Undergraduate Course: Psychology Methodology 1 (PSYL10034)
Course Outline
School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
This course covers a range of advanced, mainly multivariate, methods used in data analysis and includes a series of exercises to allow the development of SPSS skills. The examination consists of a set of compulsory short questions. These questions will focus in part on writing short notes on key topics and in part on commenting on outputs from data analyses. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Psychology 2 (PSYL08002)
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Psychology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) and a basic background in statistics. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 18:00 | |
First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 16:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Room to be advised |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of the theory underlying the statistical techniques covered in the course.
- Ability to perform SPSS analyses on data using the statistical techniques covered in the course.
- Ability to choose appropriate analyses for different types of datasets.
- Understanding and use of stastistical power |
Assessment Information
Degree Exam (100%) |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Alexander Weiss
Tel: (0131 6)50 3456
Email: alex.weiss@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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