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
2019/2020
Pensum
VÅR 2020
Timeplan
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Forkunnskapskrav

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.

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 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

Innhold

Experiments; simulations; APA-manual, manuscripts.

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

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.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

None

Vurdering og eksamen

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

Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

All

Vurderingsuttrykk

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

Sensorordning

One internal and one external examiner