Class Research Methods in Social and Organizational Psychology I

This curricular unit provides students with research skills in Psychology, focusing on Social and Organizational Psychology, emphasizing on the initial phase of research: research designs, problems and questions, research methodologies, and ethical procedures.

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PC1. Evidence-based practice and scientific relevance: Levels of scientific evidence PC2. The research process 2.1. Literature review and state of the art 2.2. Definition of research questions and/or hypotheses: description and exploration 2.3. Operationalization of variables 2.3.1. Classification of variables PC3. Study Designs 3.1. Qualitative 3.1.1. Characteristics 3.1.2. Participants 3.1.3. Qualitative research: secondary and primary sources 3.2. Quantitative methods CP 3.2.1. characteristics of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies CP 3.2.2. Sampling 3.3. Experimental methods 3.3.1. Types of experimental studies 3.3.2. Experimental designs 3.4 Experimental techniques Data collection 3.4.1. Questionnaires; interviews; observation 3.4.2. Online & face-to-face PC4. Ethics in human research PC5. Presentation of scientific work 5.1. Written 5.2. Oral

This UC is taught in an essentially theoretical-practical way, alternating theoretical-thematic discussion, discussion of the literature, and practical exercises, with an important component of research work carried out under the guidance of the teacher(s).

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