| Course Name | Advanced Research Methods in Psychology |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSY 602 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | Third Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to upskill the abilities of students to an advanced level in order to conduct a research. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course will introduce experimental methods and basic steps in a scientific research. For this purpose, formulating original and effective research problems in the field of experimental psychology, transforming the research problems into testable hypotheses, determining the appropriate experimental method to test these hypotheses, manipulation of independent variables and control methods of confounding variables, data collection process suitable to the chosen methods and analyzing the collected data with appropriate statistical analysis, and to write the findings in APA format will be addressed. In addition, ethical issues in experimental researches are also part of the content of this course. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Brief Review of the Course Content, Introduction to Research Methods | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Chapter 1) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapters 1, 2) |
| 2 | Ethics | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Chapter 2) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapter 14) |
| 3 | Formulating Research Problem & Hypotheses | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Chapter 3) Leong, F. T. L., & Austin, J. T. (2005). The Psychology Research Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Students and Research Assistants (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Chapters 1, 2) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapters 2, 3) |
| 4 | Creating Experimental Design | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) |
| 5 | Creating Experimental Design | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) |
| 6 | Creating Experimental Design | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) |
| 7 | Student Presentations (Research Proposal) | |
| 8 | Constructing Experimental Programs | |
| 9 | Data Collection | |
| 10 | Data Collection | |
| 11 | Data Analysis | |
| 12 | Reporting Results | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Appendix A) Leong, F. T. L., & Austin, J. T. (2005). The Psychology Research Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Students and Research Assistants (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Chapter 5) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapter 15) |
| 13 | Reporting Results | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Appendix A) Leong, F. T. L., & Austin, J. T. (2005). The Psychology Research Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Students and Research Assistants (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Chapter 5) Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. (Chapter 15) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association |
| 14 | Student Presentations (Projects) | |
| 15 | Student Presentations (Projects) | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Goodwin, C. J. (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1119330448, ISBN-10: 1119330440
Ray, W. J. (2008). Methods: Toward a science of behavior and experience (9th ed.). Belmont, CA, US: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning ISBN-13: 978-1111521158, ISBN-10: 1111521158
Leong, F. T. L., & Austin, J. T. (2005). The Psychology Research Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Students and Research Assistants (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications ISBN-13: 978-0761930228, ISBN-10: 9780761930228
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association ISBN-13: 978-1433805615, ISBN-10: 1433950618 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Additional articles |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| 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 | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 35 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 58 | |
| Total | 225 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in the experimental science of psychology with original thought and/or research and come up with innovative definitions based on Master's degree qualifications. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the experimental psychology is related with, come up with original solutions by using knowledge requiring proficiency on analysis, synthesis and assessment of new and complex ideas. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to evaluate and use new methodological knowledge in a systematic way and gain higher level of skills on research methodology of the mind, behavior, and the brain. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to make critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas in the field of experimental psychology. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to develop new ideas and methods in the field of experimental psychology by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to organize and participate in scientific activities such as workshops, conferences, and panels to elaborate possible solutions to the problems which may be specific to experimental psychology or interdisiplinary. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements by following pioneer and innovative methods and theories of the mind, behavior and the brain trilogy. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to develope effective and functional means of communication to analyze mental relations and processes in the context of experimental psychology. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to contribute to the solution finding process regarding social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in the field and support the development of these values. | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to write an original dissertation in accordance with the criteria related to the field of Experimental Psychology. | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using English language. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
