Trainees will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment. Both elements must be passed.

1) Examination (50% weighting) (addressing LO's1 and 2)

Trainees will complete a 2 hour invigilated examination which will cover research methodologies and processes studied in the module

2) Literature review (50% weighting) (addressing LO's 3 and 4)

The literature review assignment will form part of the Research Thesis which is submitted in Year 3. The paper will be written in the format specified by a targeted journal and be written to a publishable standard. The paper should be no more than 8,000 words.

Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
There is a formative submission opportunity for the literature review assignment.

Teaching includes a mix of lectures, workshops and computer laboratory sessions. Research topics, process, governance, ethics, and advanced statistical and qualitative methods and techniques will be explained, discussed and explored/practised. Research approaches included will be questionnaire design and analysis, multiple regression, analysis of variance, single n designs, narrative or discourse analysis, IPA and grounded theory. Advanced research governance will be covered by means of mandatory Good Clinical Practice training (certificated).

There will be focused teaching around conducting a systematic literature search and conducting/ writing a literature review.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (84 hours)
84 hours Lecture/lab

Guided Independent Study: (216 hours)
30 hours Gaining peer review/ethical/site approval as appropriate
30 hours Gaining access to research sites/participants
56 hours Reading
100 hours Assignment preparation

A room in which discussion groups can be formed and presentations delivered.
Computers running statistical and qualitative research software
Internet and library resources.
Psychometric test resources.

Field, A. (2013). Discovering statistics using SPSS. (4th Ed.). London: Sage
Ritchie, J., Lewis, J., McNaughton Nicholls, C. & Ormston, R. (2013). Qualitative research practice: A guide for social science trainees and researchers. London: Sage
Oliver, P. (2010). The trainee’s guide to research ethics. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Oliver, P. (2012). Succeeding with your literature review. A handbook for trainees. (2nd Ed.). Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Additional reading will be given throughout the module and in the module handbook.

1. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of applicable techniques to use and interpret statistical and qualitative data. (Application)

2. Make informed judgments on complex issues related to quantitative and qualitative research methods and the governance and ethics of research. (Learning)

3. Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skills necessary to be a critical and effective user, interpreter and disseminator of the research evidence base relevant to clinical psychology practice and that of psychological services and interventions more widely. (Reflection)

4. Conceptualise, design and conduct a literature review to support the generation of new knowledge, which is consistent with the values of evidence based practice and practice based evidence. (Analysis).

Teaching includes a mix of lectures, workshops and computer laboratory sessions. Research topics, process, governance, ethics, and advanced statistical and qualitative methods and techniques will be explained, discussed and explored/practised. Research approaches included will be questionnaire design and analysis, multiple regression, analysis of variance, single n designs, narrative or discourse analysis, IPA and grounded theory. Advanced research governance will be covered by means of mandatory Good Clinical Practice training (certificated).

There will be focused teaching around conducting a systematic literature search and conducting/ writing a literature review.