PY3101 - Advanced Behavioural Research Design and Analysis
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Psychology |
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.
| Prerequisites: | PY2103 and PY2107 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY3081 and PY3082 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Peter Raggatt. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); practical work (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Nerina Caltabiano. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); practical work (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 28-Nov-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 27-Oct-2008 to 06-Feb-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Nerina Caltabiano |
| Lecturers: | Ms Ai Teoh, Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); practical work (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Mar-2008 to 13-Jun-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Nerina Caltabiano |
| Lecturers: | Ms Ai Teoh, Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); practical work (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 25-Jul-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 30-Jun-2008 to 10-Oct-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Nerina Caltabiano |
| Lecturers: | Ms Ai Teoh, Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); practical work (40%). |
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