Research Portolio B

Code School Level Credits Semesters
PSTY5029 Psychiatry and Applied Psychology 5 100 Full Year UK
Code
PSTY5029
School
Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
Level
5
Credits
100
Semesters
Full Year UK

Summary

Students analyse and write up research material collected in year two (BRM).

Relationship to External Bodies Approved by HCPC. Accredited by BPS.

Target Students

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology students. There is a limited number of places on this module.

Classes

Tutorials with clinical and academic research supervisors, workshops, reflective practice experiences, private study. Please see module information from module convenor for details.

Assessment

Educational Aims

This module provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to conduct and report on a doctoral level research project which makes an original contribution to knowledge in the field of clinical psychology.Trainees write up their research projects using data collected in BRM and submit a research portfolio containing: a portfolio abstract, a journal paper (formatted for a named peer-reviewed journal), an extended paper including an extended literature review (usually informed by, but not replicating, the review completed in ERA), extended methodology, analysis, results and discussion sections and reference list.In addition, trainees demonstrate their reflective practitioner stance with a reflective component, and demonstrate their readiness to disseminate their findings by creating a research poster. Supportive materials (e.g., ethics approvals, informed consent documentation, interview transcripts, questionnaires, etc.) are included in appendices as appropriate.Trainees defend their portfolio at a viva-voce examination conducted by an internal and an external examiner, and subsequently make corrections and/or modifications to their portfolio as required by the examiners. Students use examiner/marker feedback to create a publication-ready Revised Journal Paper, which should provide the second publication resulting from their training experience.The final portfolio also has appendices containing the systematic literature review written up in ERA and the assessments of personal effectiveness and SSRI written as part of BRM.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding of:

Principles of editing and selecting appropriate material for presentation to mixed audiences;
 

Epistemology and its implications for the research process.
 

Intellectual skills – the ability to:

Critically appraise one’s own research process being aware of strengths and limitations;
 

Critically appraise one’s own research findings and evaluate their significance;
 

Critically appraise and reflect on one’s own research methodology;
 

Interpret research findings and evaluate their significance;
 

Construct a convincing narrative from diverse elements to justify the research and its findings.
 

Professional and practical skills – the ability to:

Analyse and present results of research to an expert audience;
 

Collate and integrate diverse components into a coherent research portfolio;
 

Write for publication in a scientific journal;
 

Disseminate research findings through posters.
 

Transferable skills – the ability to:

Demonstrate writing skills relevant for contributing new data to a scholarly debate
 

Develop writing skills relevant for disseminating research to other professions and colleagues;
 

 


Disseminate research findings to diverse audiences.

Conveners

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Last updated 07/01/2025.