RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY-I
- Course
- PSYC205 - RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY-I
- Department
- General Psychology - English - Master
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 0 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
The course aims to introduce the students with the basic concepts and strategies in conducting research in psychology. Developing a research question and hypothesis, ethic issues in research, measurement and measurement scales, aspects of behavioral measures, self-report measures, validity and reliability of measurement instruments, naturalistic observation, survey research, and sampling strategies are some of the topics to be covered. How to make a literature search on a research topic and how to investigate the articles that found are the other topics to be covered. Students will develop their knowledge and abilities to write a research proposal by the end of the term.
RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY-I
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | - |
| Week 2 | Scientific Method and Hypothesis |
| Week 3 | Scientific Method and Hypothesis |
| Week 4 | Scientific Method and Ethical Issues |
| Week 5 | Descriptive Methods: Observation |
| Week 6 | Descriptive Methods: Survey Research |
| Week 7 | Experimental Methods: Independent Groups Designs |
| Week 8 | Experimental Methods: Repeated Measure Design |
| Week 9 | Presentations |
| Week 10 | Presentations |
| Week 11 | Experimental Methods: Repeated Measure Design |
| Week 12 | Complex Design & Quasi-Experimental Design |
| Week 13 | Case Study & Single-Case Experimental Design |
| Week 14 | Revision |
| Week 15 | Final |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Shaughnessy, J.J., Zechmeister, E.B., & Zechmeister, J.S. (2015). Research Methods in Psychology (Tenth Edition). McGraw-Hill Education
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