academic research supervisors, liaison with service leads, workshops, reflective practice experiences, private study.

Assessment

• 100% Coursework 1: Small Scale Research Project (4,000 words) (summative).

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding of:

A chosen area of research to doctoral level;
 

Principles of editing and selecting appropriate material for presentation to mixed audiences;
 

The implementation of a project protocol;
 

Research methodology consistent with the epistemological stance adopted and the questions asked.
 

Intellectual skills – the ability to:

Critically appraise one’s own research findings and evaluate their significance;
 

Interpret research findings and evaluate their significance.

Professional and practical skills – the ability to:

Collect data following a protocol consistent with a declared epistemological stance meeting pre-determined deadlines;
 

Manage a data collection process in a professional and ethically sound manner;
 

Liaise with participants and third parties as appropriate;
 

Analyse and present results of research to an expert audience;
 

Collate and integrate diverse components into a coherent research portfolio.
 

Transferable skills – the ability to:

Develop writing skills relevant for disseminating research to other professions and colleagues;
 

Form research alliances with a range of parties.

Conveners

• Dr Danielle De Boos
• Dave Dawson