ECTS - Research Methods in Psychology II

Research Methods in Psychology II (PSY214) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Research Methods in Psychology II PSY214 3 2 0 4 7
Pre-requisite Course(s)
PSY213
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Akbaş Uslu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to provide students with information about experimental research in psychology, to conduct research and to report and present their results.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Define basic terminology about experiments
  • Differentiate types of experiments
  • Identify problems in an experimental design
  • Conduct empirical research
  • Write a research report and present it
Course Content The principles of good experimentation, between-group and within-group experiments, how to deal with the problems associated with these kinds of experiments, design and interpretation of factorial experiments.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction
2 Independent Groups Designs – I Chapter 6
3 Independent Groups Designs – II Chapter 6
4 Repeated Measures Designs – I Chapter 7
5 Repeated Measures Designs – II Chapter 7
6 Complex Designs – I Chapter 8
7 Complex Designs– II Chapter 8
8 Quasi-Experimental Designs – I Chapter 10
9 Quasi-Experimental Designs – II Chapter 10
10 Single Case Designs and Small-n Research – I Chapter 9
11 Single Case Designs and Small-n Research – II Chapter 9
12 Data Analysis and Interpretation – I Chapter 11
13 Data analysis and interpretation Chapter 11
14 Writing a Research Report an preparing a poster/oral presentation
15 Presentations
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Shaugnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2012). Research methods in psychology (9th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.
2. American Psychological Association (APA). (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 10
Project 1 35
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 67
Percentage of Final Work 33
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline X
2 Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology X
3 Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings X
4 Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena X
5 Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology X
6 Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources X
7 Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data X
8 Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems X
9 Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English X
10 Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning X
11 Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 16 2 32
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 2 2
Project 1 25 25
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 14 14
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 173