PSYC470-25W (C) Whole Year 2025

Research Project

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 16 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 August 2025

Description

The Research Project is a compulsory component of the BSc(Hons) degree and may be included as one of the courses for the BA(Hons) degree and PGDipSci and Part I of a Masters degree. The project requires the completion of a research project where the work is performed under the close direction of a designated supervisor. Intending project students may discuss ideas in the first instance with the 400-level Coordinator.

PSYC470 provide students with an opportunity to carry out a piece of independent research under the close supervision of a designated member of the academic staff of the School.

Completion of PSYC470 is a compulsory requirement of a BSc (Hons) degree majoring in Psychology and may be included as one of the papers for the BA (Hons) degree, the PGDipSc and Part I of a Masters degree. Most projects will involve the student collecting empirical data. A literature review is not permissible as a project. However, a non-empirical project can be completed as long as it shows critical and original thinking.

Students will be required to prepare a report on their research activity using standard APA format.

Prerequisites

B+ grade in PSYC344 (or equivalent) and Subject to approval of the Head of School

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:00 Rehua 103 Project Workshop
24 Feb - 2 Mar
Presentation A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:00 John Britten 102 Conference foyer
13 Oct - 19 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 16:00 - 18:00 Ann Ballin 101 Computer Lab
24 Mar - 30 Mar
28 Apr - 4 May
19 May - 25 May
Workshop B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Ann Ballin 101 Computer Lab
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct

Course Coordinator

Seth Harty

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Research Project 85%
Poster presentation 5% Poster presentation
Workshop attendance 10% Workshop attendance


Assessment is primarily based on the written report of the completed project. However, students are also required to do a poster presentation of their final project to the class on October 14th worth 5% of their final grade. The completion of the project proposal (see details below), poster presentation, and final thesis are all required for the completion of PSYC 470. This year, PSYC470 students will be required to attend 8 workshops (2 each term). Workshops are two hours in length and designed to support the primary work done with supervisors. Workshop attendance will be worth 10% of the final grade.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,353.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 70

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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