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PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
16 April 2008 18 April 2008 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 18 cp (pre-2000 16 cp)
Co-requisites
Restrictions EnqSocSc 203 and 303; PESS 202
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Einar Thorsteinsson (ethorste@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces methods of research in the behavioural sciences. Topics covered will include measurement and operationalisation of constructs, the data collection process, and the design of simple studies. Statistics instruction includes descriptive measures, simple correlation and regression, the comparison of two or more groups in one-way and factorial designs, the logic of statistical inference, and the use of SPSS. Online tutorials and information are available. Three lectures per week throughout most of the semester and four compulsory computer-based laboratory sessions.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

SPSS Windows Student Version 15
ISBN: 9780170992244
SPSS, Thomson
Note: Versions 12, 13, 14 and 16 are also acceptable. Student version is available as part of a shrink-wrap package ISBN 9780170992428. Students intending to go on to complete PSYC302 should consider purchasing the Graduate Pack Versions 12 or higher.
Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data
ISBN: 9780132328722
Green, S.B. and Salkind, N.J., Prentice Hall 5th ed. 2007
Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences Shrink-wrapped Package
ISBN: 9780170992428
Gravetter, F.J. and Wallnau, L.B.,
Note: Shrink-wrapped Package includes: book, study guide and SPSS CD
Writing for Psychology
ISBN: 9780170107853
O'Shea, R.P., Thomson 4th ed. 2002
Note: Students who purchased O'Shea prior to 2007 will use O'Shea for the rest of their degree unless they choose to purchase 'An Interactive Approach to Writing Essays and Research Reports in Psychology' by Burton - ISBN 9780470811238
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
ISBN: 9780495095200
Gravetter, F.J. and Wallnau, L.B., Thomson 7th ed. 2007
Note: These texts are available as part of a shrink-wrapped package ISBN 9780170992428. 6th ed. is also acceptable.
Study Guide for Gravetter and Wallnau's Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
ISBN: 9780495096863
Gravetter, F.J., Thomson 7th ed. 2007
Note: These texts are available as part of a shrink-wrapped package ISBN 9780170992428. 6th ed. is also acceptable.
An Interactive Approach to Writing Essays and Research Reports in Psychology
ISBN: 9780470811238
Burton, L.J., Wiley 2nd ed. 2006
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Discovering Statistics using SPSS
ISBN: 9780761944522
Field, A., Sage Publications 2nd ed. 2009
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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