COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY*

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KPS 5026 ADVANCED STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY* COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Clinical Psychology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Clinical Psychology

Course Objective

The goals of the course are to develop the skills necessary to identify an appropriate technique, estimate models, and interpret results for independent research and to evaluate contemporary social research critically by using advanced quantitative methods. The course covers Multiple linear regression, moderated and mediated regression, logistic regression.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to choose appropriate statistical procedure for analysing particular research data
2   Being able to use statistical programs in advanced level
3   Being able to interpret the statistical results of a research
4   Being able to report appropriately the results of a research
5   Being able to planning a variety of research
6   Being able to write a research article

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to mutiple statistics
2 Linear regression
3 Linear regression
4 Mediated regression
5 Mediated regression
6 Moderated regression
7 Moderated regression
8 Logistic regression
9 Logistic regression
10 Confirmatory factor analysis
11 Confirmatory factor analysis
12 Structural Equation Modeling-introduction
13 Structural Equation Modeling
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Tabaschnic and Fidel (2001). Using multiple statistics. USA:Allen&Bacon
Şimşek (2007). Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, computer application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Psychology Department
Room: 418

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:30 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 5 15 75
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Midterm 1 15 15
Reading 5 10 50
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 218

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1544
LO.2544
LO.354
LO.45544
LO.5554
LO.65444