Your Psychology Project

PART ONE The Psychology Project as a Means of Acquiring Knowledge Ethics for Research in Psychology Choosing a Topic and the Research Proposal A Connected and Convincing Argument Self-Management Maximizing Supervision How to Handle the Research Literature How to Write a Good Introduction Sampling Considerations Sourcing Materials and Measures for Psychological Research PART TWO: QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRY Quantitative Methods of Inquiry Analyzing Quantitative Data Designing and Conducting an Experimental Based Project Writing Up Your Quantitative Methodology Writing Up Your Quantitative Results Section Writing Up Your Quantitative Discussion Section PART THREE: QUALITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRY Qualitative Methods of Inquiry Analyzing Qualitative Data The Semi-Structured Interview as Part of Grounded Theory Designing, Conducting and Analyzing a Grounded Theory Based Project Writing Up Your Qualitative Methodology Writing Up Your Qualitative Findings and Discussion PART FOUR: THE FINAL TOUCHES Title and Abstract References The Final Write-Up

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