Your Undergraduate Psychology Project - (Bps Student Guides) 2nd Edition by Mark Forshaw (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Your Undergraduate Psychology Project: A Student Guide has been designed with the needs of the student in mind. Packed with hints and tips, and written in a simple, informal style, this 'second supervisor' is designed to ease students further into the world of research.

The second edition has been completely revised and updated with new material on focus groups and ethics and a new section entitled How to Lose Marks Instantly.

From the Back Cover

'This book provides an accessible and informative introduction which will be invaluable to undergraduate students carrying out their final year projects. From finding a research topic, to planning, right the way through to writing up, the book offers practical advice on how to avoid common pitfalls and how to produce a project that not only succeeds in terms of good marks, but also facilitates the student in carrying out a worthwhile and original piece of research.'--Dr Julie Hulme, Discipline Lead for Psychology, The Higher Education Academy, UK

Getting started on your final year psychology research project?

Not sure where to look for extra help?

Terrified at the prospect?

Your Undergraduate Psychology Project: A Student Guide has been designed with the needs of the student in mind. Packed with hints and tips, and written in a simple, informal style, this 'second supervisor' is designed to ease you further into the world of research.

The second edition has been completely revised and updated with new material on focus groups and ethics, and includes a new section entitled 'How to Lose Marks Instantly'.

A host of special features allow you the best possible chance of success:

• Structured chronologically around planning a project, carrying it out, and then writing it up
• Gives practical advice on how to deal with day-to-day problems, such as software failures or uncommunicative interviewees
• Written in consultation with a number of experienced academics and students of psychology

Review Quotes

"An essential, practical guide for students conducting a final year study in psychology. This text provides guidance on many questions, enabling the student to make full use of valuable yet limited time with his or her supervisor. This text should be viewed as an invaluable asset to the project student." "Paul Castle, Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology, University College Worcester "

"This book is practical, easily accessible, well written and brimming with good advice. It offers guidelines to the psychology student on the often daunting task of designing and writing a final year dissertation. It begins by including helpful material on how to find relevant information about the chosen topic and helps steer the student through the entire research process, concluding the journey with the presentation of the final report. This book should not be too far away from any student's side." "Karen Monaghan, BSc (Hons) Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian" "University, BPS Student Members' Group - Chair 2004/5"

"Final year psychology students carrying out a substantial empirical project should find this book very useful indeed. They should keep it by them and consult each section thoroughly at the start of each phase of their work: planning the project, gathering data, analysing data and, most importantly of all, writing it up. The text is crammed with the useful insight and experiences of an author who has clearly witnessed the passage of very many project students through their empirical trials; students should benefit from this experience by avoiding many of the pitfalls and blind alleys that lie in wait for the unwary and naive psychological researcher. Despite its topic the book is not dry and the author's own zest for research and generally humorous outlook on life shine through from most pages. When possible, and when it is appropriate, the author chooses highly entertaining examples to get across what could otherwise be a dreary point to the young reader

About the Author

Mark Forshaw is Director of Endpoint Development and Outcomes Assessment at Adelphi Values, UK, having previously been a Principal Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Psychology at Staffordshire University. He is Chair of the BPS Membership Standards Board, and a Trustee of the BPS, and the winner of the BPS Division of Health Psychology Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Health Psychology 2011. He is the author of many books, including Critical Thinking for Psychology: A Student Guide (Wiley, 2012).