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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Psychology |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you are advised to take PS10166 |
| Description:
| Aims: * To provide students with a more in-depth understanding of alternatives to quantitative experimental research methods and design. * To cover more advanced qualitative research methods and design * To enable students to understand how to design and conduct questionnaire, interview and focus group based research * To enable students to analyse and write up research using these methods Learning Outcomes: After completing this unit, students will be able to: * Be familiar with more advanced methods of questionnaire design, data collection and analysis and know how to apply them. * Be familiar with more advanced methods of qualitative data collection and analysis and know how to apply them. * Evaluate the effectiveness of the key non-experimental methods and research designs covered in this unit. * Design, conduct, analyse and write up a questionnaire-based study. * Design, conduct and analyse a qualitative research interview, using a more advanced analytic approach (eg. IPA, Discourse Analysis) to analyse and write up this study. * Consider practical and ethical issues relevant to the use of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and naturally occurring data in psychological research. Skills: * Knowledge of a range of more advanced quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, and awareness of their strengths and limitations. (T/F A) * Competence in the analysis of a range of more advanced quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, including IPA and Discourse Analysis (T/FA) * Skills in the conduct of non-experimental quantitative and qualitative research including data gathering and the analysis of naturally occurring data. (T/F A) * Knowledge of the use of NVIVO software in the analysis of qualitative data (T/F) * Awareness of the practical and ethical considerations in the conduct of research. (T/F A) * Skills in effective written communication of ideas and research findings (T/F A) * Problem solving skills including in the clarification of questions, consideration of alternative solutions and reflection on outcomes. (T/F A) * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines (F A) * Ability to work independently, without close supervision or guidance (F A) Content: * More advanced non-experimental qualitative and quantitative methods used in data collection and data analysis in psychological research. * Design of questionnaire and interview-based research, including the use of focus group and naturally-occurring data. * Conducting questionnaire and interview-based research and using a range of more advanced quantitative and qualitative analytic techniques. * Conducting analysis of naturally occurring data. * Quality and ethical issues in non-experimental qualitative and quantitative research. |
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PS20124 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Psychology
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