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Module Title
LH Neuroscience Research Project
School
School of Psychology
Department
School of Psychology
Module Code
03 29696
Module Lead
Joff Lee
Level
Honours Level
Credits
40
Semester
Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
The content will vary according to the research area. This module will:
1. Enable the student to formulate and carry out all the phases of a research study under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.
2. Allow the student to gain insight and first-hand experience of the research process in Neuroscience.
3. Enable the student to develop skills in organisation, project management, team-work and communication.
4. Give the student experience and confidence in public presentation of their work in a professional setting. Chairing oral presentation settings and asking pertinent research questions in public.
Skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Gathering information
- Analysing data
- Report writing
- Computing & IT
- Organisation & planning
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Using initiative
- Flexibility
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Formulate a clear research question along with a structured plan for answering it by empirical study
Carry out a substantial empirical study using methods appropriate to the research field
Organise and analyse a body of data in a professional manner using appropriate computational methods
Write a clear and succinct report of the study in a form that would be suitable for publication in a research journal
Describe the study and its main findings in a clear oral presentation using suitable visual aids
Evaluate the success of the study and discuss possible lines of further enquiry