Practical Methods in Psychology 2A
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSGY2026 | Psychology | 2 | 10 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- PSGY2026
- School
- Psychology
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
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 on supervisor-guided projects in the development of these skills and will submit reports for assessment.
Target Students
BSc Psychology Year 2 students
Classes
- Ten 2-hour workshops each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: Lab Report 1
- 50% Coursework 2: Lab Report 2
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
By the end of this module the students should be able to design, implement, analyze, interpret and describe (both in written reports and oral presentation) psychological studies. This course will give students practical skills that complement the theoretical concepts presented in the Research Methods and Analysis course. Students will recognize when it is appropriate to use specific analyses (quantitative and qualitative), how to interpret interactions between factors and make valid statistical inferences. Students will learn how to integrate new research with previous literature and be able to understand the strengths and limitations of psychology methods.
Conveners
- Dr Jessica Price