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Unit Synopsis
This unit, Thesis II, is the second of two research units that form the cornerstone of the research component of the Master of Clinical Psychology and follows from Thesis I (PSYC22003). In this unit, you will complete data collection and/or analysis, interpretation and scientific reporting for the thesis. You will work under supervision to finalise and submit your research thesis thereby developing the 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 |
PSYC22003 Thesis I 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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| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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. Thesis/Dissertation | 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
Students appreciated the regular meeting times to discuss the progress of their projects.
Continue to offer regular meeting times for students to check in with the Unit Coordinator about the progress of their project.
Regular meeting times were maintained as part of fortnightly tutorials, providing students with structured opportunities to check in and discuss project progress.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Students enjoyed the opportunity to apply their research skills to a practical, community-based project.
Continue to have community-based projects as the focus of this unit.
Community-based projects remained the focus of the unit, ensuring students continued to apply research skills in practical, real-world contexts.
Source: Student feedback (in-class).
Students appreciated the resources provided on the Moodle site that supported each stage of their community engagement project.
Maintain and continue to improve the Moodle site to ensure comprehensive, well-organised resources are available for all components of the project.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback (in-class).
Some students expressed concern about presenting multiple sessions as part of their community engagement project, particularly the need to design new resources for each session.
Work closely with students to help them structure their projects and timelines in a way that best fits their community partner setting. Encourage the use of existing resources where appropriate, while supporting the development of new materials when necessary.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply advanced knowledge and skills to complete a research project that is applicable to clinical psychology
- Apply systematic inquiry skills to clinical problems including the acquisition, organisation and interpretation of data to allow critical analysis and disciplined, rigorous and scientific inquiry relevant to clinical psychology
- Demonstrate a high level of written communication skills and understanding of professional and scientific writing styles in the production of the final thesis
- Communicate research findings professionally, ethically and in a culturally appropriate manner fit for a range of audiences.
These learning outcomes are intended to link with the 2019 Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accreditation guidelines for Clinical Psychology and further to align with the Clinical Psychology guidelines of CG17 (Master of Clinical Psychology) course Learning Outcome no. 5: "Demonstrate the capacity to formulate, research and successfully complete a discipline based research project."
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Thesis/Dissertation | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | |
| 7 - Leadership | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1 - Thesis/Dissertation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||