Class Research Project

This UC has the general learning objective of using the knowledge obtained in the UC of Research Methods I and applying them in the
development and written and oral presentation of a unique research project, ideally to be implemented in the 2nd year within
of the elaboration of the dissertation.

S1. research project
1.1 Components of a solid research project
1.2 Definition of the theme of the individual project
1.3 Social relevance of the topic
S2 Objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses applied to each project
2.1. The literature review
2.2. Objectives and their definition of the objective(s)
2.3 Articulation between objective(s), question(s) and research hypotheses
2.4. Definition of research question(s) and hypotheses
S3. Methodological procedures of the individual project
3.1 Study design and its link to objectives and questions and hypotheses
3.2 Procedures and tasks
3.3 Definition and justification of the choice of study population/source
S4 Ethical-deontological aspects
4.1. Preparation of the submission protocol for ethical-deontological consideration
S5. Completion of the research project
5.1 Integration of decisions in the different sections (review, study objective, method) and respective subsections
5.2 Epistemic articulation
5.3 Creating a narrative

A classroom work methodology will be used, which will involve consulting different support platforms (e.g., scopus; qualtrics).

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Kazdin, A. (2017). Research design in clinical psychology (5.ª ed.). Harlow: Pearson.
O’Leary, Z. (2018). Research question. Sage Publications.
Schick, V., Calabrese, S. K., & Herbenick, D. (2014). Survey methods in sexuality research. In D. L. Tolman, (…)(Eds.), APA handbook of
sexuality and psychology, Vol. 1: Person-based approaches. (pp. 81–98). American Psychological Association. 10.1037/14193-004