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MALKA213 Laboratory Exercises — Experimental Analysis of Behavior Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Laboratorieøvelser — Eksperimentell atferdsanalyse
Study programme
Master's Program in Behavioral Science
Master’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Innovation and Implementation
Master’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Concepts and Applications
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2017/2018
Curriculum
SPRING 2018
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Required preliminary courses

Coursework requirements from MALK 4000-401, 4000- 402, MALKA 211 and MALKA 212 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA213.

Learning outcomes

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

Knowledge

  • 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 CyberRat software
  • can design and conduct experiments
  • can write a manuscript in accordance with principles in the current edition of the APA manual, using data from the experiments
  • can use the principles for citations and references as given in the current edition of the
  • APA manual

Competence

The student

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

Content

Experiments; simulations; APA-manual, manuscripts.

Teaching and learning methods

The course will include lectures, hands-on exercises and discussion of literature. In addition, practical exercises are central to this course. Such exercises include the use of CyberRat software to conduct an experiment, and the employment of the results from this experiment to write a scientific article.

Assessment

Exam content: Learning outcomes

Form of examination: Individual written examination ( hjemmeeksamen ), 3 weeks, maximum 25 pages double spaced Times New Roman size 12 including references

Examiners: One internal and one external examiner

Grading scale: A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade

Examination support materials

All.