Research Methods & Analysis 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSGY1014 | Psychology | 1 | 20 | Full Year Malaysia |
- Code
- PSGY1014
- School
- Psychology
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year Malaysia
Summary
This module introduces students to basic principles in research design and the statistical presentation and analysis of data with the aid of SPSS. Students cover a range of: (1) simple experimental and correlational research designs; (2) simple statistical procedures for describing data on different measurement scales (3) non-parametric and parametric statistical hypothesis testing procedures including chi-square tests, t-tests and their non-parametric equivalents, univariate analysis of variance, zero order and partial, correlations, simple linear regression and the use of resampling methods in statistics.
Target Students
1st year BSc Psychology and BSc Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience students
Classes
- One 2-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 22 weeks
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: 6 written assignments
- 25% Exam 1 (1-hour)
- 25% Exam 2 (1-hour)
Educational Aims
To provide students with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the principles underlying experimental and correlational research designs.To equip students with appropriate procedures for describing data statistically.To enable students to select and conduct simple statistical hypothesis procedures and draw appropriate conclusions.Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module each student should:
(1) have a good grasp of the principles that underlie experimental and correlational research designs;
(2) understand principles concerning statistical hypothesis testing;
(3) be able to select, conduct and report appropriate descriptive statistics;
(4) be able to select, conduct and report a range of inferential statistical procedures;
(5) be proficient in using SPSS to do activities identified in (3) and (4).
Conveners
- Prof Stephanus Janssen