Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
PS1511 builds onto PS1011. You will learn more about research methods in Psychology through lectures, practicals and taking part in research. You will also learn how to set up and conduct a Psychology study yourself. Part of the lectures will focus on statistics, to equip you with the skills to analyze and interpret your own data. In doing so, you will also learn about the role of ethics in research. The main assessments are two research reports and and MCQ test about the lectures.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will cover core experimental methods and research design in psychology. These experimental methods will be linked to a range of data handling techniques and interpretation skills.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
50 Multiple Choice Questions over 50 minutes. General feedback is given on the questions that were answered the least well. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Being able to relate research findings to the wider literature. |
| Factual | Understand | Having an increased awareness of ethics in research. |
| Procedural | Apply | Being able to set up an experiment and run it. Students will be aware of the principles of good research design and implement this when setting up their study. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 6 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 | Feedback Weeks | ||
| Feedback |
No feedback is given; students get credit for taking part in experiments. They are debriefed about the experiments, but this is not feedback. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Being able to relate research findings to the wider literature. |
| Factual | Understand | Having an increased awareness of ethics in research. |
| Procedural | Apply | Being able to set up an experiment and run it. Students will be aware of the principles of good research design and implement this when setting up their study. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 32 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
1000 words. Written feedback from their class tutor. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Being able to relate research findings to the wider literature. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Being able to evaluate an experiment in terms of strengths and weaknesses of the methodology. |
| Factual | Understand | Having an increased awareness of ethics in research. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 34 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
| Feedback |
Students receive individual, written feedback by their class tutors. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Being able to relate research findings to the wider literature. |
| Conceptual | Create | Being able to write up an experiment. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Being able to evaluate an experiment in terms of strengths and weaknesses of the methodology. |
| Factual | Understand | Having an increased awareness of ethics in research. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Being able to analyse research data. Students will be able to apply the correct statistical test to their data and interpret the outcome. |
| Procedural | Apply | Being able to set up an experiment and run it. Students will be aware of the principles of good research design and implement this when setting up their study. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 30 | Feedback Weeks | 32 | |
| Feedback |
Students receive individual, written feedback by their class tutors. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Being able to relate research findings to the wider literature. |
| Conceptual | Create | Being able to write up an experiment. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Being able to evaluate an experiment in terms of strengths and weaknesses of the methodology. |
| Factual | Understand | Having an increased awareness of ethics in research. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Being able to analyse research data. Students will be able to apply the correct statistical test to their data and interpret the outcome. |
| Procedural | Apply | Being able to set up an experiment and run it. Students will be aware of the principles of good research design and implement this when setting up their study. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
SONA will have an alternative written summary of the methods/results of a given paper (500-1000 words). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Create | Being able to write up an experiment. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Being able to analyse research data. Students will be able to apply the correct statistical test to their data and interpret the outcome. |
| Procedural | Apply | Being able to set up an experiment and run it. Students will be aware of the principles of good research design and implement this when setting up their study. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Being able to relate research findings to the wider literature. |
| Factual | Understand | Having an increased awareness of ethics in research. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Being able to evaluate an experiment in terms of strengths and weaknesses of the methodology. |
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