PSY4012 - Research Methods in Psychology 1

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Select and use a range of investigative methods to address research questions in psychology.
Demonstrate skills of data presentation, statistical analysis and report writing.
Demonstrate the relevant application, computation and interpretation of a range of parametric and non-parametric analyses.
Discuss ethical considerations and follow ethical guidelines in psychological research.

Content:

This foundational module provides students with the requisite skills for investigative work throughout their degree. There is an emphasis upon both quantitative and qualitative methodologies which are introduced alongside tools for analysis (including SPSS) and report writing skills.
Content will include the nature of research in psychology, statistical methods and principles, correlational studies and analysis, observational studies, experimental design and related statistical methods.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using both weekly one-hour lectures and practical sessions of two hours. Lecture content will introduce the key concepts. Practical sessions will focus upon students to designing, conducting, and participating in studies, and analysing data.

Lecture
Contact hours: 22 x 1 hour
Intended Group size: Cohort

Practicals
Contact hours: 22 x 2 hours
Intended Group size: 40-50

Guided independent study
Hours: 134

Further details relating to assessment
Directed Activities: These consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. This assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be successfully completed. A pass mark will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.

Assessment:

001 Written report 1500 words semester 1 30%
002 Written report 1500 words semester 2 30%
003 Exam 1 x 1 hour end of sem 2 30%
004 Directed activities semester 1 & 2 10%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Dr Steven Jones
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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