| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Research Project |
| Unit ID: | PSYCH4102 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (PSYCH4001) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
With guidance from a supervisor, students will develop research skills by conducting and reporting on a research project. The project will be based on literature examined and hypotheses developed in the first Research Project unit (PSYCH 4001). Students will also present their findings at a conference. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| 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. | Further examine, analyse, and evaluate the main theories and research relevant to the research topic. |
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| K2. | Determine and evaluate the methodological and analytical procedures relevant to data gathering and interpretation |
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| K3. | Further analyse and appraise the limits and potential gains of research into human activity. |
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| K4. | Appraise the ethical issues relevant to the research. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Apply an appropriate methodology to address a research question. |
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| S2. | Situate findings within existing psychological research. |
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| S3. | Construct a research report that adheres to the conventions and standards of the discipline. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Appreciate the relevance of research to everyday life. |
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| A2. | Assess and evaluate the practical issues involved in doing research. |
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| Unit Content: |
•Individual / group supervision: Covering the theory, research, analytical procedures, and interpretation and implications of the results as they pertain to the project.
•Online material regarding the practical issues of research including the supervision process and reporting of research. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K2, S1, S3 |
The first draft of the Method section will include Participants, Materials/Measures, Procedure, and Design and Analysis sections |
Method section (first draft) |
S / U |
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| 2. |
K2, K3 |
The first draft of the Results section will include Data Screening and Assumptions Testing, Descriptive and Bivariate Correlations, and Inferential Statistics sections |
Results section (first draft) |
S / U |
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| 3. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, S2, S3, A1, A2 |
The first draft of the Discussion section will include a restatement of the aims and hypotheses, situating the findings within the broader psychological literature, Limitations and Future Directions, and Conclusions sections |
Discussion section (first draft) |
S / U |
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| 4. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 |
The final report will consist of an Introduction, comprising a literature review culminating in testable hypotheses, and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections that conform to the conventions indicated in the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. |
Written dissertation |
85-95% |
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| 5. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, A1, A2 |
Prepare and present a brief oral presentation outlining the research project and findings |
Participation in, and presentation at, a conference |
5-15% |
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