PSY 2663 - Research Methods in Psychology

Institution:

Austin Community College District

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This courseprovides an overview of the case study, survey, observational, correlational, quasi- experimental, and experimental research methods and designs. Emphasis is given to the experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational designs as well as to methods of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting psychological and sociological data. Other topics include validity, reliability, sampling, evaluation of research, writing research proposals and reports, ethics, etc. Students read research articles from professional journals and are introduced to more advanced statistical procedures such as MANOVA-F test, post-hoc measures, planned comparisons, multiple correlation, and multiple regression. Credit may not be earned for both this course and SOC 2653. Skills: G Prerequisites: PSYC 2317 or SOC 2743 or equivalent. Prerequisite courses should have been completed with a grade of C or better. Course Type: T

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.austincc.edu

Phone Number:

(512) 223-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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