| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Psychology Research: Review |
| Unit ID: | PSYCB3108 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (At least 30 credit points from PSYCB subject-area at 2000-2999 level) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
The aim of this unit is to enhance a student's ability to assimilate theory and research from a particular topic area; to develop a student's capacity to see the area in its wider academic and social context; improve a student's ability to evaluate the contribution of psychological theory and research to the broad understanding of the issue or behaviour in question; to reflect upon the nature and purpose of literature reviews in psychology; and to further develop writing skills. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Examine and appraise the main theories and research relevant to the review topic. |
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| K2. | Analyse the key academic and social contexts that shaped the area of interest. |
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| K3. | Apply research reporting style and format as specified in the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Formulate and refine the review topic. |
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| S2. | Perform a literature search of appropriate catalogues and databases and select relevant material to the review topic. |
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| S3. | Contextualise, critically evaluate, and integrate relevant literature in a written report. |
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| S4. | Create research outputs in a written format appropriate to the field. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Generate a review that demostrates critical evaluation of the relevant theory, research and academic and social context of a specific area of psychology. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include:
1. Seminars on the research process, including literature searching, defining a review topic, and a writing review.
2. Peer and staff feedback to assist in the development of the review topic.
3. Individual feedback session on a draft of the review. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3 | Demonstrated understanding of the processes involved in assimilating theory and research in psychology, and to reflect upon the nature and purpose of literature reviews in psychology. | Quizzes | 10-20% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4 | Development of a literature review proposal. | Written Assessment | 20-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1 | Literature review using the format indicated in the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. | Written Literature Review | 40-60% |
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