Module Descriptors
ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC60654
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Sarah Higgins
Email: Sarah.Higgins@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 26
Independent Study Hours: 124
Total Learning Hours: 150
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 1
Sites
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 50%
- REPORT -SECOND REPORT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
A laboratory with space for group work as well as formal teaching, to be equipped with a computer for each student which has statistical, word processing, spreadsheet and internet programs.
Module Learning Strategies
24 hours workshops during which material will be introduced and exercises will be carried out.
You will also have the opportunity to attend module / assessment support sessions (2 hours)
124 hours during which the following tasks will occupy your time: reading the concepts covered in the workshops (60 hours), completing the exercises (24 hours), reading relevant literature to the assignments and conducting and writing the assignments (40 hours).
You will also have the opportunity to attend module / assessment support sessions (2 hours)
124 hours during which the following tasks will occupy your time: reading the concepts covered in the workshops (60 hours), completing the exercises (24 hours), reading relevant literature to the assignments and conducting and writing the assignments (40 hours).
Module Indicative Content
The method of reviewing literature via Meta-Analysis will be covered. An overview of multivariate designs and their analysis will be presented. A selection of multivariate analyses will be covered in greater depth: looking at the designs they are appropriate for, how to conduct them using statistical software and how to interpret and report their results.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Summative assessment
Summative feedback will take the following form:
A 1500 word report of a meta-analysis based on summary information from a number of studies. (50%) (learning outcomes 1 and 4)
A 1500 word report of an analysis on a large data set utilising one of the multivariate techniques covered in the module (50%) (learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4)
Each report will be in the form of a brief introduction, a results section and a discussion section, and will be accompanied by an appendix which will include all computer output and a commentary on the decisions taken during the process.
Formative learning
Formative feedback will be given during the workshops while the exercises are being worked through.
Summative feedback will take the following form:
A 1500 word report of a meta-analysis based on summary information from a number of studies. (50%) (learning outcomes 1 and 4)
A 1500 word report of an analysis on a large data set utilising one of the multivariate techniques covered in the module (50%) (learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4)
Each report will be in the form of a brief introduction, a results section and a discussion section, and will be accompanied by an appendix which will include all computer output and a commentary on the decisions taken during the process.
Formative learning
Formative feedback will be given during the workshops while the exercises are being worked through.
Module Texts
Clark-Carter, D. (2010) Quantitative psychological research: The complete student’s companion 3rd ed. Hove: Psychology Press.
Field, A (2017). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. (5th Edition). London:Sage
Pallant, J (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. (6th Edition). England: McGraw Hill.
Tabachnick B G & Fidell L S (2013) Using Multivariate Statistics. (6th Edn). New York, Pearson
Field, A (2017). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. (5th Edition). London:Sage
Pallant, J (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. (6th Edition). England: McGraw Hill.
Tabachnick B G & Fidell L S (2013) Using Multivariate Statistics. (6th Edn). New York, Pearson
Special Admission Requirements
Be registered on any Psychology Award.
To have obtained at least a 2:1 in both elements of the PSYC50684 Further Research Methods in Psychology assessments (Lab report and exam).
To have obtained at least a 2:1 in both elements of the PSYC50684 Further Research Methods in Psychology assessments (Lab report and exam).
Texts
Clark-Carter, D (2010) Doing Quantitative Psychological Research: From design to report. (3rd Edn). Hove: Psychology Press
Field, A (2017). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. (5th Edition). London:Sage
Pallant, J (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. (6th Edition). England: McGraw Hill.
Tabachnick B G & Fidell L S (2013) Using Multivariate Statistics. (6th Edn). New York, Pearson
Field, A (2017). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. (5th Edition). London:Sage
Pallant, J (2016). SPSS Survival Manual. (6th Edition). England: McGraw Hill.
Tabachnick B G & Fidell L S (2013) Using Multivariate Statistics. (6th Edn). New York, Pearson
Web Descriptor
The method of reviewing literature via Meta-Analysis will be covered. An overview of multivariate designs and their analysis will be presented. A selection of multivariate analyses will be covered in greater depth: looking at the designs they are appropriate for, how to conduct them using statistical software and how to interpret and report their results.