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PSYCHOL 1004 - Research Methods in Psychology
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PSYCHOL 1004 - Research Methods in Psychology

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3810
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Restriction: Students studying the BPsychSc Program from 2018 need to enrol in PSYCHOL 1005 (restricted to BPsychSc Students)
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Incompatible: PSYCHOL 1005
Assessment: Online quiz; written assessment; tutorial attendance engagement tasks
Syllabus:

This course introduces students to the basic principles of research methods in Psychology. The focus of the course is on students learning how to do research in Psychology, with an emphasis on student-centred activities and problem solving. Students will learn about such key concepts as the scientific method; operationalizing constructs; independent and dependent variables; data types and ways of measurement; confounding variables; experimental and non-experimental design; questionnaire construction; developing and testing hypotheses; descriptive statistics and describing data graphically; and the ethics of research.

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3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3810 Mon 12/03/2018 Sat 31/03/2018 Fri 04/05/2018 Fri 08/06/2018


Class Details

Enrolment Class:
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
11214 SG09 30 11 13 Mar - 13 Mar Tuesday 2pm - 3pm Nexus10, UB40, Teaching Room
27 Mar - 27 Mar Tuesday 2pm - 3pm Nexus10, UB40, Teaching Room
11215 SG08 30 5 13 Mar - 13 Mar Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Nexus10, UB40, Teaching Room
27 Mar - 27 Mar Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Nexus10, UB40, Teaching Room
11216 SG07 30 12 13 Mar - 13 Mar Tuesday 9am - 10am Barr Smith South, 2052, Teaching Room
27 Mar - 27 Mar Tuesday 9am - 10am Barr Smith South, 2052, Teaching Room
11217 SG06 30 8 13 Mar - 13 Mar Tuesday 10am - 11am Barr Smith South, 2052, Teaching Room
27 Mar - 27 Mar Tuesday 10am - 11am Barr Smith South, 2052, Teaching Room
Automatic Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
11213 LE01 150 66 28 Feb - 28 Mar Wednesday 4pm - 5pm Scott Theatre, 001, Scott Theatre
18 Apr - 23 May Wednesday 4pm - 5pm Scott Theatre, 001, Scott Theatre