The effects of training and experience on brain and behaviour(psychobiology of plasticity)
\nOrder Description
\nQUANTITATIVE
\nTask
\nProject proposals should:
\n\u2022 Be a maximum of 1,500 words in length
\n\u2022 Include the following:
\no Title of study
\no Introduction
\no Aims & Objectives
\no Methods
\no Proposed analysis
\no Work plan
\no References
\nLearning outcomes
\nBy its completion, you should have:
\n1. demonstrated the ability to conduct a literature review
\n2. demonstrated the ability to formulate hypotheses or research questions
\n3. demonstrated the ability to design a research project
\nCoursework requirements
\nThe project proposal is an essential component of the module as it reflects your progress in
\ndeveloping your research methods skills and competencies and enables us to assess
\nwhether your project is suitable (academically, practically and ethically). You should develop
\nyour proposal in liaison with your allocated project supervisor. The proposal must be a
\nmaximum of 1,500 words in length, excluding references and appendices. It must be wordprocessed
\ndouble-spaced. Do not include any unnecessary pages. Your proposal needs to
\nbe submitted via Moodle.
\nThe proposal must be in the following format with the required sub-headings in bold:
\nTitle of study
\nThe title should express clearly the nature or purpose of the study without using
\nunnecessary words. For example, it should not be \u201cAn experiment to study perception of
\ncomplex sounds\u201d, but \u201cPerception of complex sounds\u201d.
\nIntroduction
\nPrevious research having relevance to your study should be summarised and referenced
\nhere. At the proposal stage, you are only expected to summarise and reference key sources
\n(normally approximately five references should have been read and cited). You should
\nalways avoid referring to standard textbooks; instead you should be accessing original
\njournal articles or book chapters. Your summary of key literature should make clear the
\npsychological issue(s) that you are investigating and the rationale for your study should
\nfollow logically from that. Can your reader clearly identify the topic area you are going to
\naddress?
\n2
\nAims & Objectives
\nThis section should include a statement of the purpose of the study. It should contain the
\nreasons for carrying out the study and the specific hypotheses to be tested or research
\nquestions to be addressed.
\nMethodology
\nParticipants
\nIn this section, indicate how many participants will take part, who they will be and how they
\nwill be selected. However, present only relevant information such as gender, age-range etc.
\nMaterials
\nInclude information about any equipment or materials that you will use. Generic terms are
\nusually appropriate, e.g. \u201cIBM type PC\u201d.
\nDesign
\nHere you should state clearly and simply any variables you are manipulating, any variables
\nyou are measuring and the overall design of the study. If you are doing a qualitative study,
\nstate the nature of the data you will collect and approach you will use when collecting it.
\nProcedure
\nYou need to provide an exact description of the procedures that you will follow. This
\ndescription should enable the reader to understand precisely what the participant will
\nexperience.
\nPlease note, qualitative proposals may use slightly different sub-headings for the
\nmethodology section. It is suggested these are: Participants, Design, Data-collection, but
\ndiscuss with your supervisor.
\nProposed Analysis
\nYou need to make clear exactly what statistical tests or analytic approach you intend to
\nperform. It is not sufficient to state that the analysis will involve using SPSS! In the case of
\nstatistical analysis, you need to state the dependent variable under investigation and the
\nlevels of any factors. For the analysis of qualitative data, you need to state which approach
\nyou will use and describe how to conduct the analysis.
\nWork plan
\nYou should agree goals to be attained by each particular date. If you are intending to carry
\nout a pilot study (recommended), include time for that. Try to be as detailed as possible \u2013
\nthis will not only help your supervisor determine if the proposed project is feasible in the time
\nallowed, it will also help you to plan your work.
\nReferences
\nEnsure that these are in APA style. You should only include items in your reference list that
\nyou actually cite in the main body of the text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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