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    - Key dates include self-enrolling in courses by January 31st, honours thesis due October 9th, and research proposal due in week 4 of term 1. - The honours thesis is worth 62.5% and must be between 12,000-15,000 words, following APA style guide. It includes two electronic copies, one for plagiarism check and one for marking. - Coursework is worth 37.5%, including two core courses (PSYC4093 and PSYC4103) that have lectures, tutorials, and assessments like essays and exams. Electives have their own assessments. - Supervisors can provide guidance on introductions, methods, results,

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    - Key dates include self-enrolling in courses by January 31st, honours thesis due October 9th, and research proposal due in week 4 of term 1. - The honours thesis is worth 62.5% and must be between 12,000-15,000 words, following APA style guide. It includes two electronic copies, one for plagiarism check and one for marking. - Coursework is worth 37.5%, including two core courses (PSYC4093 and PSYC4103) that have lectures, tutorials, and assessments like essays and exams. Electives have their own assessments. - Supervisors can provide guidance on introductions, methods, results,

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    Honours Orientation Notes

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    Kristy Lam
    - Key dates include self-enrolling in courses by January 31st, honours thesis due October 9th, and research proposal due in week 4 of term 1. - The honours thesis is worth 62.5% and must be between 12,000-15,000 words, following APA style guide. It includes two electronic copies, one for plagiarism check and one for marking. - Coursework is worth 37.5%, including two core courses (PSYC4093 and PSYC4103) that have lectures, tutorials, and assessments like essays and exams. Electives have their own assessments. - Supervisors can provide guidance on introductions, methods, results,

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    Honours Orientation Notes

    - Self-enrol in courses 31/1


    - 9th of October 3PM HONOURS THESIS DUE DATE
    - Week 4 T1 – Proposal is due (8-10 pages; double spaced)  Planned research,
    rationale and expected outcomes
    - You are responsible for organising your own panel meeting time  Provide each
    panel member with your written research proposal at least three working days prior
    to the meeting
    - Data collection after ethics clearance/complete all Health and Safety training (after
    panel meeting)

    Writing your thesis (62.5%)


    - Prepped in accordance with Guide to Writing Psychology Honours Dissertations and
    latest edition of APA document
    - 12-15k words
    - Does not include tables, graphs and figures; references; appendices; preliminary
    pages
    - Over long theses will be marked down
    - 50-60 pgs; 2.5cm margins; double-spaced
    - You must submit two electronic copies of your thesis
    o One cut down version for plagiarism check
    o One FULL version for marking
    - Special consideration  Tell supervisor, Honours coordinators and lodge a formal
    application
    - Ensure that you communicate the intricacies of what you do to audiences that may
    not be experienced in your research field

    Coursework (37.5%)
    - PSYC4093 – more heavily weighted
    o Two topics:
     Ethics
     History and Systems
     One two hour lecture and one hour tutorial per week
    - PSYC4103 – elective weighted more heavily
    o One topic; three sub-topics
     Evidenced-based practice with clinical, forensic and organisational
    psychology
     One two hour lecture and one hour tutorial per week
     Self-enrolment in April
    - Elective component
    o One two hour seminar per week for 9 weeks

    Core coursework assessments


    - Psychology 4A
    o Ethics assignment
    o History and Systems essay
    - Psychology 4B
    o End-of-term invigilated exam

    Elective coursework assessments


    - Different depending on stream – check course outline

    Supervisor
    - Can provide guidance on intro, method and results
    - Can comment on TWO drafts of your written work

    Notes
    - UNSWorks for Masters and PhD theses
    - Interlibrary loans service to access papers that UNSW does not provide access to

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