This course is designed to introduce students to a range of professional skills necessary for a

career in psychological research

2 hours per week.

Students will amass a portfolio of work collating their acquisition of professional skills. The composition of this portfolio will include four items including a spoken research presentation (required); a CV or a Web-based home page; and two from the following: a conference poster, a written scientific paper, a draft grant application.

(a) to introduce students to a range of professional skills necessary for a career in psychological research

(b) to familiarise students with the range of opportunities for psychological research careers in industry, in academia, community based research and sources of potential funding for research careers.

(c) to provide training in a number of different professional skills such as, for example, research design and management, spoken presentations, written academic papers, non-academic and academic CV writing, Web Home Page preparation, and grant proposal writing.

By the end of the course student will be able to:

■ demonstrate an understanding of the range of professional skills required by psychological researchers.

■ demonstrate the necessary skills in spoken presentations of research, writing for scientific publications and funding applications.

■ identify the career options, transferable skills and funding opportunities available to psychological researchers.

■ present their professional skills in appropriate forms such as CVs and Web home pages

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.