COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS AND ANALYSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5093 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS AND ANALYSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students majoring in the experimental psychology module of the psychology master's program with an advanced knowledge of experimental methods used in cognitive psychology research. The main topics of the course include how to design an experiment, different types of experimental designs, participant and researcher characteristics, sample selection, analysis, and interpretation of experimental findings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Makes methodological criticism of scientific research articles.
2   Identifies confounding variables.
3   Discuss whether the generalizations made are appropriate or not.
4   Distinguish between experimental and non-experimental scientific research techniques.
5   Formulate an experimental design appropriate to the research question.
6   Construct single-factor or multi-factor experimental designs.
7   Select statistical analysis techniques appropriate to the experimental design.
8   Be aware of the ethical principles to be followed while conducting experiments.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Comparison of experimental research techniques with other research techniques
2 Evaluation of the basic variables involved in experimental research and related control techniques
3 Single factorial designs: Comparison and analysis of within-group and between-group experimental designs
4 Multifactor within-group, between-group and mixed designs and their analysis
5 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
6 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
7 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
8 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
9 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
10 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
11 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
12 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
13 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion
14 Article presentation, evaluation and discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Christensen, L.B. (2004). Experimental Methodology. Boston: Pearson.
Bordens, K. S., & Abbott, B. B. (2011). Research design and methods: A process approach (Eighth Edition). San Francisco: McGraw Hill.
Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Introduction to Experimental Method in Psychology: Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği, trans. edt.). Istanbul: Kitabevi
SSCI or SCI-E indexed articles published in the last five years in the fields of Cognitive Psychology and Experimental Psychology

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Question and answer
Article discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ* 0.40 + PAR* 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated by presentations, participation in discussions and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 12.00-13.00, Wednesday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1554
LO.25554
LO.35544
LO.45454
LO.5554
LO.6554
LO.7554
LO.8554

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