FSS:PSYb1121 Research Essentials - Course Information
PSYb1121 Essentials of Psychological Research
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies - Prerequisites
- The course is intended for first-semester students and has no prerequisites.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Psychology (programme FSS, B-PSY) (2)
- Course objectives
- Introduction to the role of research in psychology.
Introduction to the core processes of research projects and their logic.
Gaining first-hand experience with these processes incl. data analysis.
Gaining the ability to consume research findings. - Learning outcomes
- After taking the course students will:
- know the role research plays in psychology;
- know the basic processes that comprise a research project;
- be able to assess the core aspects of the validity of research findings;
- gain the competency to assist with carrying out psychological research;
- in general be able to competently use (consume) findings of psychological research. - Syllabus
- 1. Introductory topics, validity
- 2. Observational studies
- 3. Surveys
- 4. Correlational studies
- 5. Experimental studies
- 6. Generalizability of research findings
- Literature
- required literature
- Morling, B. (2017). Research methods in psychology: evaluating a world of information, Third Edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393617542
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA Style. Seventh edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2020, xxii, 427. ISBN 9781433832161. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, reading, group projects, discussion
- Assessment methods
- 30% of grade will be based on project work during semester
70% of grade will be based on final written exam with various item types. Students can use self-tests in the Information System to practice for the final exam. The grading scale is A: >89%, B: >79%, C: >69%, D: >59%, E: >49%, F: < 50%. - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
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