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PSYCH307-23B (HAM)
Psychological Research Methods
15 Points
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Convenor(s)
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Oleg Medvedev
9212
K.1.23
oleg.medvedev@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
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Andrew Evelo
9052
J.1.02
andrew.evelo@waikato.ac.nz
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Ella Hopkins
ella.hopkins@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
Paper Description
This paper introduces students to a range of research theories and methods, preparing them to be critical consumers of Psychological Research.
Introduce a range of psychological research methods.
Introduce methods of quantitative research.
Introduce methods of qualitative research.
Introduce computer‐assisted data analysis.
Facilitate the understanding of research.
Facilitate the design of novel research.
Staff will be available for discussion with students primarily via Moodle. Use Student Private Help if you have a question that is specific to you. If you have a general question, please consider using the “public” Q&A forum. That means students can help each other and others can benefit from reading the responses to your question.How this paper will be taught
The paper includes two major components: lectures and laboratories.
Lectures: One face-to-face lecture and one recorded/online lecture that you can watch at your own time. We encourage all students to attend the face-to-face lecture.
Laboratories: There is a Zoom laboratory workshop on Monday 9am which will give you the required information to complete lab exercises and laboratory reports. This will be recorded and it is imperative that you watch it before attending your lab session as these are help sessions only. This is also to ensure those of you doing the paper in the online flexi format do not miss out on any teaching.
All lectures and Zoom workshops are recorded on Panopto and will be available on Moodle.
Required Readings
There is no required textbook. Readings and lecture notes will be available on Moodle, usually 24 hours prior to the lecture.
A recommended textbook: Field, A. (2018). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics. SAGE Publications.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
Two Online Tests (50%)
Students will sit for two tests in the semester. Each test is worth 25% of the students' final marks. The tests will be in the format of an online Moodle quiz. The test is open-book, which mean students are allowed to refer to any lecture material, readings or hand-written notes.
Two Laboratory Reports (50%)
Students will be provided with raw data to conduct statistical analysis (e.g.correlation, multiple regression, factorial ANOVA). Students will:
1) Conduct statistical analysis using software packages (e.g. IBM SPSS).
2) Report and interpret the results by writing a laboratory report.
More details about these assignments will be provided in the labs and on Moodle.
Please ask the lab instructors or teaching assistant any questions that you may have regarding the laboratory report. They are there to help you and guide your work.
Course Credits for Research Participation
Up to 4% of bonus course credit can be obtained by participating in research undertaken by students or staff of the University of Waikato. Please note not all PSYCH200-300 level papers offer bonus course credit. These course credits cannot change your grade from a fail to a pass. Bonus Course credits may increase your grade, for example, from a B to a B+. The final date and time for completing IPRP activities in trimester A 2023 is: Friday 13th of October, at 5 pm. Relevant projects are advertised on Psych Café (under Research Participation).
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.