Course description
The course includes four subcourses and covers central aspects of the research process, as well as principles and questions related to quality assessment, research planning, problem formulation, statistical data analysis, presentation of a research project, and research ethics.
- The research process - from problem to report (covers the different stages of the research process, from problem formulation to report)
- Design issues in psychological research (covers central concepts in the research process, and types of research design)
- Principles of statistical data analysis (covers the basic principles of statistical data analysis, and also problematizes traditional statistical hypotheses testing)
- Literature reviews and meta-analysis (covers different types of research reviews, how they are conducted and reported)
Target group
It´s a compulsory course for students admitted to the PhD Programme at the Dept. of Psychology, University of Gotenburg
Requirements and Selection
Entry requirements
The student must be admitted to the PhD Programme.
Selection
PhD student at Department of Psychology
Other information
Contact Officer for doctoral studies ann.backlund@psy.gu.se with questions
Course syllabus
PX33003
Department
Department of Psychology
Subject
Social Science
Type of course
Method course
Keywords
research process, Design, statistics, Literature reviews, meta-analysislysis
