Module PSYS1051: METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Department: PSYCHOLOGY (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

PSYS1051: METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites

• Mathematics GCSE Grade C (or equivalent).

Corequisites

• Introduction to Statistics and all other level 1 psychology core modules.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To introduce students to a range of empirical procedures and techniques used in psychology.
• To illustrate some of the well known empirical findings referred to in lectures.

Content

• Students will undertake simple experiments in core areas of experimental psychology.

Learning Outcomes

• Basic knowledge of some key research methods in psychology.

• Basic competence in the design and conduct of experiments
• Basic competence at data collection, analysis, interpretation and in writing research reports

• The ability to organise and utilise knowledge
• Written communication skills
• Basic IT skills in word processing and data presentation

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The practicals in this module guide students??? acquisition of knowledge of some research methods and the application of some statistical methods in psychology. Assessment of these skills is provided by the formative and summative practical reports.
• Competence in the design and conduct of psychological research is facilitated by the range of teaching methods used. Students, working in groups, develop their expertise by carrying out experiments with increasing independence. Assessment of this group work is by the formative practicals, summative practicals.
• The practicals develop students??? ability to organise and utilise knowledge and an understanding of the link between data and theory. Preparation of and feedback from practical reports allow students to hone their organisational, statistical and written abilities, and develop their understanding of theoretical issues.
• Training in written communication skills, including word-processing, is provided primarily in the practical classes and by feedback from the formative reports. Written communication skills are also assessed in the summative reports.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Three practical reports

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University