Module PY4201-KP05

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

5

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Psychology - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 2022, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• PY4201-KP05-S Data analysis and data interpretation (seminar, 2 SWS)
• PY4201-KP05-V Methodology and evaluation for psychologists (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 90 hours private studies
• 60 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Structural equation modelling for evaluation variable structure and change
• Network models and their application for symptom-based approaches
• Meta-Analyses
• Replication Crisis
• Open Science

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students acquire more profound competences in the planning, analyses, evaluation and interpretation of scientific studies and evidence for observing change
• Students can apply the learned methods and procedures for analyzing complex data using state-of-the-art statistical software and are able to correctly evaluate their output.
• Students develop a deeper understanding of critical debates in psychology as an empirical science and broaden their perspective on the current conceptualizations of psychiatric disorders and their treatment
• Enhanced skills in mathematical, methodological, and analytical thinking
• Extended skill set of solving statistical problems and reaching evidence-based decisions

Grading through:

• written exam (test achievement)

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Psych. Frieder Paulus

Teacher:

• Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• Lehrende der Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Psych. Frieder Paulus
• Dr. rer. nat. David Stolz
• M.Sc. Finn Lübber

Literature:

• Eid, Gollwitzer & Schmidt (2017) : Statistik und Forschungsmethoden Beltz, Basel
• Döring & Bortz (2015) : Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation in den Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften Springer, Heidelberg

Language:

• German and English skills required

Notes:

Last Updated:

28.11.2025