Conducting Psychological Research (VPUPK_326)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote students’ ability to do scientific research, to provide them with knowledge which would be sufficient in order to: understand the different phases of research in psychology; to gather, summarise and analyse publications about a certain topic; create an independent research project in psychology according to regulations and to defend it.
Prerequisites
Introduction into professional field, general psychology, basics of statistics.
Learning outcomes
1.Student uses research terminology; explains the differences between the qualitative and quantitative research strategy and the various design studies; describe the methods of data acquisition and analysis.
1.Identifies topical problems of research in psychology; selects, analyses, compares and critically evaluates published research in psychology; analyses the strengths of research.
1.Makes a project of the potential research, justifies the topicality of the research, problem, formulates the goal, research question/hypothesis, creates a targeted literature review, chooses suitable data acquisition and analysis methods, integrates ethical requirements into its project; critically assesses the feasibility and constraints of the research project; presents and defends the research project.
