EPN-V2

PSYK2600 Research Methods 3 - Research Designs and Statistics Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Forskningsmetode 3 - Forskningsdesign og statistikk
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Psychology with an Emphasis on Behavior Analysis
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Gradert skala A-F.

Required preliminary courses

En intern sensor. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

Learning outcomes

Matematikk 2000 (alle studieprogram).

Teaching and learning methods

Work and teaching methods used in the course are seminars, self-study and group work. Students are given practical exercises in using simple statistical analysis and interpreting results.

Course requirements

To prepare for the examination must the following obtain approved:

  • participation in compulsory teaching activities (100%)

Assessment

Portfolio exam comprising four tests and a digital, supervised written exam lasting four hours. All four tests must be approved before the student can take the digital, supervised, written exam. All the components must be awarded a pass grade before the course is passed. If you have not taken the tests before or have failed, the tests in question can be taken once more before the ordinary written exam.

Before the new/postponed, supervised written exam, there will be an opportunity to take one or more of the tests a third and final time. If, after passing the course, the student wishes to improve the final grade, the entire portfolio examination including tests and supervised written exam must be taken again.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

None

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F. A grade will be awarded based on the tests taken during the course (60%) and the result of the final written exam (40%). The student has a right to appeal the overall exam grade for the whole portfolio

Examiners

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.