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
2023/2024
Pensum
VÅR 2024
Timeplan
Programplan
Emnehistorikk

Innledning

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Forkunnskapskrav

Coursework requirements from MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211 and MALKA212 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 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

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

The course includes all-day seminars, hands-on exercises and discussion of different papers. Practical exercises are essential to this course and the exercises include the use of the software to conduct an experiment, and to write up the results from the experiment as a scientific paper. Students must have a laptop with the required software installed and means of payment for user license.

Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • None

Vurdering og eksamen

Individual written project examination in the form of a scientific article, on a selected topic, with a maximum length of 30 pages, including the title page, references, tables, and figures, but excluding appendices. The article should be written using Times New Roman 12-font with double spaced lines. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Hjelpemidler ved eksamen

All

Vurderingsuttrykk

Grade scale A-F

Sensorordning

One internal and one external examiner will assess all exams.