A specific topic area will be agreed upon by the supervisor and student. The student and, if necessary, the supervisor will identify a list of readings for the literature review. The content and design of the research project must be approved by the supervisor and the Research Ethics Board (if necessary).
Faculty supervised independent research, with supervision provided weekly throughout the semester.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. Evaluation will be based on course objectives.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
The supervisor will provide the student with clear outcomes depending on the nature of the project.
The following is an example of a possible evaluation scheme:
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Evaluation Item
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Contribution to Grade
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Draft of Proposal Presentation (Intro + Methods):
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20%
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Letter of Intent and CV
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10%
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Final proposal or Outline of paper :
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30%
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Annotated Reading List:
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20%
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Effort/Professionalism/Preparedness:
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10%
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Communication/Meetings:
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10%
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Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
To be determined by the topic and thesis supervisor.
Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours Program or Department permission.
None
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for PSYC 4400 |
|---|---|
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU PYSC 4XX (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | DOUG PSYC 4400 (3) & DOUG PSYC 4410 (3) = CAPU PSYC 490 (3) & CAPU PSYC 4XX (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR PSYC 4XX (3) |
| Columbia College (COLU) | COLU PSYC 2nd (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | No credit |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU PSYC 4XX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW PSYC 4XX (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC PSYC 2XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | No credit |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC PSYC 3XX (1.5) |
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRN
34870
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 001 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34871
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 002 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34872
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 003 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34873
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 004 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34874
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 005 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34875
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 006 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34876
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 007 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34877
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 008 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34878
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 009 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
34879
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
PSYC 4400 010 is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Honours program.
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
35532
|
Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|