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PSY337 - Advanced Research Design and Analysis

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Psychology

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(PSY347)

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (PSY247, PSY248)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

PSY150 or PSY140, PSY151 or PSY141 and PSY101

Unit Description

This unit is designed to further develop research skills including; understanding of sampling techniques, knowledge and application of appropriate analytical tools, writing of research reports in APA style, and an understanding of scale development and measurement. It is intended that at the end of this course students will be able to decide on the analyses relevant to test particular research hypotheses, interpret some of the main inferential statistics used in psychological research and be competent in the use of statistical software for these purposes.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Explain the principles of experimental design within the framework of ethical considerations.
2.	Articulate and describe the basic principles of scale development.
3.	Determine, use and interpret the statistical methodology most suitable for specific designs with a firm understanding of the assumptions required for utilization.
4.	Apply the analysis best suited to the research hypothesis.
5.	Analyse and critically interpret research data from the social sciences.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quiz (10 minutes)	10%	1 - Explain the principles of experimental design within the framework of ethical considerations. 2 - Articulate and describe the basic principles of scale development. 3 - Determine, use and interpret the statistical methodology most suitable for specific designs with a firm understanding of the assumptions required for utilization.
2.	Data Analysis and Write-Up (1500 words)	40%	3 - Determine, use and interpret the statistical methodology most suitable for specific designs with a firm understanding of the assumptions required for utilization. 4 - Apply the analysis best suited to the research hypothesis. 5 - Analyse and critically interpret research data from the social sciences.
3.	Test (2 x 45 minutes)	50%	1 - Explain the principles of experimental design within the framework of ethical considerations. 2 - Articulate and describe the basic principles of scale development. 3 - Determine, use and interpret the statistical methodology most suitable for specific designs with a firm understanding of the assumptions required for utilization. 4 - Apply the analysis best suited to the research hypothesis. 5 - Analyse and critically interpret research data from the social sciences.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2024	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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