Description
An introduction to practical, ethical and design issues in applied research. Sample topics:
- Research in a professional context: preparing for professional working environments; the rewards and challenges of applied research
- The status of psychological knowledge: epistemology and ontology
- Aims and objectives: framing a research question
- Constructing a research proposal
- User involvement
- Writing a literature review
- Seeking ethical approval for applied research
- Audit and research for service planning
- Intervention research and randomised controlled trials, evaluating applied research