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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 supervision and knowledge necessary for developing and finalising a thesis proposal. It is also intended to help the student inculcate research skills necessary for working as a Clinical Psychologist.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2019
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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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 100% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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: Unit Coordinator self-reflection.
Consider a schedule for non-compulsory Zoom sessions covering relevant topics related to the Unit.
Develop a topic schedule for the 2023 running of this Unit.
A discussion was held with the student cohort at the start of the term and they did not want a schedule of topics as they all have quite differing needs and schedules for their research. Also, they were all undertaking a unit on Research Methods where this content is provided.
Source: Unit Coordinator self-reflection.
Consider effective communication channels between research supervisors and the Unit Coordinator regarding student progress and support
Develop a short email or Qualtrics survey to send to supervisors to get feedback on student progress at two-time points throughout the term. This will allow for active feedback and dialogue between research supervisors and the Unit Coordinator. This process can identify any required support whilst providing an opportunity for feedback to improve the research experience for students.
This was recommended by a previous Unit Coordinator, however no survey was developed. All students who attended the non-compulsory tutorial sessions reported satisfactory progress and for students who did not attend, their supervisor was contacted individually to check on student progress.
Source: Course Update proposal implemented at the start of 2023.
The Master of Clinical Psychology course that this unit is offered in has been updated and this unit has been replaced in the course. Therefore, it is recommended that this unit be terminated.
Commence a Terminate Unit Proposal for this unit.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Utilise research knowledge and skills applicable to working from a Scientist - Practitioner base as a clinical psychologist.
- Apply systematic inquiry skills to clinical problems including problem identification, and the acquisition, organisation, and interpretation of information to allow critical analysis and disciplined, rigorous, careful and scientific inquiry of the psychological phenomena.
- Generate hypotheses of relevance to clinical practice and operationalise these into testable research questions.
- Demonstrate a high level knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative design and methods, including the systematic collection of data and the subsequent skilled analysis of data allowing accurate interpretation of findings.
- Utilise skills of critical evaluation to identify and analyse research literature.
- Incorporate a knowledge of ethical, legal and professional matters into the research process.
- Apply high level written communication skills and an awareness of professional writing styles to the production of the final thesis.
Each of the learning objectives is linked to current external accreditation guidelines and reflect a course ethos on developing scientist-practitioners.
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| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | ||||||
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