HPS301 - Psychology Research Methods (Intermediate)
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Shannon Hyder Trimester 3: Nicolas Kambouropoulos |
| Previously: | Research Methods in Psychology B |
| Prerequisite: | HPS201 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS781 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details. | |
Content
This unit provides an advanced treatment of several important techniques required for the conduct of independent research. Topics include experimental design and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical procedure including planned contrasts, simple effects, interpretation of higher order factorial designs; repeated measures and mixed-mode ANOVA; non-experimental designs, scale construction and surveys; sampling; data screening; and multiple regression.
Students will be given experience in the design and conduct of psychological research, analysis of data using a computer-based statistical package and writing research reports using APA format.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Identify fundamental issues in study development and implementation, including sampling, design, cross-culturally appropriate research practices, choice of measurement tools and psychometrics. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Conduct appropriate statistical analyses for common research questions and designs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Defend conclusions drawn in a lab report from data they analyse. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Organise a lab report to APA specifications. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Evaluate the merits of specific study designs, with particular focus on matching the design to one's research question(s). | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 2000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Skills task | 40 short answer questions | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: End-of-Unit Assessment | 2 hours | 20% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HPS301 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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