Students will learn about the various types of strategies psychologists use, how to actually conduct an experiment, and how to write a paper adhering to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. With this course, it was aimed to develop students’ ability to critically evaluate various research methods and designs, including their strengths, weaknesses, and applications to psychological inquiry. Also, they will understand the ethical issues involved in certain types of research.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
To be a conscious consumer of various psychological information that are offered during occupational life; to be able to question the scientific quality of those information, to learn how to find out psychological information from the prestigious scientific sources
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Learning Outcomes:
1
Demonstrate an understanding of the processes for producing scientific knowledge;
2
Demonstrate an understanding of several scientific research strategies, and being able to recognize the differences among them ;
3
Demonstrate an understanding of several data collection methods; gaining the ability of choosing or creating the appropriate data collection tools for one’s own independent study ;
4
Being able to design a research on a topic of interest and being able to present it in oral and written format ;
5
Being able to use and cite scientific resources appropriately (in APA format) ;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Introduction to course
2
Experimental research design-I
3
Experimental research design-II
4
Experimental research design-III
5
Nonexperimental/quasi experimental research design-I
6
Nonexperimental/quasi experimental research design-II
7
Nonexperimental/quasi experimental research design-III
8
Factorial designs-I
9
Factorial designs-II
10
Correlational design-I
11
Correlational design-II
12
Descriptive design-I
13
Descriptive design-II
14
General evaluation
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Gravetter, F. J., & Forzano, L. B. (2012). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
20
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
2
20
Final Exam
1
60
Total
4
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
The system of relative evaluation is applied.
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
3
42
Homeworks, Performances
2
40
80
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
2
2
Others
1
12
12
Final Exams
1
2
2
Total WorkLoad
182
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
