| Course Name | Conducting and Reporting a Research Project in Psychology |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSY 498 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course is aim to understand the role of experimentation in psychology and learn about experimental design to understand and apply statistical principles in research design (not calculation of statistics). The course spesifically aimed to teach students to conduct a psychology research from the begining to the end. This course is also covers accessing and using psychological databases (e.g., EJournal Finder and psycINFO), gaining experience proposing and conducting your own psychological research and learning how to write a scientific report in APA format. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course includes the development of an original research problem, make literature review, formulation of the hypotheses, selection and/or development of data collection instruments and preparing a manuscript in APA format. |
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| Supportive Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Syllabus and introduction the goals of the course | |
| 2 | Developing research problem and proposal presentations | Liteature review |
| 3 | Using research measurementsDeveloping research problem and proposal presentations | Liteature review |
| 4 | Presentations of research proposals and methodological considerations | Liteature review |
| 5 | Completion of research method and development of experimental setups. | Manuals: SuperLab, DirectRT, E-Prime, Visual Basic 6.0 |
| 6 | Finishing up with experimental apparatus and measurement tools | Manuals: SuperLab, DirectRT, E-Prime, Visual Basic 6.0 |
| 7 | Working on sampling procedures, deciding technique of analysis and beginning of collecting data | Shaughnessy, J.J., Zechmeister, E.B., & Zechmeister, (2006). J.S. Research methods in psychology (7th ed.). Boston: McGrawHill Higher Education. Chapter 3 & 5. |
| 8 | Data acquisition | Sullivan, J. L., & Feldman, S. Multiple indicators: An introduction Newbury Park, CA: Sage.: 1979 |
| 9 | Data analysis | Andrew, F. M., Klem, L., Davidson, T. N., O'Malley, P. M. & Rodgers, W. L. (1981). A guide for selecting statistical techniques for analyzing social science data |
| 10 | Reporting and visualizing of the research findings | Field, A. (2011) Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. NY: Sage Publications |
| 11 | Beginning of writing a manuscript, and beginning of prepare of 20 minute talk | |
| 12 | Continuing working on manuscript, and completion of 20 minute talk | Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. |
| 13 | Completion of manuscript, beginning of working on the poster | Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. |
| 14 | Finishing up with poster preparation | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Submitting the project with all necessary components |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Andrew, F. M., Klem, L., Davidson, T. N., O'Malley, P. M. & Rodgers, W. L. (1981). A guide for selecting statistical techniques for analyzing social science data. ISBN-10: 0879441615 ISBN-13: 978-0879441616. Field, A. (2011) Discovering Statistics Using SPSS. NY: Sage Publications. ISBN-13: 978-9351500827. ISBN-10: 1446249182 |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 5 | 40 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 7 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| 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 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 5 | 12 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | 1 | 30 | |
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| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | |||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | X | ||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | X | ||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | |||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | |||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | X | ||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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