This strand These modules will equip you with skills required for the effective scientific study of psychology. Some of these skills are practical ones, such as computer skills and presenting results of experiments, whilst others are more conceptual, for example on how best to structure an essay or to critique a scientific paper. 
These modules will be taught in Semester 1 in Year 1 and Year 2.
Year 1
In the first two teaching blocks we equip you with the skills you need for degree level study, including critical thinking, how to write essays and practical reports, and use of excel and word computer software. In addition we cover the basics of experimental design and descriptive statistics. In the last two teaching blocks we concentrate more on Year 1, this module is taken by Dr Alex Benjamin and Dr Maurice Waddle, and will teach you about experimental design, data and statistics in psychology, including the use of statistical software. We are aware that statistics is an area many students feel nervous about: we do not assume any maths knowledge above GCSE level and level and we aim to support all our students to graduate happy and confident dealing with data.
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Topics covered include
- Experimental design
- Descriptive statistics
- Significance testing
- T-tests
- Chi Square Tests & Binomial Tests
- Correlation
- Qualitative analysis
Year 2
In Year 2 we move on to , the module is taken by Dr Alex Benjamin and Prof Paul Bishop. It covers more advanced statistical analysis. These are essential tools for analyzing and interpreting the data that you will gather for your third year empirical research project – valuable methods used in published psychological experiments and a wide range of scientific and social research. This very practical part of the course strikes a balance between providing grounding in key statistical concepts and theories while also developing the skills needed to carry out analyses using statistical software and to interpret and report the results.
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Topics covered include
- Simple and linear regression: Prof Paul Bishop
- TB7: Multiple linear regression and Principal Components Analysis: Prof Paul Bishop
- TB8: One way and two way ANOVAs: Dr Alex Benjamin TB9: Repeated measures and mixed design ANOVAs; Qualitative research: Dr Alex Benjamin
Mini projects
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- Principle Components Analysis
- ANOVA
- Power Analysis
Text Books
For the blocks covered in the first term, we recommend Research Methods I: Collected Readings (2017) compiled by Gavin Phillips. Pearson. The e-book can be accessed for FREE.
For the following terms, we recommend reading about the topics covered in Dancey, Christine P. (2007). Statistics without maths for psychology. Pearson Prentice Hall, as a gentle introduction to statistics used in Psychology
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