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PSY-1506: Research paper Work Load
15 credits (ECTS) | Objectives
The purpose of this course is to complete an empirical project within cognitive psychology, psychometrics, the psychology of learning, or educational psychology.
| Contents
The course will provide increased understanding of the research process through participation in choice of design, data measurement and analysis, and interpretation of results. Students can choose a project topic from a list provided by the supervisor. The course will also include training in report writing. Here, the structure of an empirical paper will be discussed. The APA (American Psychological Association) format is used. Both supervision and participation in the APA report writing course are obligatory.
| Form of teaching
Lectures and seminars.
| Assessment
Home-exam.
The research paper is a report from the empirical work. The topic and title for the project must be agreed with the supervisor. The length of the report must not exceed 20 pages. See "Retningslinjer for hjemmeeksamen/forskningsoppgaver/semesteroppgaver".
| Examination semester
Spring | Contact person/lecturer
Svein Are Tjeldnes | Recommended previous qualifications
PSY-1501 Statistics and Methods, PSY-1502 Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology, PSY-1503 Language and disorders | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Course overlap
PSYKPRO-100 -1 15 sp
PSYKPRO-100 -H03 15 sp | Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=PSY-1506-1 |
Teaching spring 2005
Første gang: Tirsdag 11.01.05, kl.10.15-12 |
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