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Purpose of the Module Designed for Level 7 (MSc/MRes) students with diverse academic backgrounds.
Lectures cover quantitative and qualitative research design basics.
Seminars and labs help students integrate research design and statistical analysi to
become thoughtful contributors to research.
Module Structure
Lectures
Held weekly on Mondays (5:00 - 7:00 pm) during the Autumn Term.
First 5 weeks: Quantitative approaches.
Last 5 weeks: Qualitative approaches.
Seminars
Seminars are scheduled starting the week before reading week:
Group 1: Mondays, 2:00 - 3:00 pm.
Group 2: Mondays, 3:00 - 4:00 pm.
Group 3: Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
Based on Abelson’s (1995) “Statistics as Principled Argument”.
o Each group will present a chapter from the book.
Lecture Topics (Weeks 8-18):
1. Introduction and Psychology as a Science (Week 8 - 30/09/24, Dr. Karina Linnell)
2. Theories and Hypothetico-Deductive Account (Week 9 - 07/10/24, Dr. Karina
Linnell)
3. Reliability, Validity, Sampling & Measurement (Week 10 - 14/10/24, Dr. Karina
Linnell)
4. Experimental & Non-Experimental Designs (Week 11 - 21/10/24, Dr. Karina
Linnell)
5. Quasi-Experimental & Specialised Designs (Week 12 - 28/10/24, Dr. Karina
Linnell)
6. Survey Design and Analysis (Week 14 - 11/11/24, Dr. Madoka Kumashiro)
7. Research Approaches: Qualitative & Quantitative (Week 15 - 18/11/24, Dr.
Deborah Bailey-Rodriguez)
8. Thematic Methods in Qualitative Research (Week 16 - 25/11/24, Dr. Deborah
Bailey-Rodriguez)
9. Discursive Methods in Qualitative Research (Week 17 - 02/12/24, Dr. Deborah
Bailey-Rodriguez)
10. Developing Research Proposals & Preparing for Exams (Week 18 - 09/12/24, Dr.
Deborah Bailey-Rodriguez)
Assessment
Group seminar presentation in the Autumn Term (30%).
Exam in the Summer Term (70%).
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