Practical Methods for Psychologists 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSGY2020 | Psychology | 2 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- PSGY2020
- School
- Psychology
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
The module is intended to support the development of practical skills in research in psychology. Skills include study design interpretation of summary quantitative and qualitative data and inferential statistics 'building' experiments with the computer-based user-interface, PsychoPy. You will work either individually or in small groups on supervisor-guided projects in the development of these skills and will submit reports for assessment.
Target Students
Available to BSc Psychology (C800) and MSciPsychology(C803) students. Not to be taken by: Psychology Conversion, MSc/PGDip (C80A) Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience, BSc (C850) or Psychology and Philosophy, BSc Jt Hons (CV85). Not available for students outside the School. Not available for No Qual or Exchange students.
Classes
Practical sessions, preparatory online work.
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: Report 1 - typically a 1,500 - 2,000 word limit.
- 50% Coursework 2: Report 2 - typically a 1,500 - 2,000 word limit.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
These practicals give students hands-on experience with designing and running psychology studies, as well as analysing, interpreting data, and writing reports.These practical skills require some reference to content taught in research methods courses. These practicals will provide students with the ability to conduct and evaluate research studies, interpret findings from inferential statistical tests, complete qualitative analyses, develop skills in project management and teamwork.Learning Outcomes
Competency at APA-standard graphs and tables (using e.g. MS Excel.)
Competency at describing results (e.g., ‘what does your Excel graph tell you', ‘does the statistical test back this up').
Competency at report writing to APA standards.
Demonstrate an ability to understand PsychoPy Builder experiments and how to create experiments.
Competency at using and interpreting thematic analysis and writing this up in a report.
Competency at using and interpreting ANOVA for one-way designs.