HPS301 - Research Methods in Psychology B
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) Trimester 2: Cloud (online) Trimester 3: Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | HPS201 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS781 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Burwood and Waurn Ponds: 1 x 1 hour class and 1 x 2 hour seminar per week Warrnambool: 1 x 1 hour recorded/streamed class and 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | 1 x 1 hour recorded/streamed class and 1 x 2 hour cloud (online) seminar per week |
Content
This unit provides an advanced treatment of several important techniques required for the conduct of independent research. Topics include experimental design and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical procedure including planned contrasts, simple effects, interpretation of higher order factorial designs; repeated measures and mixed-mode ANOVA; non-experimental designs, scale construction and surveys; sampling; data screening; and multiple regression.
Students will be given experience in the design and conduct of psychological research, analysis of data using a computer-based statistical package, and writing research reports using APA format.
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