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PSCO40610

Academic Year 2025/2026

Research Skills Y3 (PSCO40610)

Subject:
Psychotherapy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Ms Diane Hanly
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 5
Spring 5
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Research/Capstone Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module commences in the Autumn Trimester and continues during the Spring Trimester with the majority of seminars and
workshops in this Trimester. The module will prepare students to conduct a small-scale study that contributes to systemic theory, practice, research and training. It will consist of a number of seminars and workshops which will allow students to:
● Explore key issues pertaining to the completion of the literature review.
● Explore key ethical issues in conducting clinical research and discuss how to prepare an ethics approval application.
● Practice with research methods skills development, e.g., recruitment, interviewing, data analysis.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

● A developed understanding of the value of research for systemic practice.
● An advanced understanding of different research design and key methodological approaches utilised in systemic practice.
● An appreciation of the challenges of undertaking a piece of research in a chosen area from a systemic social constructionist perspective with due consideration for ethical concerns.

Indicative Module Content:

- Writing a literature review
- Research designs and research methods in systemic practice
- Participants recruitment
- Ethical issues in research
- Preparing a research ethics proposal

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

75
Autonomous Student Learning

123
Seminar (or Webinar)

12
Total

210

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Seminars and workshops on skills-based class activities

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Literature review - nested assignment in 2 parts. Week 6 Autumn, Week 12 Autumn Graded No
100
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Ethical approval for research dissertation data collection (Formative) Week 10 Spring Other No
0
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Diane Hanly Tutor
Ms Aileen Tierney Tutor
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