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PSYC22001 - Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is part of the sequence of units that culminates in the degree of Master in Clinical Psychology. This unit is intended to provide advanced knowledge in research knowledge and skills in Clinical Psychology, to assist in carrying out a thesis and as a founcation for a career as a Clinical Psychologist.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Academic Course = CG17

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2014

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Rockhampton
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Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Mixed Mode
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation and Written Assessment 25%
2. In-class Test(s) 25%
3. Written Assessment 30%
4. In-class Test(s) 20%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 30.00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Request that video materials associated with the unit be available for download
Recommendation
Ensure that students are able to access all relevant unit materials via Moodle.
Action Taken
Students were able to access all relevant unit materials via Moodle
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
A desire for usage of consistent terminology throughout the unit and reference materials
Recommendation
Endeavour to clearly define concepts discussed throughout the unit and use consistent terminology across different learning materials.
Action Taken
Consistent terminology was used when discussing concepts throughout the unit
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Some students felt that the unit could be improved by directly linking content with tasks and goals of the thesis
Recommendation
The unit was not intended to address the requirements and goals of the thesis component. The unit is now being terminated so no changes are required.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Specific Outcomes/Skills Development: a. Advanced research knowledge and skills to assist in planning for, carrying out a thesis and as a foundation for a career as a Clinical Psychologist

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Presentation and Written Assessment
2 - In-class Test(s)
3 - Written Assessment
4 - In-class Test(s)
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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