6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 1007336BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
The goal of this course is to learn how to critically evaluate psychological research. This course stimulates critical reflection about research. You will learn how to systematically evaluate the validity of claims in research.
The following topics will covered in the course:
- The research process
- Internal, external, conclusion, and construct validity
- Ethics in research and open science practices
- Characteristics of good measurement
- Survey research
- Sampling
- Correlational research
- Experimental research
- Quasi-experimental research
- Replicability and generalizability of research
All Students:
Materials:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
LEC Paper determines 30% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the LEC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Evaluation:
Learning materials: two groups of students can be distinguished, based on prior knowledge:
- GROUP 1: Normal trajectory (= applies to most students)
Parts that should be known: PART 1 and PART 2 + lectures + practical exercises
- GROUP 2: Partial exemption for non-experimental research methods based on prior education (eg. master in Adult Educational Sciences, Criminology, Economy, (Business) Engineer). Students need to apply for a partial exemption via the faculty administration.
Parts that should be known: PART 2 + lectures + practical exercises
Part 1 = Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Part 2 = Chapters 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
The written multiple choice exam will be graded by positive scoring with standard setting. This means that no points will be deducted for wrong answers. We take into account that points may be obtained by guessing by increasing the threshold (= standard) to pass. For example, the threshold to pass a multiple choice exam with 40 items with 4 answer options is correctly answering 25 items. When you answer 25 out of 40 items correctly in this example, you will obtain a grade of 10/20. The standard and grading table will be communicated via Canvas and in the exam instructions. Your strategy when completing this exam should be to do your best, but when you do not know the answer to a question to guess as no points will be deducted for wrong answers.
If during or after the exam it becomes clear that there was confusion about certain questions, the course instructor can choose to remove these questions from the exam. This then applies to all students but can never cause disadvantages for a single student.
Not completing the written exam or assignment will lead to an absent on the entire course.
Students have to get 10/20 on every one of the course parts to succeed for the course. If you get a failing grade for one of the parts, you will receive the lowest partial grade as the final grade. The partial grade for which you succeeded in the first sitting can be transferred to the second sitting and you will not have to take up this course part again.
2nd exam period: If students failed the course in the first exam period, they need to redo those parts of the course on which they failed (written exam, assignment, or both). The assignment is always done individually in the second exam period. If students failed the course in the first exam period, but passed one of the course components (written exam or assignment), they can transfer the grade from the first exam period on that course component to the second exam period. Students who do not wish to transfer the grade on this passed course component need to contact the course instructor before the exam in the second exam period.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Initial track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work & Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Traject van 90 studiepunten met Profiel Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)