Your Psychology Project Handbook : Becoming a Researcher
Percy, Carol E., Wood, Clare, Giles, David
Language: English
Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 2009
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- Title
- Your Psychology Project Handbook : Becoming a Researcher
- Author
- Percy, Carol E., Wood, Clare, Giles, David
- Publisher
- Pearson Education, Limited
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0273715569
- ISBN 13
- 9780273715566
- Edition
- Pap/Psc.
- Item weight
- 0.829 pounds
- Dimensions
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Your Psychology Project Handbook is a comprehensive guide to completing your psychology research project or dissertation. The text is organised to reflect the natural progression through the project process, from developing your initial idea, managing your supervisor and ethical issues, through carrying out the research, to writing it up. This book will provide you with all the support you need to conduct your qualitative or quantitative independent projects, and will give you the confidence to achieve a successful result.
A range of pedagogical tools are used throughout to enable you to consolidate your understanding of the process and anticipate . Common confusions, real student experiences and frequently asked questions that may arise during each stage of the process are addressed throughout. This books provides the guidance and practical advice to help you to ‘add value’ and improve your marks for this essential part of your degree.
The accompanying website offers downloadable forms, templates, worksheets and checklists to help you save time in planning and carrying out your project work.
“…like having support from your supervisor all the time”
Student from Leeds
“The approach taken by the authors gives the impression that the book has been aimed at students who want to do their best.”
Student from Chester
“Overall, I am very impressed with this book and have personally recommended to some of my fellow students”
Student at Chester
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From the Back Cover
Your Psychology Project Handbook is the complete guide to preparing, carrying out and writing up a psychology research project or dissertation.
Organised to reflect the project process, this text provides students with all the support they need to carry out their qualitative or quantitative independent projects with confidence. It includes chapters on important topics such as ethics, coming up with a research question, managing a supervisor and disseminating results.
Your Psychology Project Handbook includes a range of features to answer frequently asked questions and offer practical guidance on all stages of the project process. These include:
Student / Supervisors experienceinclude stories and advice from past students and supervisors about their experience of projects
Common Confusionsexplain common terminology
Maximizing Marks offers students additional advice on more sophisticated ideas or techniques to help add value to their project work.
Top Tips present short practical notes on how to achieve the best outcomes.
Common pitfallshighlight issues which can prove problematic or confusing
Summary Boxespull together the key teaching points covered by each chapter
Annotated Further Readinglists direct students to appropriate sources of further information to help with their project work
Additional resources including templates, forms, checklists and worksheets can be accessed from the accompanying website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/wood
"an absolute goldmine of essential information, tips, guidance and general all-round wisdom from those ‘in-the-know’. It is highly recommended for any project student who wants to get ahead of the game."
"Dr. Paul Seager, University of Central Lancashire"
"an essential guide to the process of undertaking psychological research. It provides comprehensive step-by-step advice about each stage of a research project from the initial conception of a research idea, right through to writing it up. It will be an invaluable resource for all psychology project students. I will certainly be recommending it to my own students!"
Dr Anna Weighall, Sheffield Hallam University.
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