1. Induction by me your 3rd Year Tutor Dr Jason Tipples j. tipples@hull
Induction by me your 3rd Year Tutor Dr Jason Tipples FEN-142A
In a minute I will briefly discuss…
Why Year 3 matters
Marks
3rd Year Project
Personal development
Where to find info about careers in psychology
Plagiarism
Professional principles
Problems
You will also hear from the Careers service.

2. Why Year 3 matters - The big one!
This year counts for most of the marks towards your degree.
1st year: 10%
2nd year: 40%
3rd year: 50%

3. 1st semester 2nd semester Advanced Core Options (2 x 20 = 40 credits)
Special options (2 x 20 = 40 credits)
Please check eBridge and module handbooks (or contact module managers), to make sure that you’re aware of the assessment requirements on all of your modules.
Attendance will be monitored in all your classes

4. 3rd year project (40 credits = 400 hours)
Literature review, design a project, get ethical approval, CRB check, test participants, analyze results and write up the study.
Project report (90%)
Poster (10%)
If you fail your 3rd year project module – you cannot be given a degree that is accredited by the BPS!

5. 3rd year project - time Reading the literature 80 hours
Preparing a literature review 30 hours
Design and planning 30 hours
Meetings with supervisor 10 hours
Data collection 120 hours
Data analysis 40 hours
Report writing and polishing 80 hours
Preparing poster presentation 10 hours

6. Deadline date (time: 4 p.m. in each case)
3rd Year Project
You all should have your first supervisory meeting in the 1st - 3rd week of this semester
Submission of:
Deadline date (time: 4 p.m. in each case)
Project Design
Thursday Week 10, Semester 1, 2014
Ethical Approval & Risk Assessment
Thursday Week 12, Semester 1, 2014
Poster
Thursday Week 11, Semester 2, 2015
Project Report
Thursday Week 12, Semester 2, 2015

7. If you have question – FIRST consult the handbook!

8. You’ll find a rough guide of times & dates
SEMESTER 1
Weeks 1–3 Re-establish contact with your supervisor; plan a programme of work for the semester and arrange subsequent meetings. (Apply for CRB check if required
Weeks 4–7 Review literature and discuss issues arising in meetings.
Week 8 Literature review completed; formulate project design ideas.
Week 9 Download and begin completing ethics checklist. Discuss project design and ethics with supervisor and draft project design.
Week 10 Agree project design with supervisor and submit it
Week Undergo necessary training for data collection
Week 12 Submit ethics checklist and risk analysis forms.
SEMESTER 2
Weeks 1–4 Main data collection period.
Weeks 5–6 Data analysis.
Weeks 7–8 Draft report writing.
Week 8 Draft report submitted to supervisor.
Week 9 Prepare poster.
Week 10 Obtain feedback from supervisor on draft report.
Week 11 Submit poster; carry out final revisions of report.
Week 12 Submit report.

9. Ethics..(new) Please see handbook but in brief
You must arrange a meeting with you supervisor to discuss ethics (as you fill in the ethics checklist)
You must document your consideration of the ethical implications of your work and put this in your project design (example in handbook)
You must hand the project design in week 10 AND include it in the appendix of your project WITH the ethics checklist, an example consent and debrief form
You will have to sign a form to say you have done this when you hand your project in

10. All forms and links are on the ebrdige site including
Links to ethics checklist AND risk assessment forms
Links to the BPS code of ethics

11. Guidelines for creating poster!
See handbook too

12. CRB check Children or vulnerable adults 6-8 weeks
Before you start collecting data
If you need this please contact:
Gwyn Paffley
Main Psychology Departmental Office

13. Participate in 3rd year experiments
You and fellow students need participants
You participate in other peoples experiments – reciprocal.
The office will not recruit participants for you.

14. Student handbook and third year project handbook
E-bridge (Research Module site)
Project handbook alterations (2011/12)
Under Documentation – student handbooks
Assessment Guide

15. Personal Development Planning (PDP)
PDP documentation can be found at:
You may want to organise an appointment with your personal supervisor.

16. Careers You want to continue psychology?
FIRST place to check is BPS website

17. http://careers. bps. org

18. Example Health psychology

19. We offer MSc in Health

20. Other examples

21. Selling and buying books

22. Plagiarism, professional principles and problems

23. Plagiarism
People who plagiarise or attempt to use unfair means will be penalised severely
Electronic submission. Turnitin software to identify plagiarism.

24. Professional Principles
Employers want to employ graduates who are professional in their approach to work
Students in the Department want a professional learning environment
Staff in the Department want to support students in their learning.

25. Professional Principles
As a result of student feedback, the Faculty has produced
the following professional principles. you are expected to:
ATTEND all classes and meetings as required by the department;
be ON TIME for classes and meetings;
NEW WARNING SYSTEM FOR NON-ATTENDERS AND POSSIBLE REFUSAL TO ALLOW RESIT
If there is a good reason why you are unable to engage with your studies, please contact your personal supervisor as soon as possible. 
be PREPARED for classes by reading set material, working through examples sheets and reading through notes from previous classes;
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for your assessed work ensuring it is submitted in a timely fashion and free of plagiarism and unfair means;
RESPECT other students and teaching staff. Ensure you don’t disrupt the learning of others – arrive at classes on time, switch off your mobile phone and remain quiet whilst the lecturer is talking;
REFRAIN from eating and drinking in lecture theatres and laboratories.

26. To ensure that there is a constructive learning environment for ALL students, lecturers and tutors may:
exclude late arrivals
exclude students who are not prepared for their classes
Warn disruptive students that they will be asked to leave if the disruption continues. Students who are asked to leave a class as a result of being disruptive will be required to attend a follow-up meeting to discuss their unacceptable behaviour. Persistent offenders will be dealt with under the existing student disciplinary procedures.

27. Any problems Timetable problems, deadlines, etc – ask the office
Problems with your course – ask your lecturer or failing that the module manager. You also have the student representative
Problems with your project – see your project supervisor
You also have your personal supervisor.
If you can’t get answers from them or have other questions or problems – me or call in.

28. BPS Membership Benefits of membership:
Psychologist appointments - job vacancies and careers advice
Journals – free online access to the Society’s academic journals,
Networks and communities - network and communicate with like-minded people in scientific, professional, regional and special interest groups
Conferences and events - reduced rates for our members
The Psychologist – free subscription to the Society’s monthly magazine
BPS Learning Centre - discounts on CPD courses
Books - discount of 30% on books from BPS Blackwell and 20% discount on selected books from Oxford University Press
Cost of student membership: £23 per year for non-tax payers (£58 for tax payers)
Application forms are available from your BPS Liaison (Dr Jo Horne), the departmental office or from the BPS website

29. Student Representative
SSC meets 4 times per year (twice per semester)
Staff and Year Reps (3/4 per year group)
Two training events – one run by Student Union and one run internally by previous reps
Nomination forms available at end of talk or from departmental office or Student Union. Submit by Friday 4th October.
Elections (if necessary) on 7th October.
For further information go to
If you have any issues you would like discussed at the meetings – tell your student rep.
3rd year notice boards

30. Hull Psychology Newsletter
Your Newsletter! The Newsletter is for students and staff. Contributions are welcomed from both staff and students for future issues. If you would like to write an article, share some good news, funny jokes or drawings about psychology,… please get in touch with Dr Julie Castronovo at

31. Careers Julia Goodall (Careers Service) Careers site:
Psychology is one of her specialist areas
Careers site:
E-bridge Employability Site
Available to everyone. Lots of resources.
Check it out!
Careers service: They have many events throughout the year (e.g., graduate recruitment events) and offer a lot of support/assistance with job applications, interviews etc. 
Note: Julia is now going to be head of the careers service and she may refer you to another member of her team now – but I would recommend that you contact her initially at this point