Educational goals:
Acquisition of skills in the field of psychological research and data processing. Capacity to perform data analysis using the techniques described in the course program. In addition, as an exemplary application of the methodological part of the program, we will explain what are the criteria for the scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of psychotherapies.
Expected learning outcomes:
- Knowledge of the fundamental rules of the scientific method
- Knowledge of the various types of experimental designs
- Knowledge of the mathematical and logical bases of multivariate analysis
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- Ability to develop and design experimental designs in the context of psychological research
- Ability to independently evaluate the scientific quality of research work
- Ability to independently evaluate the scientific quality of psychological applications
Autonomy of judgment:
- Ability to judge the quality of experimental methods in research and applications
- Ability to evaluate the quality of scientific data and scientific theories
- Ability to evaluate scientific reports based on the experimental method
Communication skills:
- Ability to describe the results obtained for research or application purposes according to the criteria of the experimental method
- Ability to provide correct information on the results of scientific studies and research
Learning ability:
- Know how to evaluate the validity of an experimental protocol
- Knowing how to discriminate between scientific and non-scientific applications in the field of psychological research and clinical psychology
- Ability to perform multivariate statistical calculations
