PA915-7-FY-CO:
Research Skills and Methods in Depth Psychology
2020/21
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
15
16 October 2019
Requisites for this module
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PA981
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(none)
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MA C89312 Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies,
MA C89324 Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies,
MA C893MO Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies,
MA C89012 Psychoanalytic Studies,
MA C89024 Psychoanalytic Studies,
MA C890MO Psychoanalytic Studies,
MPHDC89048 Psychoanalytic Studies,
PHD C89048 Psychoanalytic Studies
The Research Skills and Methods Forum is designed to bring students from both psychoanalytic and Jungian MA streams together, as well as MA Management and Organisational Dynamics and MA Refugee Care, and draws on the expertise of staff in all these fields to teach some of the fundamentals of MA research. Some of the sessions throughout the year will be devoted to work on your Dissertation topic. The Dissertation is a major component of all MA studies at the Department and is weighted to represent a third of the overall MA assessment. You may arrive with a very specific topic in mind, or an idea may develop out of your engagement with material on the course modules, or in discussion with your tutor. In any case, you should begin preparations for your Dissertation from early on in your studies, and the Research Skills and Methods module is designed to support you in developing your Dissertation ideas, as well as fostering general research skills, and providing guidelines on best practice in essay writing.
The aims of the module are:
1. To support the writing and intellectual framing of MA essays on other modules
2. To help develop and test Dissertation ideas over the course of the year
3. To foster academic research skills such as referencing, writing abstracts, conducting literature reviews, and the organisation of critical arguments
4. To develop oral presentation skills
5. To foster critical thinking applicable in the Dissertation and other MA modules
6. To give guidance on further academic and professional career paths linked to psychoanalytic studies
7. To generate discussion of methods in psychoanalytic research.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
1. Move on to the research and writing phase of your Dissertation
2. Give a clear exposition of your Dissertation topic in a 15-minute oral presentation
3. Deploy various research skills in the writing and presentation of your essays and Dissertation
4. Show evidence of critical thinking in your work
5. Show a broad awareness of some of the problems and issues particular to research in, or interdisciplinary work with, psychoanalytic studies and analytical psychology
No additional information available.
Twelve 1.5 hour seminars taught by different staff members. The seminars are delivered on four days throughout the academic year. At the end of the academic year, two full days will be reserved for student presentations and discussions.
- Eco, Umberto. (©2015) How to write a thesis, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
- Denzin, Norman K.; Lincoln, Yvonna S. (c1994) Handbook of qualitative research, Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications.
- Bryman, Alan. (2016) Social research methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Dreher, Anna Ursula. (2000) Foundations for conceptual research in psychoanalysis, London: Karnac Books. vol. no. 4
- Dunleavy, Patrick. (2003) Authoring a PhD: how to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Oral presentation on dissertation topic |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
Formative Essay |
|
0% |
| Coursework |
Dissertation Proposal |
|
70% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Raluca Soreanu, email: raluca.soreanu@essex.ac.uk.
Kevin Lu; Leonardo Nascimento; Chris Tanner
Student Administrator 5A.202; Tel: 01206 873745
Email: ppspgt@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
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Dr Noreen Giffney
Ulster University, Jordanstown Campus, Northern Ireland
Lecturer in Counselling
Available via Moodle
Of 548 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
548 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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