DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Assoc.Prof. G. Robins, Dr. P. Dudgeon, Assoc.Prof. B. Rohrmann
     GRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS  "GRM"  <512-950>  2009
  Overview: My contribution to this course

>>>  NOTE: 
IN 2009,  GRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS IS RUN BY ASSOC.PROF. G. ROBINS & DR. P. DUDGEON;
ASSOC. PROF. B. ROHRMANN IS THEIR GUEST LECTURER FOR FOUR SESSIONS.
Objectives for sessions (4) to (6):
A brief discussion of principles underlying standard approaches to  data collection and their suitability for valid empirical research in different fields of psychology; brief overview of main methods; extended introduction into surveys as the most common 'modus operandi', including questionnaire design and sampling issues.

Classes:
Semester 1, 2 hours weekly over 9 weeks, Wednesday 11am to 1pm, Room 1120 R.B.B.
My sessions are on April 27 and May 4.

Program:
The course 950 runs 9 weeks. Besides running sessions (4) to (6), I am also responsible for parts of session (9).

(1)
 Integrating research questions, hypotheses & designs
 04 March

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 --- Break:  11 March ---

(2)

The general linear model

18 March

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(3)

Exploratory data analysis

25 March

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 --- Breaks (including Easter break):  01 April, 08 April, 15 April ---

(4)

Data collection taxonomy; Core features of main approaches

22 April

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(5)

Questionnaire design & survey methods part 1 

29 April

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(6)

Survey methods part 2; Sampling issues  

06 May

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(7)

Analysis of covariance

13 May

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(8)

Statistical inferences and power analyses

20 May

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(9)

Research planning & management

27 May

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Content:
My main topics are: Research project design; data collection methods (focus: surveys); sampling issues; and research management.

Recommended reading & materials:
A list for sessions (4) to (6), with references from Psychology and related fields, will be distributed in my first session. (There is no single prescribed text, nor a reading pack).
Note: In previous years I run a much larger part of GRM and made most material available on my website; click grm-mat to find a reprint.

Assessment:
There is no exam specifically for my sessions; however, the assessment tasks provided by Garry Robins & Paul Dudgeon will include issues of data collection methodology.

Contact & consultation:

E-mail: mail@rohrmannresearch.net


BR 28-02-09