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Psychiatry
Psychiatric Research
Student Handbook
2009/10
To be used in conjunction with myCampus Denmark Hill
Contents
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAMME ............................................................................................................ 5
ABOUT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON ......................................................................................................... 6
GRADUATE SCHOOL............................................................................................................................................ 6
EXAMINATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 32
ADVICE .................................................................................................................................................. 35
STUDENT ADVICE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT ............................................................................ 35
COUNSELLING ................................................................................................................................................... 35
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON STUDENTS UNION ................................................................................................. 35
CAREERS ADVICE ............................................................................................................................................. 36
CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................................................................................... 37
EQUALITY & DIVERSITY ................................................................................................................................... 37
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES .......................................................................................................................................... 37
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES .......................................................................................................................... 38
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE................................................................................................................................... 38
HEALTH AND SAFETY ....................................................................................................................................... 38
Jane Boydell
Programme Leader
Graduate School
www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/school
The College has a central Graduate School, based at Waterloo Campus, whose remit is to support current
students through network events, a graduate skills development programme, information sharing, funding
opportunities and career progression. The Graduate School website is an invaluable resource for current events
and details of how to access the skills development programme; please contact graduateschool@kcl.ac.uk for
more information.
Taught programmes
Graduate programmes are taught in relatively small student groups, encouraging specialist knowledge in topics
related to psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience, developing students for careers as clinicians, therapists,
researchers and educators. We offer an exceptionally wide range of programmes covering subjects such as
clinical psychology, neuroscience, cognitive behavioural therapies, addiction and forensic mental health. Close
contact occurs between staff and students throughout the programmes, which enables students to become part of
the dialogue of their chosen discipline.
Research
The quality of our research has been recognised by our achievement of the highest 5* rating at the last two
Research Assessment Exercises and our academics rank among the most influential researchers, nationally and
internationally. Research is divided into the following departments:
Clinical Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Psychology
Libraries
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iss/library
As students of the Institute of Psychiatry, students on the Psychiatric Research Programme have access to the
Institutes library and Weston Education Centre, at the Denmark Hill Campus, and to libraries at other Kings
College London campuses. In addition, Information Services and Systems (ISS) offers a range of services to
students including those delivered through Public Access Workstations Service (PAWS). You will be offered
information retrieval training sessions during the first term to help you improve your searching skills.
The library is the largest psychiatric library in Western Europe, holding 3000 print journal titles, 550 of which
are current subscriptions. We have access to over 13,000 electronic journals, 38,000 books, and CD-ROM/video
training materials. Any items not held can usually be requested via a rapid inter-library lending service. Ample seating for
readers is available on three floors of the library and facilities for online computer-based literature searches are provided, as
are microform readers and photocopiers. Training is offered free to library members on the use of data-bases and electronic
information sources. You are advised to make use of this vast resource whenever possible.
A number of special collections are housed in the library, including items formerly belonging to key figures in
the historical development of British Psychiatry. The manuscript collections and the Guttman-Maclay collection
of psychopathological art are housed in the archives building of the Bethlem Royal Hospital.
All students are automatically entitled to membership of all the libraries of King's College London, including the
nearby King's College Hospital library, which holds general medical literature. Students are also able to join the
University of London Library. This membership provides further access to a number of special collections,
including the British Psychological Society Library and the library of the Royal Statistical Society. Access may
be arranged, if required, to as many as sixty-two other specialised libraries within the University of London.
Department of Biostatistics
http://biostatistics.iop.kcl.ac.uk
The Institute of Psychiatry has a Department of Biostatistics which runs a statistical consultancy service, offering
courses in statistical techniques and software applications. Use the link above to find out more about statistical
courses 2009/10.
The statisticians in the Department of Biostatistics provide statistical advice to staff and students from all other
Institute of Psychiatry departments free of charge. The service is intended to provide initial project advice and
technical support with carrying out the statistical aspects of a research project. Use the link above to find out
more about the statistical services offered to students at the Institute of Psychiatry.
Key Contacts
Name
Job Title
Contact Details
Programme Director
Programme Leader
Programme Co-ordinator
Programme Administrator
Mode of attendance
Full time
Part time
Programme Overview
The Psychiatric Research Programme, which is run by the Division of Psychological Medicine & Psychiatry, is
based at the Denmark Hill Campus of Kings College London.
Psychiatric Research consists of six modules: two compulsory modules (Research Methods, Ethics and
Statistics and Dissertation in Psychiatric Research), and four elective modules. The elective modules offered for
2009/10 are listed below and are described in more detail later in this handbook. We make every effort to run all
of these but final decisions are made according to viability and levels of interest.
Elective modules:
Neuroimaging
Qualitative Research Methods
Social Psychiatry
Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology
Mental Health Economic Evaluation*
Measurement in Mental Health Services Research
Brain-Behaviour Interface
Mental Health Service Research: Theory to Practice*
Systematic Review in Mental Health
Psychiatric Genetics
International Mental Health
* Only by prior agreement with Programme Leader
Programme Structure
Compulsory units to be
taken in each year
Semester 1
Research Methods, Ethics and Statistics in Mental Health (Core module: 60 credits).
Semester 2
4 Block Study Modules (15 credits each). Students should choose one module from each of
blocks A, B, C and D:
Block A
Measurement in Mental Health Services Research
Social Psychiatry
Systematic Review in Mental Health
Block B
Qualitative Research Methods
Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology
Psychiatric Genetics
Block C
Brain-Behaviour Interface
Mental Health Services Research: Theory to Practice*
Block D
Mental Health Services Economic Evaluation*
International Mental Health
Neuroimaging
*Students may only take these modules by prior permission of the Programme
Leader if they can demonstrate prior competence in the learning outcomes of the
other module(s) within this block.
Dissertation in Psychiatric Research (Core module: 60 credits)
Semester 3
Programme Committee
The programme committee has overall responsibility for overseeing the programme, including syllabus and
assessment criteria. The membership of the Programme Committee is:
Programme Chair
Programme Leader
Programme Team
Student Representatives
Head, Education Support Team
Head of Department
Dean
Institute Secretary
Calendar 2009/2010
Term Dates
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Examinations
Date
Summer Examinations
Date
Block A
Block B
Block C
Block D
Dissertation
14.00-17.00
IoP Induction
Induction
9.3010.45
Introduction to Psychiatric
Research Jane Boydell
Introduction to MHSR
Graham Thornicroft
Introduction to Study Design
Rob Stewart
Statistics 1: descriptive stats
practical Rina Dutta
Statistics 2: Data Processing
Rina Dutta
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Computer
Practical
Lecture/Computer
Practical
Computer Room A
11:15 -12:30
14.00 - 17.00
Thursday
07/10/2010
9.3012.30
14.00 - 17.00
Week 3
Monday
11/10/2010
9.3011.00
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
9.3012.30
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
14:00 17:00
Systematic Review
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
9.3012.30
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
11:0012:30
14.00 - 17.00
Thursday
14/10/2010
Week 4
Monday
18/10/2010
Computer Room A
10
14.00 - 17.00
Thursday
22/10/2010
9.3012:30
14.00 - 17.00
Week 5
Monday
25/10/2010
9.3012:20
14.00 - 17.00
Thursday
28/10/2010
9.3012:30
14.0017:00
Week 6
Monday
1/11/2010
9.3012:30
14.00 - 17.00
Thursday
4/11/2010
9.3012:30
14:00 17:00
Week 7
Monday
08/11/2010
9.3012:30
14.00 - 17.00
Thursday
11/11/2010
9:30 12:30
14:00 17:00
Week 8
Monday
15/11/2010
9.3012:30
14.00-17.00
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
Lecture Practical
Computer Room A
Study Design 1:
Cross-Sectional surveys
Theory/Practical: Paper review
Study Design 1:
Cross sectional surveys
application/ Survey Design
Statistics 5: stratified analysis
Stratified analysis practical
Avi Reichenberg
Statistics 6: Data analysis
Strategies/Strategies Practical
Chin-Kuo Chan
Lecture/Classroom
Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Classroom
practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Classroom
practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Classroom
practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Computer
Practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Computer
Practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
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Thursday
18/11/2010
9.3012:30
14.0017:00
Week 9
Monday
22/11/2010
9:30 12:30
14:00 17:00
Thursday
25/11/2010
9.3012.30
14.00 - 17.00
Week 10
Monday
29/11/2010
9.30 12:30
14:00 17:00
Thursday
2/12/2010
9:30 12:30
14.00 17:00
Week 11
Monday
06/12/2010
Introduction to Psychopathology 1
Robin Murray/Paul Allen
Introduction to
Psychopathology 2
Affective disorders Jane
Boydell/Carmine Pariente
Anxiety Disorders
Paul Walters
Critical Appraisal
Craig Morgan
Analysis for Critical Appraisal
Craig Morgan
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
Lecture/Practical
Computer Room A
Introduction to Psychopathology 3
Child Psychiatry Jenny Parker
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
11:30 12:15
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture
Seminar Room 1
Lecture/Practical
Seminar Room 1
Revision Day
Seminar Room 1
Revision Day
Computer Room B
Mock Exam
Seminar Room 1
15:00 17.00
9.3012:30
14:00 17:00
Week 12
Monday
13/12/2010
Lecture/Practical
9.30 11.00
13:0014:00
Thursday
09/12/2010
Measurement
Validity coefficients
Martin Prince
Research logistics
Planning and implementing a
study practical
Avi Reichenberg
9.30 - 13:00
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Monday
04/01/10
11/01/10
18/01/10
25/01/10
01/02/10
08/02/10
Home study
Tuesday
05/01/10
12/01/10
19/01/10
26/01/10
02/02/10
09/10/10
Coursework submission
Block B
Teaching
Thursday
07/01/10
14/01/10
21/01/10
28/01/10
04/02/10
11/02/10
Home study
Friday
08/01/10
15/01/10
22/01/10
29/01/10
05/02/10
12/02/10
Coursework submission
Block C
Teaching
Monday
22/02/10
01/03/10
08/03/10
15/03/10
22/03/10
29/03/10
Home study
Tuesdays
23/02/10
02/03/10
09/03/10
16/03/10
23/03/10
30/03/10
Coursework submission
th
8 April 2009
Block D
Teaching
Thursday
25/02/10
04/03/10
11/03/10
18/03/10
25/03/10
01/04/10
Home study
Friday
26/02/10
05/03/10
12/03/10
19/03/10
26/03/10
02/04/10
Coursework submission
th
8 April 2009
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Modules Descriptions
Module title
PHSR100
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Paul Walters & Jane Boydell
paul.walters@iop.kcl.ac.uk
jane.boydell@.kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 5070
020 7848 0415
Programme code
PTMS1FMHPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2FMHPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
72 hours
60 hours
48 hours
90 hours
330 hours
Assessment pattern
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Unseen written
examinations
3 hours each
50%
At least one
50%
each
Written assessment and critical appraisal at end of first term: NOT contributing to
final marks
Method
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Module title
-7PAGRMMH
Psychiatric Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Cleusa Ferri,
c.ferri@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0340
Programme code
PTMS1FMHPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2FMHPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2,500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
15
Module title
Psychiatric Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Craig Morgan
craig.morgan@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0351
Programme code
PTMS1FMHPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2FMHPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2,500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
16
Module title
PHSR103
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Paul Walters
paul.walters@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 5075
Programme code
PTMS1MHRPGT
PTMS1RMPPGT
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2.500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
17
Module title
PHSR102
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Joanna Murray
joanna.murray@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 5056
Programme code
PTMS1MHRPGT
PTMS1RMPPGT
Prerequisites (please list all the modules for which the proposed module is a pre-requisite)
Module code
Module
PHPR109
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2,500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
PHSR105
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Michael Dewey
michael.dewey@kcl.ac.uk
Programme code
PTMS1MHRPGT
PTMS1RMPPGT
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2,500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
PHPR102
Psychiatric Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
David Collier
david.collier@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0631
Students will understand the different outcome measures in behavioural genetics (diagnostic measures and
personality dimensions).
During practical sessions, students will have performed genetic model fitting analyses of both continuous
and categorical traits (liability to threshold models)
Students will understand the theory and application of molecular genetics in mental health research and its
contribution to the field.
Programme details (please list all the programmes to which the module contributes and state whether it is
introductory (I), compulsory (C) or optional (O) for each programme)
Programme title
Programme code
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1MHRPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2MHSPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework)
2.500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
7PAGRBBI
Psychiatric Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Carmine M Pariante
carmine.pariante@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0807
Programme code
PTMS1FMHPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2FMHPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2.500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
PHSR101
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Mark Haddad
mark.2.haddad@.kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0056
Programme code
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2,500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
PHSR104
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Sarah Byford
sarah.byford@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0043
Programme code
PTMS1MHRPGT
PTMS1RMPPGT
X
X
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework)
2.500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
PHSR105
Mental Health Services Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Vikram Patel/Martin Prince
martin.prince@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0136
Programme code
PTMS1FMHPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2FMHPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
Other/private study
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2.500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
Block D: Neuroimaging
Module code
Subject area
Credit value (tick one box only)
PHPR101
Psychiatric Research
15
30
Dr Paul Allen
p.allen@.kcl.ac.uk
0207 848 0514
45
60
Programme code
PTMS1RMPPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2RMPPGT (Part-time)
PTMS1MHRPGT (Full-time)
PTMS2MHSPGT (Part-time)
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
Project work
18 hours
8 hours
16 hours
60 hours
48 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Assessed coursework
2,500 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Module title
Psychiatric Research
15
30
45
60
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Dr Jane Boydell
jane.boydell@kcl.ac.uk
020 7848 0415
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Additional Tutors
Educational aims of the module
To provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their acquired knowledge and skills in Psychiatric
Research.
2.
3.
4.
Hypothesis generation and testing via one of : Research protocol preparation, ethical issues, logistics, planned analysis and dissemination.
Literature review, secondary data analysis, discussion and dissemination
A formal systematic review
Critical awareness and appraisal of own work
Lucid discussion of bias, confounding and causality.
Full appreciation of ethical issues raised
Programme details (please list all the programmes to which the module contributes and state whether it is
introductory (I), compulsory (C) or optional (O) for each programme)
Programme title
Programme code
PTMS1MHRPGT
Prohibited combinations (please list all the modules which cannot be taken in combination with the proposed
module and to which programme this relates)
Module title
Module code
Programme
e.g. PDFTG02
Seminar/
tutorials
Field/lab/studio/superv
ised learning
20 hours
Project work
Other/private study
580 hours
Assessment pattern
Method
Number/
amount
Duration/
length
Mandatory to pass /
qualifying mark
% of final
grade
Dissertation
10,000 words
50%
Mandatory
100%
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Attendance
Students are expected to attend all regular teaching events and to notify the programme leader in the event of any
unavoidable absences. Attendance will be monitored at regular intervals throughout the taught programme and
tutorials.
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Dissertation supervision
A key component of the programme assessment is the dissertation which is submitted by the end of the first year
(f/t) or second year (p/t).
It will be helpful to agree a timetable of supervision with your supervisor as early as possible. The exact amount
of supervision time will vary between students but we would recommend a total contact time of between 6 and
10 hours. As a general guideline, your supervisor should read and criticise one written draft of your project,
however you need to give them a minimum of two weeks to do this. They are not expected to correct your
English. You should note that although your tutor may provide you with advice and guidance, the dissertation is
ultimately your responsibility.
Referencing
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/teares/nmvc/studyskills/referencing/page_01.htm
The accuracy and thoroughness of referencing are taken into account in assessing written work, so as well as
being part of academic discipline, acquiring the habit of good referencing is in your best interests. The system of
referencing, which must be used in written work, is a standardised one, closely based on the now widely adopted
Harvard System (see Appendix 6). Simplicity and comprehensiveness are the advantages of this system. Like all
systems, this does not provide a single, perfect answer to every unusual case. However, if you adopt the
principles described, you should not go wrong.
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Coursework
Format and word length
Course work should be presented in the following way
Student number on each page - NO NAME
Typed on A4 white paper with at least 1.5 line spacing
Font size 12
Pages numbered
References in the body of the text must be included in a reference list at the end of the written work
Coursework should be approximately 2,500 words. There is a maximum of 3500 words - assignments
exceeding this total will be penalised.
All course work should include one (1) front sheet with the following information
Study Unit Name
Name of candidate
Student number
Year of study
Word Count
Full or Part-time course
Date of submission
Submission
Three (3) copies of all course work should be handed to the programme administrator by 12 noon of the
Thursday following the end of each study unit (e.g. if the last teaching day of the unit is Thurs 12th Feb then the
submission date is Thursday 19th February). Kings regulations state that failure to do so will result in an
automatic failing of that study unit.
Remember to keep a copy for yourself!
Dissertation
Dissertations longer than 11,000 words (excluding references) will be penalised
Three (3) copies of the dissertation should be handed to the programme administrator by 12noon on Friday 28th
August 2009. The dissertation should be presented in the following way:
All course work should include a removable front sheet with the following information
Study Unit Name
Student name
Student number
Year of study
Word Count
Full or Part-time course
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Date
Block A
Block B
Block C
Block D
Dissertation
Late Submission
Material for assessment, including essays, case studies and dissertations, must be submitted by the dates
specified in this handbook. Material submitted late will normally be failed with a mark of zero unless the
candidate has suffered illness or other cause found acceptable to the Board of Examiners (refer to the
Mitigating circumstances & requests for a Board of Examiners to review its decision for more details).
Assessment
Assessment Methods
Semester 1
At the end of the first semester there will be an informal progress assessment taking place on
Monday 14th December 2009 (seminar room 1), which does not count towards the final MSc
marks. It will consist of a one and a half hour paper assessing knowledge gained in the first
semester.
In addition a critical appraisal will be set for students to work on over the Christmas break to be
handed in by 11th January 2010. This will enable teaching staff to appraise the students
progress, and application of the first semester teaching.
Semester 2
Each study unit will set an assignment of approximately 2500 words. The study unit course
work will contribute one half of a module toward the total of six modules required for the MSc
(i.e. 1/12 of total marks). Students must submit a completed feedback form with the assignment,
for each study they have taken, if they wish to receive comments with their grades
Semester 3:
Dissertation
A dissertation of 10,000 words or equivalent will be submitted for the Masters degree. The
dissertation may be a research report, secondary data analysis, a systematic review or a detailed
protocol for a proposed study. Supervision will be provided by an appropriate research
supervisor. The dissertation contributes one third of the final MSc marks.
Final Examination: For 2009/10 full-time students and 2008/2010 part-time students, the final
examination will be Thursday 20th May. This will consist of two three-hour papers which will
examine material from Semester 1 only:
Statistics and Research Logistics and Ethics
Study Design and Critical Appraisal
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Assessment Weighting
Each element of assessment carries a particular weighting, that is, it constitutes a proportion of the overall mark.
The weighting for assessments on the Psychiatric Research and associated courses are given below. In order to
pass the Programme, candidates are required to pass each module with a weighted average mark of at least 50
(the weighted average for the module is the weighted average of all the assessed elements for that module).
Refer to the Appendix for the Scheme for the award of the Masters degree.
Description
Neuroimaging
Qualitative Research Methods
Social Psychiatry
Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology
Mental Health Services Economic Evaluation*
Measurement in Mental Health Services Research
Brain-Behaviour Interface
Mental Health Services Research: Theory to Practice
Systematic Review
Psychiatric Genetics
International Mental Health
Research Methods, Ethics and Statistics in Mental Health:
Statistics and Research Logistics and Ethics
Research Methods, Ethics and Statistics in Mental Health:
Study Design and Critical Appraisal
Dissertation in Psychiatric Research
% of final mark
per unit:
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
16.66%
33.33% (= 2 examinations)
16.66%
33.33%
33.33% (= 1 dissertation)
Assessment Criteria
The tables below show the generic assessment criteria against which all assessed work will be marked.
Examinations and other forms of assessment are marked numerically out of 100. The following scheme shows
the general criteria used to assess the quality of the work.
Overall
Equivalent (%)
Distinction
70+%
Merit
60-69%
Pass
50-59%
Fail
<50%
Description
Advanced and comprehensive essay. Logical, organised and systematic
answer, covering all the major aspects of the topic. Evidence of
independent study, originality and critical evaluation demonstrated by
selection and presentation of relevant material. Excellent standard of
presentation and analysis.
Good knowledgeable, logical, organised and accurate answer covering
most of the major aspects of the topic. Some evidence of independent
study. Demonstrates a clear and accurate understanding. High standard
of presentation and analysis.
Accurate answer covering most of the major aspects of the topic, and
some evidence of independent study or critical evaluation.
A weak, superficial essay. Incomplete coverage of the subject or with
important omissions and mistakes. Poor standard of presentation and
analysis.
Equivalent (%)
Description
Distinction
70+%
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Merit
60-69%
Pass
50-59%
Fail
<50%
Examinations
Examinations for all modules take place in date see the Calendar in this handbook.
A candidate who does not attend an examination will normally fail that examination with a mark of zero, unless
the candidate is affected by serious mitigating circumstances. Refer to the Appendix in this Handbook for
details about the procedure for claiming mitigating circumstances.
Marking Structure
All examined work for all programmes is marked by at least two internal examiners. Before any marks are
provisionally awarded, the essay or report (or other assessed item) is judged against a set of criteria to decide the
appropriate grade. The final mark for each assessed item is scrutinised by the External Examiners and approved
by the Programme Board (see below).
Results
Results of examinations and coursework undertaken during the 2009/10 academic year will be sent by post to
students after the programme exam board meets. The marks indicated will be provisional and subject to
ratification by the School Board of Examiners, which meets in November.
Reassessment
A candidate who fails an examination at the first attempt may, at the discretion of the Board of Examiners, be
reassessed on the failed element on one further occasion. However, results for retakes are capped at 50%.
Examination Board
Structure and Functions
There are three levels of examination boards:
The College Board of Examiners is responsible for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
throughout the College. Its role is to co-ordinate, regulate, advise and to maintain consistent standards
throughout the College, ensuring that procedures and regulations in relation to examinations are properly
carried out.
At Institute level, there is an Institute Board of Examiners, which is responsible for all postgraduate
programmes within the IoP. The Institute Board reports to the College Board of Examiners, and
membership includes the Chairs of each individual Programme Board of Examiners (see below). It is
responsible for the approval and co-ordination of marking schemes. The Institute Board meets a number of
times a year to discuss and decide on matters relating to examinations. It approves the recommendations of
the Programme Boards of Examiners with regard to all results including the classification of degree awarded
to each student. In this way, the Institute Board ensures that comparable standards are applied across the
various fields of study within the Institute.
Individual Programme Boards of Examiners are responsible for one or several related programmes. The
Programme Boards consider and agree upon the content of examination papers, makes recommendations on
the appointment of Visiting Examiners and on the examination marks for individual students on their degree
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programmes. The Programme Boards make recommendations to the Institute Board of Examiners on awards
to individual students. Programme Boards may also recommend that individual students be permitted to resit failed examinations.
Terms of reference
1.
To ensure that assessment procedures are fair and consistent and that the award conferred is both
appropriate to both programme and student performance
2.
To ensure that marked components are clear and unambiguous and comprise a fair and appropriate
reflection of the programme itself
3.
4.
5.
comment on and approve draft examination papers and advise upon other modes of assessment
appropriate to the subject;
sample examination answer scripts and other assessed material including coursework to ensure an
appropriate standard of marking, and to act as adjudicators on borderline pass/fail cases;
report formally on the degree programme and its method of assessment so that the Programme Boards
and the Institute Board of Examiners can modify their procedures if necessary.
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Questionnaires
Student feedback on the teaching and content of courses is obtained through termly questionnaires which you
will be asked to complete anonymously. The form covers teaching and learning quality, information resources,
administrative support and the Kings environment, and has space for any other comments. Analysis of the
questionnaires by the Programme Leader will allow your views to be integrated into the future development of
the programme.
Student feedback also forms a large part of the annual monitoring process. All programmes are required to
produce a report on the operation of the programme each year. Included as part of this report is a summary of the
feedback received from students, mechanisms used for assimilating and processing students comments and
examples of how previous feedback from students has resulted in changes being made to the programme.
Programme Committee
The Programme Committee meets at least twice a year. It offers students the opportunity, through their student
representatives, to discuss the programme and raise any issues with members of the programme team.
Students Forum
www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/studentforum
The Students Forum of the Institute of Psychiatry meets on a termly basis and provides students with the
opportunity to voice concerns and discuss educational and other matters of mutual interest with key
administrative staff.
Personal Tutors
All students are appointed a Personal Tutor. The Personal Tutor will meet students individually at the beginning
of the programme and regularly thereafter. Students are required to take the initiative in approaching their
Personal Tutor if an issue arises outside of these times.
The role of the Personal Tutor is to provide independent advice on a range of issues and act as a point of contact
for students experiencing problems not dealt with through the normal process of academic supervision. The
Personal Tutor should ensure that students are aware of the facilities, resources and service offered by the
Institute and the College in relation to health care, counselling and financial assistance. It is not the role of the
Personal Tutor to provide academic support.
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Advice
Student Advice and International Student Support
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/welfare
Personal Tutors are available to discuss a range of problems that students may encounter, but students may also
wish to talk to someone from outside their programme.
Institute of Psychiatry and Kings College London Welfare Advisers offer free, confidential advice and guidance
on a range of practical issues for current students, including finance and money management, social security and
disability benefits, housing rights, consumer law and immigration issues. The Student Advice Line (Tel: 020
7848 6858) operate between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday (between 1pm and 4pm on Thursday) and also
in the summer term.
The Student Support Officer on the Denmark Hill Campus is based in the Education Support Team, on the
second floor of the main IoP building. Drop-in sessions, lasting about 10 minutes, take place regularly in the
Student Welfare and Support Office, situated by the Caf Lounge, and appointments can be made for more
detailed queries. For more information please contact Becky Cooper (Student Support Officer) on 020 7848
0237, or email: rebecca.cooper@.kcl.ac.uk or welfare@kcl.ac.uk.
Emails can be sent to welfare@kcl.ac.uk for initial inquiries or to request information. However, it must be
noted that e-mails are not strictly confidential as other authorised members of the College can obtain access. For
confidential or more complex matters it is therefore advisable to book an appointment to see an adviser.
Counselling
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/structure/admin/acareg/studentservices/counselling
The College operates a counselling service which aims to enable students to make the most of their opportunities
by helping them cope with any problems or difficulties that may arise of a personal or emotional nature. The
team includes professionally trained counsellors, group analysts and a psychiatrist. All of the help offered is
strictly confidential. The counselling service at the Denmark Hill Campus is based in the Western Education
Centre, by appointment only, every Monday. For appointments telephone 020 7848 1731, or email
counselling@kcl.ac.uk.
Academic Queries (e.g. Academic Hearings, Disciplinary Hearings, How to Change Programme/College,
Problems with Programme/Lecturers, etc);
Problems with Halls (e.g. tenancy agreements, rights to repair, deposits;
Employment Issues (e.g. seeking work, employee's contracts, etc);
Legal Advice (e.g. basic help and referrals, etc);
Personal Queries (e.g. harassment, attack, children/childcare, marriage, divorce, etc).
The Advice Unit is staffed by the Academic Caseworker and is based in the KCLSU Resource Centre on the first
floor of the Strand Site. In addition, the Academic Advisor offers appointments at all other College campuses;
appointments can be made using the online form on the KCLSU website www.kclsu.org or by emailing
advice@kclsu.org.
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Careers Advice
www.kcl.ac.uk/careers
The College has a Careers Service which provides careers counselling and information on a wide range of
careers and postgraduate programmes. Dr Terry Jones terry.jones@kcl.ac.uk) from KCL Careers Office is
available to students on Thursdays at the Denmark Hill Campus.
A vast range of information about careers, postgraduate programmes, employers, and job vacancies is available
in the information library (Waterloo campus), where Information officers can help you find the information you
need. Copies of the weekly Job Opportunities Bulletin are available from the Information Services Centre in the
Franklin Wilkins Building, keeping you up-to-date with latest news and event from the University of London
Careers Service
For further information please contact:
Kings College London Careers Service
Room G43, Ground Floor
James Clerk Maxwell Building
57 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8WA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 4053
Email: careers@kcl.ac.uk
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College Policies
www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone
Code of Conduct
Lectures are for the benefit of students. It is essential to have a quiet atmosphere to allow the lecturer to make an
effective presentation and the students to concentrate on the lecture. Lecturers who are disturbed by disruptive or
interfering behaviour have a right to ask offending students to leave.
You can contribute to the success of lectures by adhering to the following guidelines:
1.
Arrive punctually so that the lecture can start on time. Late arrivals distract the lecturer and other students,
and are discourteous and inconsiderate.
2.
If the lecture is delayed because students are late, valuable time is lost and this may result in the lecture
running over time into the break. If you are more than five minutes late you should not enter the lecture
unless you can do so without causing any disturbance.
3.
Maintain a quiet atmosphere during the lecture by ensuring that your mobile phone, bleep or pager is
switched off.
4.
5.
6.
If you have a question, you should attract the lecturers attention by raising your hand.
7.
You should not leave a lecture before it ends unless asked to or given the option by the lecturer.
8.
You should complete evaluation forms or offer feedback as requested by the lecturer. Feedback should be
constructive to help the lecturer improve the quality of teaching.
Equal Opportunities
Kings College London is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all areas of its
work. In order to achieve this aim, the College seeks to:
ensure that prospective and current students, job applicants and members of staff are treated solely on the
basis of their merits, abilities and potential without any unjustified discrimination on grounds of age, sex,
disability, family circumstances, race, colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic origin, social and economic
status, religious belief, sexual orientation, marital status or other irrelevant distinction;
promote good relations between individuals from different groups; recognise and develop the diversity of
skills and talent within both its current and potential staff and student body;
communicate to staff, students, associates and others the promotion of equal opportunities and College
procedures to sustain it.
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Grievance Procedure
In the event of an academic grievance, students should first speak to their Programme Leader or Personal Tutor.
It may be appropriate for a students complaint, particularly if it is of a general rather than a personal nature, to
be referred to one of the following:
Programme Committee
Students Forum
Teaching Committee
In the event of the student being unable to resolve the grievance to their satisfaction, the student should approach
the Chair of the Teaching Committee.
If the grievance still remains unresolved to the satisfaction of the student then the student may submit a request
for redress in writing to the Dean, who will make an initial response within fourteen working days. The
correspondence between the Dean and the student will form part of the evidence that the student has exhausted
all local mechanisms in respect of Section 5:5.2.1 of the College's Grievance procedure for students.
Students whose grievances arise from allegations of sexual or racial harassment from members of staff or other
students should seek redress using the procedures set out in the Colleges Code of Practice on Sexual and Racial
Harassment.
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Overseas students who are on programmes of study of less than six months are not entitled to free health care
under the National Health Service. Students from European Economic Area countries should complete Form
E111. Students from countries outside of the EEA which have no reciprocal arrangements with the United
Kingdom should ensure that they take out medical insurance prior to leaving their home country.
College regulations
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/governance/regulations/students.html
Please refer to the College Regulations booklet, which was included in your enrolment pack. For additional
copies, please contact the Education Support Team (educationsupport@iop.kcl.ac.uk) or visit the College
Regulations pages on the Kings College website.
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You must submit a Mitigating Circumstances Form (MCF) or an Extension Request Form (EFR). These are
standard forms, available from your School Office (or equivalent) or downloadable from the College
website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone/attachments/ERF%2007-08%20Final%20version.pdf
You must complete the form in full, and submit it to your School Office (or equivalent) together with all
supporting documentary evidence (e.g. doctors certificate).
You must submit the form at least 7 days before the start of the first examination from which you wish to be
withdrawn, or 7 days before the assessment submission deadline. This 7 day rule is to allow sufficient time
for a decision to be made, and for that decision to be communicated to you.
Once received by your School Office (or equivalent), your MCF and/or ERF will be logged and forwarded
to the Chairman of your Board of Examiners.
The Chairman is required to satisfy him/herself of the following before s/he is able to accept your mitigating
circumstances and grant your request:
i)
That your mitigating circumstances are true it is therefore necessary that you submit as much
supporting documentary evidence as possible.
ii)
That your mitigating circumstances constitute good cause this means that s/he will need to be sure
that the circumstances were outside your control and constitute a good reason for not taking the
examination or submitting the assessment. It is therefore not sufficient if, for example, you were ill
several months before the examination or assessment deadline, are going to a wedding in Australia the
week before the assessment deadline, or are playing in a sporting fixture on the day of the exam!
iii) That your mitigating circumstances would render you unfit to enter the examination or to complete the
assessment by the deadline, or that they would otherwise prevent you from entering the examination or
undertaking the assessment by the deadline.
iv) That your mitigating circumstances would have a significant and adverse impact on your performance
in the examination or assessment.
Provided that the Chairman is satisfied that all of these criteria have been met, s/he will accept your
mitigating circumstances and agree to your request. The Chairmans decision will be notified to you as soon
as possible.
Where the Chairman accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to withdraw you from an
examination, you will be deferred in that examination and will be offered a replacement examination. You
would normally be expected to enter this replacement examination at the next available opportunity.
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Where the Chairman accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to an extension to a deadline for the
submission of an assessment, the Chairman may determine the new deadline or may allow you to negotiate a
new deadline with the assessment organiser.
The Chairman will also report his/her decision to the next meeting of the Board of Examiners.
Where your mitigating circumstances do not meet the above criteria and your request is consequently
rejected, you will be required to enter the examination or submit the assessment by the deadline. If you do
not, you will receive a mark of zero for that examination or assessment, the same as any other student who
fails to enter an exam or submit an assessment.
You must submit a MCF, again to your School Office (or equivalent) together with all supporting
documentary evidence (e.g. doctors certificate).
You must submit the form in advance of the meeting of the Board of Examiners at which the result of your
examination or assessment will be considered.
Once received by your School Office (or equivalent), your MCF will again be logged and will be presented
to the meeting of the Board of Examiners.
Your mitigating circumstances must meet exactly the same criteria as if you had submitted them in advance,
as listed above, i.e. the Board of Examiners must satisfy itself of the following before it is able to accept
your mitigating circumstances and grant your request:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
Additionally, and very importantly, the Board of Examiners must satisfy itself:
v)
That you were unable, or for good reasons unwilling, to request to be withdrawn before the
exam or to request an extension before the deadline.
Therefore if you cannot demonstrate that you had a good reason for not having submitted your mitigation in
advance, your mitigating circumstances will be rejected and you will be awarded a mark of zero for that
exam or assessment. Good reasons would include the circumstances arising less than 7 days before the
exam or assessment deadline, or if you were ill and in hospital up until 7 days before the exam or deadline
and therefore not able to submit the MCF or ERF.
Provided that the Board is satisfied that all of these criteria have been met, it will accept your mitigating
circumstances and agree to your request.
Where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to retrospectively withdraw you from
the examination, you will be deferred in that examination and will be offered a replacement examination.
The mark of zero will be annulled, and the replacement will be considered to be your first attempt (provided
that the exam was itself your first attempt). You would normally be expected to enter this replacement
examination at the next available opportunity.
Where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to an extension to a deadline for the
submission of an assessment, the Board may determine the new deadline or may allow you to negotiate a
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new deadline with the assessment organiser. The mark of zero will be annulled, and the new submission
will be considered to be your first attempt (provided that the original submission was itself your first
attempt). The Board may also require you to undertake an alternative assessment in place of the original
assessment.
Where your mitigating circumstances do not meet the above criteria and your request is consequently
rejected, you will receive a mark of zero for that examination or assessment, the same as any other student
who fails to enter an exam or submit an assessment.
The same procedure and criteria apply if you enter and examination but are unable to complete it due to
falling ill.
You must submit a MCF, again to your School Office (or equivalent) together with all supporting
documentary evidence (e.g. doctors certificate).
You must again submit the form in advance of the meeting of the Board of Examiners at which the result of
your examination or assessment will be considered.
Once received by your School Office (or equivalent), your MCF will again be logged and presented to the
meeting of the Board of Examiners.
Your mitigating circumstances must meet exactly the same criteria as if you had submitted them in advance,
as listed above, i.e. the Board of Examiners must satisfy itself of the following before it is able to accept
your mitigating circumstances and grant your request:
i)
Where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to retrospectively withdraw you from
the examination, you will be deferred in that examination and will be offered a replacement examination.
The mark achieved will be annulled, and the replacement will be considered to be your first attempt
(provided that the exam was itself your first attempt). You would normally be expected to enter this
replacement examination at the next available opportunity;
Where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to an extension to a deadline for the
submission of an assessment, the Board may determine the new deadline or may allow you to negotiate a
new deadline with the assessment organiser. The mark achieved will be annulled, and the new submission
will be considered to be your first attempt (provided that the original submission was itself your first
attempt). The Board may also require you to undertake an alternative assessment in place of the original
assessment;
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For final year students where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and the offer of a
replacement examination/assessment is deemed inappropriate it may decide to consider your circumstances
at the final award stage when classifying your degree.
Where your mitigating circumstances do not meet the above criteria and your request is consequently rejected,
the mark achieved will stand.
What If I Dont Agree With My Results?
All students at Kings have the right to request a review of a decision of a Board of Examiners.
However a decision of a Board of Examiners cannot be challenged on academic grounds, that is to say because
your view of your performance in any examination or assessment differs from that of the Board.
The criteria which must be satisfied before a Board of Examiners will agree to reconsider or review a decision
which it has made are very precise. If your representations do not meet the criteria equally precisely, a Board can
not reconsider or review the decision in question. Even where the criteria for a review are met, a review by a
Board of Examiners does not necessarily mean that the Board will change its original decision.
In relation to mitigating circumstances, the most important criterion that your representation will need to meet is
that you will need to demonstrate that there is new information which you were not able to bring to the attention
of the Board before it made its original decision.
Therefore, if you have entered an examination or submitted an assessment, but wish to challenge your mark or
result on the basis of mitigating circumstances that you did not previously submit to the Board, you will not only
have to satisfy the Board that all the criteria listed above are met (see What if I have entered the exam?), but also
demonstrate that you had a good reason for not having submitted your mitigating circumstances to the Board
before it reached its original decision.
If you believe that you have a sufficiently strong case, and wish to request a review of a decision of a Board of
Examiners, a form is provided for this purpose (EDR2). EDR2 forms are available from School Offices (or
equivalent) or can be downloaded from the College website at
www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone/attachments/EDR2%20FormSept06.doc
The EDR2 form also gives details of other grounds on which you are entitled to request a review of a decision of
a Board. You are also advised to consult Regulation A2 14.2 of the General regulations for examinations.
Completed EDR2 forms must be submitted to the Deputy Registrars office, together with all relevant mitigation
and supporting documentation, within 14 days of the publication of the results of the Board, where it is logged
and forwarded to the Chairman of the appropriate Board. The Board will then meet to consider your request,
typically with 28 days of the publication of the results, and you should hear the Boards decision, communicated
to you by the Deputy Registrars office, within a further two to three weeks.
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Examination Offences
The following shall be regarded as examination offences, although other types of offence or
irregularity which are not prescribed here may also constitute an offence. The guidance given does not
purport to be exhaustive, but is provided for the information of staff and students:
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Distinction
In addition to the requirements for a pass, a candidate must achieve, at the first attempt:
i) a weighted average mark of 70 or better across all modules; and
ii) a mark of 70 per cent or better in any dissertation module
Merit
In addition to the requirements for a pass, a candidate must achieve, at the first attempt:
i) a weighted average mark across all modules between 60 and 69; and
ii) a mark of 60 or better in any dissertation module.
Pass
An overall weighted average mark of at least 50 for each module, with no mark for any piece of
assessment falling below 40.
Fail
An overall weighted average mark of less than 50 for each module, with marks for any piece of
assessment falling below 40
In order to be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma degree or Postgraduate Certificate degree
candidates must satisfy the following requirements:
Award
Distinction
Merit
Pass
Fail
Confirmed marks of 69, 59, 49, and 39 will be taken to indicate the agreement of the Examiners that a script or
other form of assessment is not deserving of the class above. In cases of disagreement, Examiners should refer to
the External Examiner(s).
Under exceptional circumstances, a Programme Board of Examiners, with the agreement of its appointed
External/Intercollegiate Examiners, may propose a change to the class of a candidate who has not met the
requirements for the award of merit or distinction (as set out above) within a 2 per cent margin of either the
overall weighted average mark across all elements or the dissertation mark but not both. Any proposal must be
made in writing to the Chair of the relevant School Board of Examiners which will reach a final decision in the
matter.
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teaching, private study, reflection and assessment). As a general guide one credit equates to 10 hours of notional
learning. Undergraduate honours degrees are usually composed of modules at levels 4, 5, and 6, integrated
masters programmes e.g. MSci, MEng will additionally include level 7 modules and taught postgraduate
programmes are composed of modules at level 7 and sometimes level 6. For example (choose example as
appropriate for the particular handbook)
Four year integrated masters degree
Level = M
Credit volume of programme overall = 480
Credit level of modules = levels 4, 5, 6 and 7
Credit volume of modules = usually 15 or 30 credits and maybe 60 credits at level 7
Postgraduate diploma
Level = M
Credit volume of programme overall = 120
Credit level of modules = level 7, and possibly some at level 6
Credit volume of modules = combination of 15, 20, 30, 40, 45 or 60 credits
Masters degree
Level = M
Credit volume of programme overall = 180
Credit level of modules = level 7, and possibly some at level 6
Credit volume of modules = combination of 15, 20, 30, 40, 45 or 60 credits
In addition to the credit volume of the programme overall, each programme specifies the minimum amount of
credit that has to be achieved at a particular level in order for a student to be eligible for the particular award.
The credit framework regulations (available from the Policy Zone http://www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone/ )
provide more detailed information, for example Table 1 shows the levels of all the Colleges awards and Table 2
provides the minimum credit requirements (both level and volume) for each type of award. Regulation 6.5
details the College pass marks for the level of study of a module (although there may be additional qualifying
marks required by specific programmes), section 8 details the amount of credit required for progression for
undergraduate programmes, and sections 9, 10 and 11 cover the award requirements (Regulation 10 for
undergraduate programmes and Regulation 11 for taught postgraduate programmes). Specific programme details
relating to core, compulsory, requisite and optional modules or credit requirements over and above the College
minimum can be found in the relevant programme specification.
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Quotations
If you want to quote directly from a text, as distinct from referring to it, then you need to indicate this by using
quotation marks followed by (author date: page no.) Quotes of more than about 25-30 words (or three lines)
should be indented as a separate paragraph.
Example:
Compared with the risk associated with alcoholism and other drug abuse, the risk associated with major mental
disorders such as schizophrenia and affective disorder is modest indeed. Clearly, mental health status makes at
best a trivial contribution to the overall level of violence in society. (Monahan 1992:510).
Bibliography
All the texts (books, articles, reports etc) which you have used directly in researching and writing your piece of
work must be listed under one heading Bibliography - at the end of your essay, project etc. The bibliography is
a list of your sources. Do not list in the bibliography:
works which you have not read or
references that you have obtained through your source texts and which have been mentioned in the body of your
essay. The sources of these should have been cited in the essay (see previous section).
The bibliography should list texts in alphabetical order by author.
For books, the name of the author comes first, followed by the author's initial and then the date of publication in
brackets, followed by the title, place of publication and publishers.
Articles follow the same format, except that instead of place of publication and publisher, the title of the Journal
and the page number are listed.
Chapters used in books are listed in the bibliography as follows: author(s) of chapter, year, title of chapter (not
underlined), 'in', name of editor '(ed)', title of book (underlined), page numbers of chapter, place of publication,
publisher.
In the bibliography
book titles should be italicised
titles of articles should be in 'single inverted commas'
titles of journals should be italicised
Example:
Andreason, N.C and Hoenck, P.R. (1980). Adjustment disorder in adolescents and adults. Archives of General
Psychiatry 37, 1166-70.
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Buddhist
Wesek (Buddha Day)
Dharma Day
Jewish
27 May 2010
26 July 2010
Chinese
Lunar New Year (3 days)
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
14 Feb 2010
28 Feb 2010
16 June 2010
3 Oct 2009
Christian - Western
Advent Sunday
Christmas Day
Ash Wednesday
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Ascension Day
Whit Sunday
Trinity Sunday
29 Nov 2009
25 Dec 2009
17 Feb 2010
28 Mar 2010
2 Apr 2010
4 Apr 2010
13 May 2010
23 May 2010
30 May 2010
15 Feb 2010
4 Apr 2010
23 May 2010
2 Sep 2010
17 Oct 2009
12 Feb 2010
Islamic
Ramadan (1st Day)
Eid-ul-Fitr (end of
Ramadan)
Eid-ul-Adha
Al Hijra (Islamic New
Year)
Ashura
Milad al-Nabi (Prophets
Birthday)
Lailat al-Isra wal Miraj
1 Nov 2009
8 Dec 2009
25 Dec 2009
1 Jan 2010
6 Jan 2010
17 Mar 2010
19 Mar 2010
13 May 2010
3 June 2010
15 Aug 2010
Secular
Hindu
Janmashtami
Diwali
Mahashivratri
2 Oct 2009
18 Sept 2009
27 Sep 2009
11 Aug 2010
20 Sep 2009
27 Nov 2009
18 Dec 2009
25 Dec 2009
29 Dec 2009
1 Jan 2010
2 Apr 2010
5 Apr 2010
3 May 2010
31 May 2010
30 Aug 2010
Sikh
Diwali
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh
Bahadur
Birthday of Guru Gobind
Singh Ji
Vaisakhi
Birthday of Guru Nanak
Dev Sahib
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan
Dev Sahib
27 Dec 2009
26 Feb 2010
8 July 2010
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17 Oct 2009
24 Nov 2009
5 Jan 2010
14 Apr 2010
14 Nov 2009
16 June 2010
Introductory texts
Davies T & Craig TKJ. ABC of Mental Health. BMJ Books 1998
Katona C. Psychiatry at a Glance. Blackwell Scientific 1997
Shorter texts
Hennekens CH, Buring JE. Epidemiology in Medicine. Little, Brown 1987
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Bowling A. Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services. Oxford University
Press 2002. (See also her books on Measuring Health and Measuring Disease).
Reference
Rothman KJ, Greenland S. Modern Epidemiology, 2nd edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1998.
Critical appraisal
Crombie I. The Pocket guide to Critical Appraisal. BMJ books 1996
Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper: The basics of evidence based medicine. BMJ books 2000
Statistics
For students starting without previous experience in statistics, it is probably best to use the following books as
references during the course rather than for reading in advance. The course focus is more on the application of
statistics (through computer practicals) rather than the theoretical basis and there is no need to purchase any
textbooks. However the following are all excellent and probably as readable as is possible in this area:
Kirkwood BR. Essentials of Medical Statistics. Blackwell Science 1988
Altman D et al Statistics with Confidence. BMJ Books 2000
Brace et al. SPSS for Psychologists. Palgrave MacMillan. 2000
Specialist topics
During the second semester, students will be attending specialist study units. Background reading may well be
issued by unit leaders prior to the unit start dates. However the following reading matter may be of interest to
students:
Systematic Reviews
Egger M, Davey Smith G, Altman D. Systematic reviews in health care. London: BMJ Books 2001
Neuroimaging Research
Fu C, Senior C, Russell TA, Weinberger D, Murray R. Neuroimaging in Psychiatry. Martin Dunitz 2003
Genetic Research
Plomin R, DeFries JC, McClearn GE, McGuffin P. Behavioral Genetics, 4th edition. Worth Publishers,
New York 2001.
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Economic Evaluation
Drummond MF (1987). Health economics: an introduction for clinicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 107, 8892
Knapp M, Chisholm M (1998). Economic analysis of psychiatric services. In Gelder M, Lopez-Ibor J, Andreasen
(eds), The New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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