COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Computer-Aided Quantitative Methods in Psychology II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PSY 502
Spring
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to enable students to choose the correct statistical method to test hypotheses that are formulated in different research types, to perform these analyzes by using SPSS program and to report the findings in APA style.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to use advanced statistical concepts used in psychology.
  • Will be able to formulate statistical hypotheses used in advanced statistical techniques.
  • Will be able to correctly apply advanced statistical techniques to psychological data.
  • Will be able to correctly interpret results of analyses of psychological data.
  • Will be able to clearly convey orally and in writing the results of statistical analyses.
Course Description This course includes performing of advanced statistical techniques such as Analysis of Covariance, Factorial ANOVA, Multivariate Analysis of Variance by using SPSS, interpretation and reporting the results of these analyses.
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Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Course Description
2 ANCOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 10)
3 ANCOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 10)
4 Factorial ANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 13 & 14)
5 Factorial ANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 15)
6 Factorial ANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 15)
7 Factorial ANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 15)
8 Official Holiday
9 Midterm Exam
10 MANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 16)
11 MANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 16)
12 MANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 16)
13 MANOVA Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (Chapter 16)
14 Bayesian Statistics Faulkenberry, T. J., Ly, A., & Wagenmakers, E.-J. (2020). Bayesian Inference in Numerical Cognition: A Tutorial Using JASP. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 6(2), 231-259. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v6i2.288
15 Bayesian Statistics Faulkenberry, T. J., Ly, A., & Wagenmakers, E.-J. (2020). Bayesian Inference in Numerical Cognition: A Tutorial Using JASP. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 6(2), 231-259. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v6i2.288
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks

Field, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS: and sex and drug and rock 'n' roll (4th edition). ISBN 9781446249178

Suggested Readings/Materials Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. Dubai: Sage Publications (4th Ed.); Powerpoint slides

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
60
Final Exams
1
75
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

X
2

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

X
3

To be able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

X
4

To be able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge.

X
5

To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information.

6

To be able to independently assume a problem, develop a problem solving method, solve the problem, assess the outcomes and apply this method when needed.

X
7

To be able to act according to ethical and scientific standards in collecting, evaluating and sharing data as well as be able to act as an inspector and instructor in the maintenance and transference of ethical values.

X
8

To be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention in the presence of unexpected and complicated problems.

X
9

To be able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists.

X
10

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

X
11

To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest