Module PY2801-KP06

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Psychology 2027, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2020, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• Research-oriented internship (project work, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 30 hours in-classroom work
• 150 hours work on an individual topic (research and development) and written elaboration

Contents of teaching:

• Introduction to the research process and the planning of empirical studies
• Development and justification of psychological questions and hypotheses
• Selection and application of suitable survey methods and research designs
• Implementation of data collection under consideration of ethical and practical research conditions
• Data preparation, descriptive and inferential statistical analysis with suitable software
• Interpretation and discussion of empirical results in a theoretical and application-related context
• Written and oral presentation of research results according to scientific standards
• Due to the interactive design of the seminar dates and the practical work in small groups, attendance of 80% is compulsory in this module. Students who are absent more than 3 times per semester cannot be admitted to the examination. No substitutions are provided.

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students can derive, theoretically substantiate and operationalize psychologically relevant questions.
• Students are able to develop suitable research designs and select methodologically appropriate survey and evaluation procedures.
• Students can systematically collect and process empirical data and analyze it using basic statistical methods.
• Students are able to classify empirical results theoretically, reflect on them critically and draw scientifically sound conclusions.
• Students are able to present research results orally and in writing in a structured manner and according to scientific conventions.
• Students can work scientifically in a team, coordinate tasks cooperatively and assume responsibility in the research process.

Grading through:

• presentation

Requires:

• Basics in statistics 2 (PY2300-KP06)

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Corinna Peifer

Teacher:

• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. Corinna Peifer

Literature:

• Reiß & Sarris : Experimentelle Psychologie - Von der Theorie zur Praxis - Pearson Verlag

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

01.07.2025