COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3029 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY* COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The main focus of this course is to introduce basic concepts and principles of experimental method and scientific approach. This course will examine the features of observational, correlational, and experimental methods; ethical issues in research; and how to read and write research reports. Furthermore, this course will focus on how these experimental methods are used in different areas such as cognitive, social and developmental psychology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to explain basic concepts and principles of experimental method and scientific approach,
2   Will be able to define a causal relationship and give examples,
3   Will be able to identify scientific article types and their features,
4   Will be able to define variables used in scientific research and give examples,
5   Will be able to understand and critically evaluate the ethical issues in experimental research,
6   Will be able to describe experimental designs and their features,
7   Will be able to explain how experimental methods are used in different research areas of psychology,
8   Will be able to explain how to read and write research reports.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Understanding Scientific Research
2 How to Do Experiments
3 How to Get an Experimental Idea
4 Research Ethics
5 How to Decide Which Variables to Manipulate and Measure
6 How to Decide on a Between-Subjects versus Within-Subject Design
7 How to Plan Single-Variable, Multiple-Variable, and Converging-Series Experiments
8 How to Interpret Experimental Results
9 Midterm
10 How to Interpret Experimental Results
11 How to Report Experimental Results
12 How to Report Experimental Results
13 Student Presentations/Reports
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Research Methods, Design, and Analysis. Larry Christensen, R. Burke Johnson, Lisa Turner (2015). Global 12th Ed., Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be contentiously examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

In total, two exams and one homework/ presentation will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of information, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155444555
LO.2454554
LO.345555
LO.45455555
LO.544444555
LO.64544554
LO.755555555
LO.855555554

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS