Psychology Research Skills

This module aims to develop students’ knowledge of the variety and limitations of methodologies used in psychology as well as their practical skills in relation to data acquisition, validation, coding, analysis, interpretation and presentation of analysis in different formats. The emphasis of the module will be on: 1) developing students understanding of the appropriate management of both qualitative and quantitative data (e.g. data verification, classification of themes, coding methods, treatment of missing data etc.); 2) providing an overview of, and familiarisation with the use of mainstream computer packages used in the analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data (e.g. SPSS, NVivo); and 3) developing students ability to conduct appropriate statistical tests and interpret the results obtained from complex, multivariate analyses within the context of the limitations of statistical methods and research design.