Central Oregon Community College 2021-2022 1
PSY 204 : RESEARCH METHODS: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
Transcript title
Research Methods
Credits
4
Grade mode
Standard letter grades
Contact hours total
60
Lecture hours
30
Lab hours
30
Recommended preparation
WR060 (or higher) or minimum placement Wr/Comm Level 5.
Description
Learn scientific method and deepen your appreciation of why it is
a valuable method for learning about the world. Teaches scientific
concepts and terminology, how the scientific literature is used to
generate hypotheses and interpret research findings, how research
studies are designed, how data are collected and managed, and how
statistics are used to understand data. Class will include discussions of
parametric and nonparametric analyses, between subject designs, within
subject designs, differences between experimental and correlational
research and the differences between qualitative and quantitative data.
Learning outcomes
1. Apply critical thinking skills to critique or defend research methodology
2. Design research methodology to investigate scientific hypotheses
3. Perform statistical analyses of research data
4. Understand how to collect data in order to apply appropriate
methodological techniques
5. Interpret statistical analyses to critique or defend hypotheses
6. Write clearly and concisely to communicate scientific ideas using APA
format
General education/Related instruction
lists
• Science Lab