| Course Name | Computer Based Experimentation in Psychology |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSY 553 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | True experiments offer a powerful means to investigate causal relationships between variables. As such, experimental methods form a cornerstone of empirical investigation within many subdisciplines of psychology. This course addresses experimental design and analysis from both a conceptual and a practical point of view and it is designed to teach basic computer methods that are relevant to work in experimental psychology. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course has been designed to help students to design and implement experiments, and analyze the data by using computer programs such as SuperLab, DirectRT, EPrime, and Visual Basic 6.0. |
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| Transferable Skill Courses | X |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to humancomputer interaction | |
| 2 | What is programming Introduction to SuperLAB | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 3 | Programming constructsSuperLab Programming | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 4 | Variable types, functions, debuggingIntroduction to DirectRT | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 5 | Random numbers, system interactionDirectRT Programming | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 6 | Midterm Exam 1 | |
| 7 | Data analysis and signal detection theoryIntroduction to EPrime | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 8 | ModelingEPrime Programming | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 9 | Neural networksIntroduction to Visual Basic 6.0 | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 10 | Stimulus presentation and psychophysics Programming in Visual Basic 6.0 | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 11 | Midterm Exam 2 | |
| 12 | Programming in Visual Basic 6.0 | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 13 | Programming in Visual Basic 6.0 | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press. |
| 14 | Examples from literature | |
| 15 | Examples from literature | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Bird, R. J. The computer in experimental psychology, Academic Press ISBN:0120997606. Book chapters outlined above, recent articles holding current scientific enquiries in psychology, and .ppt presentations. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | All of the prestigious journal that publish psychological research. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 3 | 15 |
| Project | 1 | 70 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 15 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 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 | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 3 | 5 | |
| Project | 1 | 35 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 225 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information. | X | ||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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
