Students will be required to complete 1 piece of summative assessment.

2000-word work placement report that identifies and critically reflects upon the key transferable and other skills developed, the direct experiential learning acquired, how psychological knowledge and understanding relates to the placement. The report needs to reflect upon the contribution of the work placement to the career development of the individual, and needs to include the research project output and completed project meeting logs as an appendix.

Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via discussion with their academic supervisor, and there will be opportunities in the taught sessions to gain formative feedback on assessment ideas/plans from the module leader.

This module provides the opportunity for students to gain experience working in research in psychology.

In this module students will:
- work in conjunction with a named supervisor on a suitable psychology research placement opportunity, engaging in research design, literature searching and/or data collection, as befits the research opportunity.

- undertake the equivalent of a one-week full-time individual work placement (35 hours), as detailed in the Learning Strategies section below.

Access to Psychology specialist facilities within the Science Centre, and access to the dedicated academic research supervisor.

Due to the limited number of places available, students will be required to complete an application form and undertake an interview, with successful candidates being accepted onto the module.

General Research Methods Texts:
Clark-Carter D. (2010). Quantitative psychological research: The complete student's companion. Hove: Psychology Press
Gibson. W. J., & Brown, A. (2009). Working with Qualitative Data. London: Sage.
Harris, P. (2008). Designing and reporting experiments (3rd Ed) Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
Robson, C. (2015). Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers (4th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell.

References to specific texts relevant to the topic area and methodology of the project will be provided by the academic supervisor.

1. Apply your psychological knowledge, understanding and methodological skills to a research project placement. (Application, Knowledge & Understanding)

2. Identify and reflect on the key transferable skills developed, the direct experiential learning acquired, and the contribution of the work undertaken to your career development. (Learning, Reflection)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: Three two-hour whole group sessions with the module leader which will introduce the module, and prepare students for the assessment. Additionally students will meet with their supervisor for an equivalent of half an hour per week. Placement (35 hours) An unpaid individual work placement, equivalent to half a day per week over ten weeks [35 hours over the semester - actual timing to be negotiated with the supervisor] Guided Independent Study: (103 hours) As an independent learning opportunity, this module is supported by individual research supervisors within psychology who offer students the experience of conducting research, as a research assistant. The module consists of an orienting session at the start which sets out the rules of engagement, with further supervision and support being provided through the research process by the academic supervisor. The module leader will monitor progress and learning with the supervisors directly through a regular reporting mechanism.

This module provides the opportunity for you to gain experience working in research in psychology.

In this module you will:
- work in conjunction with a named supervisor on a suitable psychology research placement opportunity, engaging in research design, literature searching and/or data collection, as befits the research opportunity.

- undertake the equivalent of a one-week full-time individual work placement