EPN-V2

MALKA213 Laboratorieøvelser — Eksperimentell atferdsanalyse Emneplan

Engelsk emnenavn
Laboratory Exercises — Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Studieprogram
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap, deltid
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i innovasjon og implementering
Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i begreper og anvendelse
Omfang
10.0 stp.
Studieår
2025/2026
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Innledning

This course features weekly lectures, seminars and workshops to provide both theoretical content and hands-on experience. Teaching sessions may include short presentations, discussions, games, data collection, simulations, and other forms of group collaboration.

Students will be working together in groups of up to five students on a complex problem that requires innovation.

Students are to supplement the lectures and workshops with their own reading.

Forkunnskapskrav

The following coursework must be approved before the student can hand in the exam:

  1. Participation a minimum of 2 out of 3 workshops
  2. A deliverable from each workshop attended (minimum 2 out of 3)

Læringsutbytte

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student can

  • describe the logic and the methodology of experimental designs

Skills

The student can

  • demonstrate shaping of different types of behavior in animals by using computer software
  • design and conduct experiments, either as single-case research designs or group designs
  • write a manuscript in accordance with principles in the current edition of the APA manual, using data from the experiments
  • use the principles for citations and references as given in the current edition of the APA manual
  • write a review of a scientific topic and presents results from an experiment in line with relevant ethical standards for writing research papers

Competence

The student can

  • ask and argue for relevant research questions
  • describe methods of experiments
  • present results from experiments
  • discuss the results achieved in an experiment

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

Grade scale A-F.

Vurdering og eksamen

One internal examiner. External examiners are used periodically.

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

Associate Professor Tulpesh Patel

Vurderingsuttrykk

Grade scale A-F.

Sensorordning

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.