Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Social & Behavioural Sciences

School

Psychology School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class contact

2 Lecture hours, 2 Tutorial hours

Incompatible

PY362 or 371

Recommended prerequisite

PSYC2010 + PSYC2020 + PSYC2030 + PSYC2040 + PSYC2050+PSYC3010

Course coordinator

A/Professor Jenny Burt

Assessment methods

Assignments, tutorial work and final exam

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2013 St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable

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Course description

In this course students learn how to critically evaluate empirical journal articles in psychology in terms of the appropriateness of the methods and the soundness of the conclusions. The major topics are the nature of psychological research over the domains of the discipline, the design and conduct of research studies, factors affecting the validity of causal inferences drawn from empirical relationships and finally, techniques to enhance the interpretability of results, and the sensitivity, construct validity and generality of research studies.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2012 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2011 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2010 St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2009 St Lucia Internal Course Profile