Psychology Methodology 1 (U00651)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-METH1-PS

This course covers a range of advanced, mainly multivariate, methods used in data analysis and includes a series of exercises to allow the development of SPSS skills. The examination consists of a set of compulsory short questions. These questions will focus in part on writing short notes on key topics and in part on commenting on outputs from data analyses.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Psychology 2 (PS0002) Please note: Visiting students should have the equivalent of Psychology 2, usually 3 Psychology courses at grade B or above. In addition, applicants must meet Maths prior study requirements.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2005	16:00	18:00	Room F21, 7 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Weeks 1-11.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Understanding of the theory underlying the statistical techniques covered in the course.

- Ability to perform SPSS analyses on data using the statistical techniques covered in the course.

- Ability to choose appropriate analyses for different types of datasets.