PSY202 Research Methods in Psychology

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Course Code	Course Title		Weekly Hours*		ECTS		Weekly Class Schedule
			T	P
PSY202	Research Methods in Psychology		2	1	6		Tuesday 9.00-10.50 Thu 9.00-9.50
Prerequisite	PSY103	It is a prerequisite to	None
Lecturer	Selvira Draganovic	Office Hours / Room / Phone	Monday: 10:00-13:00 Wednesday: 9:00-12:00 A F1.12
E-mail	sdraganovic@ius.edu.ba
Assistant		Assistant E-mail
Course Objectives	To provide students with fundamental knowledge of research methods and skills used in psychology; basic and applied research, laboratory and field research and qualitative and quantitative research. To introduce students to selection criteria necessary for evaluating research, including analyzing published instruments, and conducting independent research To facilitate students understanding of how using valid scientific methods can improve and create knowledge in the field of psychology. To guide and mentor students in developing, completing, writing, and presenting a valid and ethical research proposal
Textbook	Shaughnessy J.J., Zechmeister E.B., Zechmeister J.S. (2009), Research Methods in Psychology, New York: McGraw Hill. and Frost., N. (2011). Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology: Combining Core Approaches. New York: McGraw-Hill Education
Learning Outcomes	After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
	Demonstrate solid basic knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methodology in psychology and critically evaluate different approaches Exercise critical judgment in evaluating published research in psychology and related fields. Apply research methods and designs skills and knowledge gained to answer questions about psychology in terms of developing simple research project Articulate and apply ethical guidelines to psychological research. Identify when those guidelines may have been violated and know how to follow guidelines
Teaching Methods	Class discussions with examples. Active tutorial sessions for engaged learning and continuous feedback on progress. During semester students will be evaluated through their continuous work. Students will have final exam, midterm exam, one quiz and research project.
WEEK	TOPIC					REFERENCE
Week 1	Introductory lecture/course overview
Week 2	Introductory lecture
Week 3	The scientific method (fallacy)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 4	Ethical issues (study analysis)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 5	Research, basic steps and sampling (plagiarism)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 6	Quiz					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 7	Main quantitative designs I (experimental) (draw an experiment)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 8	Main quantitative designs II (descriptive and nonexperimental) (observation)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 9	MIDTERM EXAM					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 10	Main qualitative designs I (s.questions)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 11	Main qualitative designs II					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 12	qualitative data collection (fg +interview)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 13	Active tutorial (famous studies)					relevant chapters from the textbook, articles
Week 14	Analyzing and reporting research project
Week 15	Analyzing and reporting research project

Assessment Methods and Criteria	Evaluation Tool	Quantity	Weight	Alignment with LOs
	Final Exam	1	30	1,2,3,4
	Semester Evaluation Compenents
	In-term Exam	1	20	2,4
	Research Project	1	20	3
	Assignments	2	10	1,2,3,4
	Quiz	1	20	2
* ECTS Credit Calculation *

Activity	Hours	Weeks	Student Workload Hours	Activity	Hours	Weeks	Student Workload Hours
Lecture Hours	2	14	28	Home Study	1	14	14
Assignments and quiz	5	4	20	Assignments and quiz	5	4	20
Active Tutorials	1	14	14	Final Exam Study	15	2	30
Home Study	1	14	14	Home Study	1	14	14
				Total Workload Hours =			150
*T= Teaching, P= Practice				ECTS Credit =			6
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey						Last Update Date: 06/11/2020

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