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Psych 264 or 464 (Research Apprenticeship)

Oct 12, 2010

PSYCH 264 and 464
RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP COURSES

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Students who are planning to apply for admission to graduate programs in psychology are strongly encouraged to enrol in one of Psych 264 or 464. These courses provides valuable opportunities for networking, further developing one's research skills, and assessing one's educational and career choices.

Paid or unpaid co-op placements are not acceptable for credit in these course and they will not count towards the 'Advanced Psychology Course' requirements.

The distinction between Psych 264 and 464:

  • Psych 264 (Research Apprenticeship):
    This course involves an unpaid apprenticeship of no more than eight hours per week for 13 weeks in a faculty research program. Students will be assigned duties (see Psych 464 for examples) that will introduce them to the research process. It is the student's responsibility to find a research supervisor. It is expected that the students' workload will be equal to or greater than that of most regular courses.
    Prereq: Psych 291; Honours Psychology or Make-Up Psychology students.
    Antireq: Psych 464.
    Note the ethics clearance requirement for enrolment in this course. See the course application form below for details.

  • Psych 464 (Advanced Research Apprenticeship):
    This course involves an unpaid apprenticeship of no more than eight hours per week for 13 weeks in a faculty research program. Students will be assigned duties that will enable them to advance their understanding of the research process. Examples of duties include: participating in the design of an experiment and obtaining ethics approval; scheduling, testing, and debriefing research participants; data entry on the computer; and preliminary data analysis. It is the student's responsibility to find a research supervisor. It is expected that the students' workload will be equal to or greater than that of most regular courses.
    Prereq: Psych 291, 292, and 391; one of Psych 392-399, 483, 484; plus enrolment in Honours Psychology or Make-Up Psychology.
    Antireq: Psych 264
    Note the ethics clearance requirement for enrolment in this course. See the course application form below for details.

GRADING BASIS

Psych 264 and 464 are offered on a credit/no credit basis (i.e., grades will be CR or NCR). These grades have no impact on the average calculations for the degree.

Caution Regarding Residency Requirements:
If you already have internal transfer credits from UW (e.g., following a change in Home Faculty or following a failed standing) or external transfer credits from other institutions, please read carefully the information in the Psychology Undergraduate Student Handbook regarding the 'residency requirements' for the degree before applying to take any courses offered on a CR/NCR grading basis.

COURSE APPLICATION PROCESS

  1. It is the student's responsibility to find an appropriate course supervisor. See the list of faculty members on the Psychology Department website. The list can be sorted by 'Name' or 'Areas of Study'.
  2. The student and the supervisor must agree on the course number for the Directed Studies course, complete the course application/proposal form (see below).
  3. Submit the course application/proposal form to the Psychology Undergradaute Office (PAS 4005/4006) for approval as soon as possible but no later than the the eighth day of classes for the appropriate term.
  4. The student should keep a copy of the course description as well as the course application/proposal form for his/her records.

APPLICATION DECISION AND COURSE ENROLMENT

Your request for enrolment in a Research Apprenticeship course will be reviewed by the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in Psychology (Colin Ellard). This step must be completed by the tenth day of classes.

The Psychology Undergraduate Advisor (Heather Smith) will do the following if the course application/proposal is approved:

  • The Registrar's Office will be notified to add the course (Psych 264 or 464) to your schedule. You, your course supervisor, and the Departmental Ethics Review Committee Officer (Marg Ingleton) will receive a copy of that message.
  • A copy of the approved application form will be sent to your course supervisor.

If the course application has been denied, you and the proposed course supervisor will be notified.

 

To print only the form, highlight the form with the cursor
and then select print 'selection' on your browser. Please print single sided to facilitate scanning during the approval process.

 

APPLICATION/COURSE PROPOSAL
FOR A RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP COURSE

 

COURSE REQUESTED:

Psych 264 - Research Apprenticeship
Psych 464 - Advanced Research Apprenticeship

(As noted above, these courses are antirequisites and therefore,
you can't take more than one of Psych 264 or 464.)

TERM REQUESTED: Spring _______ Fall _______ Winter ______

RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP SUPERVISOR: _______________________________

STUDENT INFORMATION
(PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)

NAME

 
ID NUMBER

 
HOME PHONE NUMBER AND DATES VALID

 
LOCAL PHONE NUMBER AND DATES VALID

 
E-MAIL ADDRESS
(UW email address preferred)

 
CURRENT ACADEMIC PLAN

General Psych (please attach a note to your application explaining why you are interested in taking this course)

Honours Psych

CURRENT CUMULATIVE PSYCH AVERAGE

 

(If your Psych average is less than 75%, please attach a note to your app form explaining why you are interested in taking this course)

WHICH OF THESE PSYCH COURSES HAVE YOU COMPLETED?
  • Psych 291: Done In Progress

  • Psych 292: Done In Progress

  • Psych 391: Done In Progress

  • 1 of Psych 393, 395, 397, 399, 484: Done In Progress

  • 1 of Psych 392, 394, 396, 398, 483:
    Done In Progress

  • Psych 499A/B/C
    Done In Progress
DO YOU HAVE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TRANSFER CREDITS? Yes
No
WHAT COURSE DO YOU WANT DROPPED FROM YOUR SCHEDULE (IF APPLICABLE) IF YOUR REQUEST TO ENROL IN PSYCH 264 OR 464 IS APPROVED?  

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT

Attach a page if more space is required)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR ALL PSYCH 264/464 APPRENTICESHIPS INVOLVING RESEARCH WITH ANIMALS, ETHICS CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED

The course supervisor must consult with the following people regarding the procedures necessary for obtaining ethics clearance for your involvment in the research project:

  1. Colin Ellard - Associate Chairman for Undergraduate Affairs, Psych Dept
  2. Susan Sykes - Director, Office of Research Ethics

FOR ALL PSYCH 264/464 APPRENTICESHIPS INVOLVING HUMAN PARTICIPANTS (DECEPTION OR NON-DECEPTION RESEARCH), ETHICS CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED

It is the course supervisor's responsibility to ensure that ethics clearance has been obtained for the research.

Does the course supervisor already have ethics clearance for the research?
Yes No
If no, proceed to 'Item A (Form 101 required)'
If yes, proceed to 'Item B (for information)'.

Item A (Form 101 required)

Please submit Form 101 to the Office of Research Ethics (ORE) for approval ASAP.
http://iris.uwaterloo.ca/ethics/human/application/index.htm
Note under the heading "level of project":  

  1. select “Other”
  2. enter “Psych 264 (or 464 if that is the case), Research Apprenticeship”

Identify the student on the form as a 'student investigator'.

Item B (for information)

Form 104 Modification is not required to add/remove apprenticeship students (or research assistants) to a previously approved ethics application.

WHAT IS THE RESEARCH SUPERVISOR'S ROLE IN THE COURSE?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT ARE THE STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES?

Describe the role of the student in the formulation of questions, selection of materials and instruments, research design, running of subjects, analysis and reporting of results, or any other relevant information about the student's responsibilities. Indicate the nature of any written work that may be required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IS THERE OVERLAP WITH THE HONOURS THESIS (PSYCH 499A/B/C) PROJECT?

If a student undertakes both an Apprenticeship Course and an Honours Thesis on closely related topics, it will be the responsibility of the Honours Thesis supervisor and the Apprenticeship Course supervisor to ensure that the student's apprenticeship work is not part of the normal preparation for and execution of the Honours Thesis. That is, the student cannot increase the credit received for the Honours Thesis (1.5 units) by doing some of the required work under the rubric of an Apprenticeship Course.

  1. Are you currently enrolled in Psych 499? Yes No
    Have you completed Psych 499? Yes No

    • Name of the Thesis Supervisor (if applicable):

      ___________________________

  2. If not, are you planning to enrol in psych 499 in a future term?
    Yes No

    • Do you have a Thesis Supervisor? If so, the name:

      _________________________

If you answered yes to question 1, please describe how the Apprenticeship Course is distinct from your Honours Thesis (attach a page if more space is needed):

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS FROM THE HONOURS THESIS SUPERVISR AND THE APPRENTICESHIP COURSE SUPERVISOR REGARDING PSYCH 499:

I certify that the work proposed for the Apprenticeship Course will not be part of the preparation or execution of the student's Honours Thesis project.

Honours Thesis Supervisor (if applicable): Yes No

Signature and Date:________________________________________

Research Apprenticeship Course Supervisor: Yes No

Signature and Date:________________________________________

AGREEMENT OF THE STUDENT AND COURSE SUPERVISOR REGARDING THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE:

We agree to the terms outlined above for this Apprenticeship Course:

Student's Signature and Date

  
Course Supervisor's Signature and Date

 

 

 

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSOCIATE CHAIR FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Course Proposal: Approved Denied

Signature & Date:______________________________________________

Comments (if applicable):