Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Psychology
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
7106BRAIN-SEP-CTY
Aims
To present students with key statistical methods relevant to the study of brain and behaviour, and to enable them to further develop research skills in order to become independent researchers.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and apply the appropriate statistical test to analyse a dataset
2.
Effectively write a research proposal, considering ethical aspects, costs and pathways to impact
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Descriptive stats, hypothesis testing, false positives and negatives, multiple testing and power calculations,
Plus, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, computational skills, experimental design, task management, ethics, and pathways to impact.
Module Overview:
On this primarily practical module, you will develop your knowledge and understanding of key research and statistical methods relevant to the study of brain and behaviour which are needed to become independent researchers.
On this primarily practical module, you will develop your knowledge and understanding of key research and statistical methods relevant to the study of brain and behaviour which are needed to become independent researchers.
Additional Information:This module builds on the students’ previous knowledge on basic statistics and experimental planning acquired during their degrees, in order to help them develop as independent researchers. They will learn to conduct more advanced descriptive statistics, power calculations, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses; different statistical software options (focusing primarily upon R) will be taught. They will also learn to design and plan a research project, considering different types of study, ethical aspects, estimation of costs, time management and task planning, and impact assessment.