Assignment Writing

Cambridge Day School



Career path
Work experience with people and / or in research 3 year Clinical Psychology Doctorate (D Clin Psy)

Degree in Psychology

Clinical Psychologist
Assesses and treats people with a wide range of problems including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders, brain injury, behavioural issues and more... Settings include hospitals, community teams and GP practices.
Works with all age groups. Liaises with health and social care professionals. Research practitioner: gathers evidence for the way they work.



DSE141 has two forms of written assignments:
◦ One report
 TMA 01 (cut-off date: 11 December 2012)

◦ Two essays
 TMA 02 (cut-off date: 19 February 2013)  TMA 03 (cut-off date: 14 May 2013)

Learning objectives:  How to break down the assignment question.  To learn how to structure a report (TMA01).  To understand the similarities and differences between a report and an essay.  To practise some skills that are relevant to both forms of assignment:
◦ Summarising ◦ Referencing

Content and process words In any assignment title there are content and process words.


Content – topics you need to include.
Process – what you need to do with the content.



“You have been asked to prepare a two-page report in the form of a handout for a group of student nurses working in a hospital ward. Student nurses are often in a position where a senior member of staff will instruct them to carry out procedures or administer medicines. Drawing on Chapter 2 and other relevant material that you have studied in weeks 4 and 5, prepare an account of how and why Milgram’s research on obedience is relevant to preparing student nurses for working on hospital wards. You should assume that the student nurses have not studied psychology” DSE141 Assessment booklet

Content

Content  Student nurses are often in a position where a senior member of staff will instruct them to carry out procedures or...