PSYK2100 Research Methods 1 - Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Methodology Course description

The students shall apply knowledge and skills they have acquired in the study programme to a realistic engineering problem. They shall demonstrate the ability to further develop their knowledge and skills in theoretical and/or practical problem-solving. The students shall demonstrate a responsible and ethical approach in their professional expertise. The course builds on the first and second years of the study programme.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge;

The student can

• account for basic areas of use for qualitative and quantitative research methods
• give an account of interviews in qualitative psychological research
• account for different qualitative analysis methods
• explain key concepts in data collection
• explain the choice of behavioural dimension
• describe different behavioural mapping systems and areas of application
• explain the necessity of using experimental designs
• describe different N = 1 designs

Skills

The student can

• describe different observation methods used in psychology
• measure the agreement between observers (IOA)
• use common registration methods
• analyse collected data and presenting these in a graph

General competence

The student can

• describe advantages and disadvantages relating to qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
• discuss ethical issues linked to data collection and observation
• describe judicial factors that affect data collection and observation, with particular weight on consent, exchange of information and storage​

The bachelor’s thesis is an independent project assignment carried out in groups of students. The content of the thesis shall be relevant to the programme. The bachelor’s thesis shall be method-oriented and problem-oriented, and shall be organised in a manner that allows students to use knowledge and skills from several fields.

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The thesis shall preferably be written in cooperation with an enterprise, industry organisation or public institution. ;

None.

The assessment of the bachelor’s thesis will be based on the execution of the project, the report, the poster;and the oral presentation:

1. The execution, oral presentation and poster count 40%. The execution is assessed on the basis of the project’s level of difficulty and the students’ planning, progress, initiative, practical skills, assessment skills, independence and cooperation skills.
2. The report counts 60% and is assessed on the basis of the academic quality, clear presentation, systematic structure, language, literary references and the students’ degree of independence in the writing process.

The result of part 1 of the exam cannot be appealed. The result of part 2 of the exam can be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded grade E or better in order for the student to pass the course.

All.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.