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

Written exam under supervision (school exam), 3 hours

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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
• describe central principles in research ethics

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
• discuss similarities and differences in ethics and method within basic research and applied behavior analysis

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​

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

To sit for the exam, the following must be approved:

• Presence throughout the day at 3 workshops
• Completion of 4 individual written/calculation assignments

Written examination under supervision, 3 hours

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All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.