Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Plan, reflect on, and take responsibility for your continuing professional development
- Use basic project and time management techniques
- Critically appraise published research
- Use specialist data collection skills for your dissertation (e.g. survey software to implement online questionnaires, qualitative interviewing)
- Use library resources effectively, including specialist referencing software
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Present your dissertation proposal and/or early results as an academic poster at the Psychology Postgraduate Conference
- Understand options for further training in health psychology and other sub-disciplines of psychology
- Describe and demonstrate basic core applied health psychology skills: communication; teaching; consultancy
Syllabus
The workshops will cover a range of topics and skills including: (i) skills specifically relevant to your personal development as an MSc Health Psychology student (e.g. taking responsibility for professional development); (ii) academic skills you will use throughout the programme (e.g. critical appraisal, advanced academic writing); (iii) skills specifically pertaining to your dissertation project (e.g. data collection); and (iv) a range of broad generic skills (e.g. time management, reflective practice, communication, research/funding). Workshops that focus on your dissertation will consider challenges that student commonly face, help you to problem-solve, and give you an opportunity to discuss your progress with your class-mates.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
This programme consists of a series of short interactive workshops. These workshops will introduce you to the content matter and give you the opportunity to acquire new skills that are important not only for the MSc programme but also for your general skills development.
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| Tutorial | 48 |
| Total study time | 48 |
Assessment
Assessment strategy
The skills training programme is assessed via a reflective, professional development portfolio.
The portfolios enable you to document and evidence the skills you develop during the skills training programme. This will help you to make the most of the opportunity to develop applied health psychology skills during your MSc. By completing the portfolios, you will compile a record of your skills development that you can draw on when planning the next stages of your career.
Each portfolio is graded as pass (i.e. completed) or fail (i.e. one or more essential elements have not been completed).
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
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Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
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