This unit covers all aspects of the conduct of research. Students undertake a study program in statistics and research design and under the guidance of a staff member plan an independent research project. This project involves designing research in relation to previous work on the topic of the study, gaining ethical approval for data collection or use of data, data gathering, data entry and analysis using appropriate statistical techniques or methodologies, and the preparation of a research report and a literature review according to the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Louise McLean
