Child sexual abuse and cognitive distortions of thinking

FACULTY OF BUSINESS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

COURSEWORK FRONT SHEET

MODULE TITLE: Psychology Research Skills

MODULE CODE: PSY4031

LECTURER: Dr Stacey Bedwell

ISSUE DATE: week 1, lecture 1, Week commencing 23rd September 2019.

HAND IN DATE: 10th January 2020

HAND BACK DATE: 7th February 2020

Learning Outcomes:

1. Review and synthesise literature from primary sources, leading to a rationale.

2. Demonstrate understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports including an awareness of ethical considerations.

Summative Assessment Overview:

Brief description of the assessment; please also include essay question/description / case study description / portfolio description / presentation description here.

A 1500 word research proposal (60% of final grade).

The research proposal will be based on an area of psychology you and your presentation group select. This can be an area within Psychology that you are interested in. Your research proposal will allow you to demonstrate an understanding of the background literature and research, formulate a research question and propose a methodology to investigate and answer this research question. You will not be required to carry this research out but you will write the proposal as if you will.

The research proposal, although it will be written about an area you and your group selects, will be an individually written and assessed proposal. The topic is agreed on, but your proposal is your own individual work.

Information for ALL students on submission of this coursework

• For all Coursework must be in Arial 11 or Times New Roman font size 12.

• Please use APA referencing convention. For support please see the Official APA 6th edition website, Official basics of APA style tutorial and Official example APA reference list.

• Please note that your coursework must adhere to the word count given in the assessment brief. A 10% under or over allowance is given for word counts. Failure to adhere to the word count will be taken into consideration when been awarded a mark, as the work has not met the assessment brief.

• Materials listed in your reference list and appendices will not be included in your word count

• Everything in your main text including quotations, citations and headings will be included in your word count.

• The date and time of the submission of your work for this assessment can be found on your module Moodle site.

• You are reminded of the University’s Disciplinary Procedures that refer to plagiarism. A copy of the Disciplinary Procedure is available from iCity. Except where the assessment of an assignment is group based, the final piece of work that is submitted must be your own work. Close similarity between assignments is likely to lead to an investigation for cheating. You must also ensure that you acknowledge all sources you have used. Submissions that are considered to be the result of collusion or plagiarism will be dealt with under the University’s Disciplinary Procedures, and the penalty may involve the loss of academic credits. If you have any doubts about the extent to which you are allowed to collaborate with your colleagues, or the conventions for acknowledging the sources you have used, you should first of all consult module documentation and, if still unclear, your tutor.

• If you have a Support summary that tutors must take account of when marking your work, please check the appropriate box on the coversheet. Contact Enablement and Wellbeing for further advice if required https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/student-affairs/health-and-wellbeing.

• If there is something outside your control that is affecting your ability to complete an assessment or has affected your performance in an assessment then you can make a claim for extenuating circumstances. https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/student-affairs/appeals-and-resolutions/extenuating-circumstances-procedure

• If you are experiencing problems, you should contact Student Affairs staff via the iASK HelpDesk on 0121 331 7777.

Additional information about electronic submission

All coursework submitted electronically need to be submitted in accordance with the following guidelines:

Formative Assessment:

Brief description of formative assessment here.

In class peer review in week 10, during seminar time.

Draft proposal submission, with group level feedback (week 11).

Formative Assessment Deadline: 6th December 2019

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