Postgraduate Course: Specialist Techniques in Psychological Research (PSYL11070)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course introduces students to a range of specialist techniques used in psychological research, particularly Cognitive Neuroscience. Techniques include: EEG, fMRI, TMS, fNIRS, and single-case statistics for neuropsychology.
Course is open only to those students enrolled within the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS). Students outwith PPLS may contact the Course Organiser to query if any space is available after week 2. |
Course description |
This course introduces students to a range of specialist techniques used in psychological research, particularly Cognitive Neuroscience, through a parallel series of technique-focused lectures, and practically-focused workshop-style events and/or online activities.
This course will cover the basic principles of these techniques, and their advantages and disadvantages, considering the sorts of research questions to which each might be applied.
Students are required to attend all lectures, and a set number of workshops, which may vary in a given year.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Course is open only to those students enrolled within the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS). Students outwith PPLS may contact the Course Organiser to query if any space is available after week 2. |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand how the research question affects the choice of technique
- familiarise themselves with the scenarios in which the range of design types discussed are applicable
- become adept at describing the major data collection and processing procedures in a variety of the areas covered
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Reading List
These are provided separately for each topic running in a given year. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | psychological research,brain imaging,neuropsychology,neurodisruption |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Robert McIntosh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3444
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Course secretary | Ms Pilar Rodriguez Couceiro
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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