PY3101:03
Advanced Behavioural Research Design and Analysis
| Townsville, Cairns | HECS Band 1 |
Semester 1.
Staff: Dr D Mitchell (Townsville campus); Dr N Caltabiano (Cairns campus).
This subject covers research designs that are non-experimental or quasi-experimental in nature. These include methods that are often more appropriate for research in field settings where experiments are neither practical nor sensible. The different types of validity and the benefits and limitations of weighing one type of validity against another will be considered. In addition, some of the most popular and powerful multivariate statistical techniques will also be introduced in lectures and practicals. The statistical material will cover multiple and logistic regression, factor analysis, discriminant analysis and log-linear analysis. The emphasis will be on the conceptual understanding and use of these techniques rather than mathematical arguments and proofs. Practicals will focus on everyday applications of the knowledge you gain from your study of research design.
Learning Objectives:
Assessment by mid-semester examination (20%); practical work (40%); end-of-semester examination (40%).