Postgraduate Course: Methods of Data Collection (PSYL11018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to the the range of data collection methods used in contemporary psychological research.
Topics will typically include:
1. Qualitative data collection techniques: interviews, discourse analysis, narrative records etc.
2. Longitudinal data collection
3. Non-experimental and correlational designs.
4. Observational vs. laboratory designs.
5. Experimental and Quasi experimental design.
Venue: S37, 7 George Square |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
1. Understand how the research question affects the choice of data collection method employed.
2. Become familiar with the scenarios in which the range of design types discussed are applicable.
3. Become adept in describing and managing data collection in at least one of the areas covered.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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