PSYC41715: Advanced Developmental Psychology Review

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• To provide training in the creation and delivery of literature reviews
• To provide advanced analysis of key topics in the field of developmental psychology

• This module examines specific topics in developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology
• Specific topics covered will vary from year to year as a function of changes in trends in relevant literature
• The module will provide the basis for a student led literature review examining key issues within the topic. The issues covered will likely include:
• Introduction to relevant methods
• Use of tools for literature reviews: internet, databases and search skills
• Dissemination and presentation: writing styles and strategies, oral presentations
• Use and misuse of relevant methodologies
• Common errors within relevant literature in data handling and interpretation

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Critical understanding of current issues surrounding specific topics in developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology
• The ability to critically evaluate published research within relevant literature
• The ability to determine the shape and direction of a specific research field

Subject-specific Skills:

• Capabilities for managing literature conceptually and practically
• Knowledge of relevant methods and issues within relevant literature

Key Skills:

• Written communication skills
• Transferable skills relevant for personal development, such as the development of oral and written communication as well as time management skills

• The seminars and supervisor sessions will help the student critically evaluate published research within relevant literature and develop a critical understanding of current issues surrounding specific topics in developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology
• The seminars and supervisor sessions will guide the student's knowledge of relevant methods and issues within relevant literature and develop the student's capabilities for managing literature conceptually and practically
• Supervision contact will develop the student's ability to determine the shape and direction of their review
• This module is assessed formatively by an oral presentation
• Summative assessment of this module is a written assignment which will assess the student's written communication skills

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