ECTS - Research Methods in Psychology I
Research Methods in Psychology I (PSY213) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Research Methods in Psychology I | PSY213 | 3. Semester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| PSY101 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to teach students how to produce research ideas, to design feasible research, to evaluate research reports, to solve ethical issues, and to write a research report according to APA rules by using databases. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The concepts of psychological research, relationship between theory and research, formulating and testing hypotheses, ethics in research, a variety of correlational methods used in psychological research. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | The Scientific Method – I + Literature Search via Web Resources | Ch. 1 |
| 3 | The Scientific Method – II + Accessing Scientific Sources | Ch. 2 |
| 4 | The Scientific Method – III + Preparing a Research Proposal | Ch. 3 Ch. 13 |
| 5 | Scientific Method IV + Sections of the Manuscript | Ch. 3 APA Manual |
| 6 | Ethical Issues in the conduct of Psychological Research – I + Preparing the Title Page and the Abstract | Ch. 3 |
| 7 | Ethical Issues in the conduct of Psychological Research – II + Writing the Introduction Section | Ch. 3 APA MAnual |
| 8 | Observation – I + Finding Measurement Tools | Ch. 4 APA Manual |
| 9 | Observation – II + How to Write the Method Section | Ch. 4 APA Manual |
| 10 | Observation – III + Referencing Style and Preparing the References Section | Ch. 4 APA Manual |
| 11 | Survey Research – II + Overview of Manuscript Structure | Ch. 5 |
| 12 | Survey Research + Preparing the Appendixes | Ch. 5 |
| 13 | Survey Research – II | Ch. 5 |
| 14 | Q&A Session | - |
| 15 | Review of the semester topics | - |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Shaugnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2012). Research methods in psychology (9th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill. |
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| 2. American Psychological Association (APA). (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 35 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 68 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 32 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline | X | ||||
| 2 | Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology | X | ||||
| 3 | Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings | X | ||||
| 4 | Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena | X | ||||
| 5 | Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology | X | ||||
| 6 | Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources | X | ||||
| 7 | Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data | X | ||||
| 8 | Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems | X | ||||
| 9 | Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English | X | ||||
| 10 | Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning | X | ||||
| 11 | Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 177 | ||