Graduate Education Institute · Psychology · Doctorate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to provide the ability to design, conduct and evaluate psychological research. Specifically identified goals in this framework are: (1) gain skills in designing psychology research; (2) gaining the ability to assess current psychological research; (3) gain skills in writing a research proposal; (4) acquiring familiarity with reporting research results and publication process; and (5) understanding research ethics.
Course Content
Topics are explained by the lecturer and article review presentations are carried out by the students. Students are encouraged to share their thoughts and to think critically about the topics in the course. The content of the course is based on the needs of the students and on current scientific developments. Examinations cover both reading texts and discussions within the course.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Being able to understand advanced psychology research
- Being able to design an advanced psychology research
- Being able to conduct an advanced psychology research
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Syllabus |
| 2 | Internal and External Validity | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Construct and Data-Evaluation Validity | Kazdin (2017) Chatper 3 |
| 4 | Research ideas | Lecture notes and Kazdin (2017) Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Experimental designs | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Non-experiment designs | Shaughnessy et al. (2015) / Kazdin (2017) Chapter 6-7 |
| 7 | Singl case designs | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 8 |
| 8 | Mid-term exams | Mid-term exams |
| 9 | Qualitative designs I | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 9 |
| 10 | Qualitative designs II | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 9 |
| 11 | Measurement I | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 10 |
| 12 | Measurement II | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 11 |
| 13 | Statistics I | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 13 |
| 14 | Statistics II | Kazdin (2017) Chapter 14 |
| 15 | Open science | Lecture notes |
| 16 | Final exams | Final exams |


