PSYE310 Теоретично насочено изследване
Анотация:
The aim of the course is to teach students how to make a literature review on a chosen research topic and to write a state-of-the-art report. The course prepares the students for writing the theoretical part of their bachelor thesis. The students can choose a topic from any of the following areas of psychology: personality psychology, cognitive science, social psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, organizational psychology.
Преподавател(и):
проф. Лилия Гурова д-р
Описание на курса:
Компетенции:
On completion of the course students
1) should know
• what kind of information a good literature review should provide;
• how to structure the collected relevant information;
• how to use the literature review for generating and justifying research questions.
2) should be capable
• to do efficiently a literature search on a given topic;
• to write a state-of-the-art-report;
• to formulate questions which have not been answered by the current research on the topic of their study.
Предварителни изисквания:
The students should have successfully passed the exam of the course which corresponds to the area of their research topic.
Форми на провеждане:
Редовен
Учебни форми:
Самостоятелна работа
Език, на който се води курса:
Английски
Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:
- How to do library search.
- How to make an annotated bibliography.
- How to use the annotated bibliography to prepare the literature review.
Литература по темите:
Cone, J., Foster, Sh. (2006). Dissertations and Theses: From Start to Finish. American Psychological Association.
Средства за оценяване:
- a written assignment (annotated bibliography) (40%)
- a written assignment (literature review) (40%)
- discussion (20%)