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PY4105 - Psychology Thesis Part 2 of 2
Credit points: |
6 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4 |
Subject chain: |
PY4104 PY4105 |
Administered by: |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
Available to psychology students who have completed three years of study and who have
been accepted into level 4 of the psychology honours program. Except with the approval
of the Head of School/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive
teaching periods
Students are required to design and conduct an independent research project that culminates
in a thesis. This subject involves regular meetings with a research supervisor throughout
the course of the year; participation in professional orientation and development
seminars and the presentation of a paper based on the students research at an annual
mini-conference.
Learning Outcomes
- communicate a clear, coherent, and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas through
advanced written and spoken English language skills to a variety of audiences;
- exercise critical thinking and judgement in the design and conduct of scientific investigations
to address complex psychological questions with intellectual independence;
- use information technologies and advanced techniques to analyse, interpret, and report
research findings and data and generate culturally responsive solutions to complex
problems in psychology as evidenced through the development and completion of a research
project and writing of a thesis.
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (%) - Individual
- Written > Thesis/dissertation .
Special Assessment Requirements
Passing requirements: achieve a satisfactory grade for the oral presentation; achieve
a cumulative score of at least 50% after the application of any penalties such as
late penalties.
Prerequisites: |
PY4104Must complete 72 credit points of level 1, 2, and 3 subjects from an undergraduate
Psychology course, and be accepted into the 4th year psychology stream before enrolling
in any level 4 PY subjects.
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Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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PY4050 PY4060 PY4102 PY4101 |
Availabilities
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As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final
standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded
for each subject after successful completion of all
parts of the subject chain.
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Cairns,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coordinator: |
Assoc. Professor Nerina Caltabiano |
Lecturers:
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Assoc. Professor Garry Kidd, Assoc. Professor Nerina Caltabiano. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 13 hours meetings - Research supervision meetings
- assessment and self-directed study
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JCU Singapore,
Study Period 51,
Internal
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Census Date 08-Apr-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Adam Wang. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 13 hours meetings - Research supervision meetings
- assessment and self-directed study
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JCU Singapore,
Study Period 52,
Internal
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Census Date 05-Aug-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Patrick Lin, Dr Adam Wang. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 13 hours meetings - Research supervision meetings
- assessment and self-directed study
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JCU Singapore,
Study Period 53,
Internal
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Census Date 02-Dec-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Jagdeep Kaur, Dr Adam Wang. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 13 hours meetings - Research supervision meetings
- assessment and self-directed study
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coordinator: |
Professor James Dimmock |
Lecturer:
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Assoc. Professor Nerina Caltabiano. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 13 hours meetings - Research supervision meetings
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
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