PSYC394 WORKSHOP
| Course Code: | 3710394 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.5 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to expand students’ skills in conducting and evaluating research in social psychology. Students will gain hands-on experience in various steps of conducting research in psychology. These include critically evaluating empirical studies, designing a study, writing a formal proposal (literature review, hypotheses, and method sections), collecting data, conducting data analysis, writing a formal research paper, and verbally presenting your findings.
Course Content
The major aim is to involve the students in a typical research activity in their field of interest including designing of research, data collection, analysis of the results, and writing up a research report. Areas in which workshops will be offered will be announced, together with the course codes, each semester. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students will be able to:
find, organize, summarize, and evaluate literature findings regarding an area of their interest
analytically examine and critically evaluate studies and proposals in social psychology
design an empirical study and collect data
choose appropriate data-analysis tools, perform data analysis and report on findings
improve verbal and written communication skills