Syllabus (PSYCHOLOGY)

Course Type: MAJ-14

Semester: 8

Course Code: BPSYMAJ14T

Course Title: ADVANCE RESEARCH METHODS

(L-P-Tu): 2-0-2

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: To educate students methods and designs of research used in Psychology and to equip them to take up psychological research independently.

Learning Outcome: After completion of the course, the students will be able to: 1) Understand the basic features of various types of research undertaken in psychology. 2) Develop skills for conducting experimental studies. 3) To report scientific research properly. 4) Und

Course contents:

UNIT1: INTRODUCTION

The fundamental concept of Psychological Research: Nature and purpose of Research; Types of research- Descriptive, exploratory, causal and applied research; Quantitative and Qualitative research methods

UNIT: 2: ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

1. 1. Psychological research process: Formulation of research problem and hypothesis; Choosing research design; Identifying variables; Control of extraneous variables; Sampling techniques and data collection; Data analysis and interpretation; Ethics and norms of scientific research
   2. Research tools for data acquisition: Observation, interview, Questionnaires, survey method, and Psychological testing

UNIT: 3: ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

Construction of psychological test: Steps of test construction, Guideline for item witting, item analysis, Reliability: types, computation, factors affecting the reliability, Validity: types, computation, factors affecting the validity, Norms: types of norms: percentile rank, standard score norms

UNIT: 4: RESEARCH DESIGN

Experimental research designs - Basic principles, Randomized groups, matched groups. Factorial designs, Between and within group designs; a-priory and post-hoc comparisons

UNIT 5:RESEARCH REPORT WRITING

Steps of writing research proposals, Reporting research for journal articles and theses (APA style- American Psychological Association, 2010).

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