PSY 322 - Research Design

Institution:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

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Description:

4 Credits This is a research design course that incorporates research design practices with direct experience in the laboratory that includes data collection and analysis and the description of research findings. The course includes coverage of various research models including surveys, scaling techniques, field studies, case studies, and experimentation. Techniques commonly used by Human Factors professionals are presented with considerable attention devoted to designing experiments. Concepts in controlling, manipulating, and measuring dependent and independent variables and the elimination of experimental confounds are applied to the experimental context. Topics such as sampling techniques, construct and content validity, reliability, error variance, sampling error, and ethical concerns are discussed. The course culminates in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of an experiment. Prerequisite: PSY 30X.

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.erau.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 222-3728

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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