PSYC461-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

The Nature of Psychological Inquiry

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2011

Description

This one-semester course is concerned with a variety of traditional and new research methods of importance to psychology. It places a heavy emphasis on developing a critical conceptual understanding of different types of research methods in their proper scientific context. Each research method will be treated in terms of its history, its underlying logic, its appropriate research goals, and the critical issues that arise from its use.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Brian Haig

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay One 06 May 2011 50%
Essay 2 10 Jun 2011 50%

Textbooks / Resources

No set text

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $783.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Psychology .

All PSYC461 Occurrences

  • PSYC461-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011
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