Capstone Counselling Project

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Capstone Counselling Project (COU499)

Applications Open: To be confirmed

Applications Close: To be confirmed

Next Available Intake: To be confirmed

Course Types: To be confirmed

Language: English

Duration: 12 months

Fees: To be confirmed

Area of Interest: Social Services

Schemes: To be confirmed

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: S R Nathan School of Human Development

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Synopsis

In this compulsory course in the Honours programme, course participants are expected to choose a research topic, collect data, analyse the findings and submit a dissertation of 6,000 words, all under the guidance of a dissertation supervisor.

Level: 4
Credit Units: 10
Presentation Pattern: Every January

Topics

Literature review; Choosing a topic
Methodology; Data collection
Data analysis
Preparation of oral report
Preparation of final report

Learning Outcome

Choose a research topic after conducting a literature review (B6)
Examine relevant information on the topic from different sources (B4)
Critique the quality of research done by other researchers (B5)
Hypothesise and formulate suitable research questions (B6)
Design a rigorous research methodology to examine the research questions (B5)
Plan a research proposal after careful preparation and ground work (B5)
Assemble relevant documentation through conducting a literature search on a chosen research topic (B5)
Plan and implement data collection (B5)
Analyse the data collected using statistical methods (B4)
Interpret the data to arrive at research findings (B4)
Evaluate the research process and write a research report for submission (B6)
Defend the research through an oral presentation (B5)