PSYCHOL 6501OL - Research Methods, Design and Analysis

Online - Online Teaching 3 - 2020

How do we make well-founded discoveries about the mind and behaviour? This course will uncover key techniques and tools used to do research in psychology. Students will develop the skills needed both to critically evaluate and to conduct research into why people think and act the way they do.

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Course Details

Course Code	PSYCHOL 6501OL
Course	Research Methods, Design and Analysis
Coordinating Unit	Psychology
Term	Online Teaching 3
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	Online
Units	3
Contact	1 to 2 hour online tutorial
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Assessment	Online Assessments and Written Assignments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Josiah Krieg

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Apply key principles of research design and methodology in psychology.
2. Synthesise quantitative evidence to address psychological research questions and hypotheses.
3. Explain the core theoretical concepts that underlie common quantitative and qualitative data-analysis techniques
in psychological research.
4. Use statistical software to explore and analyse basic types of quantitative data.
5. Explain basic methods of conducting qualitative research in psychology.
6. Communicate research findings in a style that is suitable for technical reports

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3,4,5,6
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1,2,3,4,5,6
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	3,5,6
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1,2,3,4,5,6
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1,3
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1,3,5

Learning Resources

Required Resources

This is a fully online offering. Students will require access to the internet to access course content and to engage in online tutorials. Students will need to install a free, open-source, cross-platform package for statistical analysis (JASP) on their computer.()

Recommended Resources

Passer,M.W & Smith, R.E. (2019). Psychology: the science of mind and behaviour. 3rd Ed. McGraw-Hill, Sydney.( available online via BSL)

Navarro,D.J., Foxcroft, D.R & Faulkenberry.T.J Learning Statistics with JASP: A Tutorial for Psychology Students and Other Beginners. https://tomfaulkenberry.github.io/JASPbook/index.html

Online Learning

This is a fully online offering. Myuni will be used for all course materials, communication, links to curated resources, online tutorial support and assignments including submissions, feedback and grades.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Engagement with course content is facilitated by online lectures, interactive online activities, curated readings and resources, and self directed study supported by weekly online tutorial sessions. There are 6 Weekly Modules with learning scaffolded across the modules to ensure that students develop deep discipline knowledge in research methods as well as the academic literacy and numeracy skills that are prerequesites for the 8 advanced level courses in the Graduate Diploma in Psychology.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

This course is a 6 - week intensive accelerated learning offering. Students should expect to spend around 24 per week engaging with the online content, in private study and completing the assignments for this course.

Learning Activities Summary

The modules covered in this 6-week accelerated course are:

1. Quantitative research design and methods
2. Descriptive statistics, plots and correlation
3. Statistical theory
4. Comparing two groups
5. Comparing more than two groups
6. Qualitative research

Specific Course Requirements

nil

Small Group Discovery Experience

n/a

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Weekly MCQ	Formative and Summative	Weekly	30	1,2,3,4,5,6
Problem set 1	Summative	End Week 3	30	1,2,4,6
Problem set 2	Summative	End week 6	40	3,4,5,6

Assessment Related Requirements

Submission via Turnitin. All assignments are due by 11:59pm on the Sunday at the end of the week in which they are due. A penalty of 5% per day applies for late submissions.

Extensions are granted on medical, compassionate or other special circumstances recognised under the University’s Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy. The completed extension application form and any documentation (such as a medical or counsellor's certification) should be emailed to the course coordinator and submitted before the due date. The course coordinator will consider the request in the light of the case made and University deadlines, and may grant an extension of up to three days.

Assessment Detail

Assessment # 1: 5 X Weekly MCQ (30%): 10-15 questions for assessment plus non-graded formative MCQs to check understanding of content each week. Weekly completion of the summative MCQs is required.

Assessment # 2: Problem Set 1-research design and descriptive statistics: (30%) This Problem Set consists of a set of short-answer questions that direct you to design an experiment, and then generate (using JASP) and interpret descriptive statistics, plots, and correlations for a dataset that will be provided to you. Due end of week 3

Assessment # 3: Problem Set 2 – inferential statistics and qualitative data analysis: (40%) This Problem Set consists of two parts: Part 1 - a set of short-answer questions that direct you to generate, interpret and report t-tests, ANOVAs and confidence intervals for a dataset (25%) that will be provided. Part 2 – conduct and report a qualitative analysis from text extracts that will be made available to you (15%). Due end of week 6

Submission

Fully online course - esubmission and marking

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

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