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THE BRIEF Task Produce a 15,000 word dissertation that reviews the literature related to an area of clinical psychology. Learning Outcomes Assessed On completion of the unit, the student is expected to demonstrate: 1. 2. 3. of 4. In-depth knowledge of clinical research in the chosen specialism. In-depth knowledge of the approaches within the area of chosen specialism. Ability to identify the role and scope of the clinical researcher within the chosen area specialism. How to theoretically apply the approaches in the chosen specialism. 5. clinical researcher in the chosen specialism. Skills to search for, and to critically evaluate, relevant information the role of the 6. Ability to present information in a concise and effective manner. Marking Scheme Dissertations will be marked by your supervisor and an independent internal examiner. Marks for all dissertations and a selection of dissertations will also be sent to the external examiners for assessment, and the external examiners will also have access to all dissertations should the need arise for them to assess additional dissertations. The assessment criteria listed below will be used when marking the dissertation, in conjunction with the University’s Generic Marking Guidelines. Please note that the citation style and reference section should follow APA guidelines. A dissertation that achieves a Distinction will: • – Clearly define the research area that the literature review is focussed on. • – Be based primarily on appropriate, peer reviewed academic sources such as journal articles. • – Demonstrate an awareness of the chronology of published research, and how more recent studies have been informed by the findings of older research. • – Critically evaluate the literature by comparing and contrasting different studies and methodological approaches; and in doing so identifying relevant gaps in the research literature. • – Where appropriate cite and discuss other relevant publications, such as for example reports disseminated by Government or charities, and evaluate how these publications relate to the academic literature. • – Have a clear structure and progression of arguments. • – Have a correctly formatted reference section. A dissertation that achieves a Merit will: • – Clearly define the research area that the literature review is focussed on, although with some areas that are less directly relevant to the chosen topic. • – Make good use of peer reviewed academic sources such as journal articles, but may also include a small number of less appropriate sources. • – Demonstrate an overall understanding of how previous research studies fit together. • – Demonstrate a degree of critical evaluation, but not do so as extensively as it could be. Some sections may be more descriptive than evaluative. • – Make some reference to other relevant publications, such as Government or charity reports. • – Have a clear overall structure, although may be slightly lacking in places. • – Have a correctly formatted reference section, although possibly with some small errors Have a correctly formatted reference section, although with a number of minor errors. DISCLAIMER The information provided in this assignment brief is correct at time of publication. In the unlikely event that any changes are deemed necessary, they will be communicated clearly via e-mail and Brightspace and a new version of this assignment brief will be circulated. TEACHING SCHEME As this is a dissertation unit the majority of the work you do on it will take place outside of taught sessions. Your Supervisor will support you in this work, but it is important to understand that the ultimate responsibility for progressing the dissertation is your own. To provide you with further support there will be several timetabled sessions where you will be given advice on how to conduct a literature review, as well as drop in sessions with the Unit Leader nearer to the submission date where you can get help on any general queries you have. Please keep in mind though that once your Supervisor has been allocated to you that person should become your first point of contact for any specific queries relating to your dissertation. Week 12 – There will be a session where we will introduce you to the concept of literature reviews and give some practical advice on how to locate and evaluate literature. Aside from helping with your dissertation this may also be useful for when you are looking for literature in relation to other assignments that you have on the MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology course. It will also enable you to start doing some preliminary searches of the literature to help you better decide which area you would like to focus on. Please note that this session will appear on your online timetable as being one of the Roots and Ranges of Psychological Disorders sessions. Week 37 – This will be a session where we will re-visit some of the points made in week 12 and give you further advice on to ensure you are critically evaluating the literature and not just describing it. You will have the opportunity to ask questions in this session. Week 39 – This will be a drop in session where you can ask for general advice on how to conduct and write-up your literature review. Please note however that this session is not intended to be a replacement for meetings with your Supervisor. Any specific queries you have about your literature review topic should be directed to them. The paper should be 13750 words long