Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology

2024/2025

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: Department of Educational Programmes

When: 2 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Diana Akhmedjanova

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course reviews the principal steps taken during a psychological research study and aims to provide students with the knowledge and competencies necessary to plan and conduct research projects of their own leading to M.Sc. dissertation and scientific publications.

Learning Objectives

learn about the principal steps of a research project in Psychology, as well as the choices that each step involves and the different possibilities that exist;
learn about the possibilities and limitations of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches in application to different research questions;
explore the possibilities of data collection and different approaches to sampling, learn to choose an appropriate sampling approach for your research question;
study the common experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental plans and learn to evaluate research plans, discover and prevent the associated threats to data validity;
learn to choose and apply in practice a set of appropriate statistical tests for your research question.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Student is able to formulate problems, goals and objectives of the study, based on an analysis of the achievements of modern psychological science and practice, substantiate hypotheses, develop a program and methodological support for research (theoretical, empirical)
Learn about the principal steps of a research project in Psychology
Able to use evidence-based approaches and valid methods of quantitative and qualitative diagnostics and assessment to solve scientific, applied and expert problems
Explore the possibilities of data collection and different approaches to sampling, learn to choose an appropriate sampling approach for your research question
Study the common experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental plans and learn to evaluate research plans, discover and prevent the associated threats to data validity
Learn about the possibilities and limitations of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches in application to different research questions;
Able to carry out a critical analysis of problem situations based on a systematic approach, develop an action strategy
Learn to choose and apply in practice a set of appropriate statistical tests for your research question

Course Contents

Human being as a challenge: Research paradigms in psychology
Getting your data: Sources and samples
Qualitative Research
Research plans 1: Experiments
Research plans 2: Quasi-experimental and non-experimental plans
Mixed-Methods Research

Assessment Elements

Individual tasks
Individual tasks will involve different tasks that will require students to watch videos, read articles, and then participate in discussion forums, fill out forms, and design their own research study. Each task will be assessed with the help of criteria that will be provided for each task.
In-class group tasks
During in-class group activities, students will have an opportunity to study different types of research designs and prepare presentations, analyze quality of research articles, and discuss the nuance of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research designs.
At home group tasks
Students will work in small groups to prepare a research presentation on the state of research pertinant to specific topics.
Final research project

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 2nd module
0.25 * At home group tasks + 0.25 * Final research project + 0.25 * In-class group tasks + 0.25 * Individual tasks

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Advanced research methods in psychology, Giles, D. C., 2008
An applied reference guide to research designs : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, Edmonds, W. A., 2013
An introduction to qualitative research, Flick, U., 2009
Creswell, J. W. (2014). Educational Research: Pearson New International Edition : Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (Vol. Fourth edition, Pearson new international edition). Harlow, Essex: Pearson. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1418055
Gerard Guthrie. (2010). Basic Research Methods : An Entry to Social Science Research. Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Golden-Biddle, K., & Locke, K. (2007). Composing Qualitative Research (Vol. 2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=294624
HU, C.-P., & CHANG, Y.-Y. (2017). John W. Creswell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.BCEBF1CE

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Advanced research methods for the social and behavioral sciences edited by John E. Edlund (Rochester Institute of Technology), Austin Lee Nichols (Connection Lab). (2019). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.1032497149
An introduction to data analysis : qantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, Bergin, T., 2018
Cho, J., & ProQuest (Firm). (2018). Evaluating Qualitative Research. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1601115
Research design : qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches, Creswell, J. W., 2018
Schoonenboom, J. (Department of E. F. of P. and E. U. of V., Johnson, R. B. (Department of P. S. U. of S. A., & R. Burke Johnson. (2017). How to Construct a Mixed Methods Research Design. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11577-017-0454-1
Stacey, K. (2005). Approaches to Qualitative Research: A Reader on Theory and Practice. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 26(1), 54.

Authors

AKHMEDZHANOVA DIANA RAFAILEVNA

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