Research Methods

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This course is intended to provide students in the Applied Psychology Clinical program with a basis for understanding psychological research methodologies. The course will serve as a starting point for developing their master's project ( PSYC 530 ), which is the culminating research experience for the Applied Clinical Psychology program. The course will begin with development of research questions and explore how to appropriately search research databases for previous literature on topics of interest. The course will also focus on developing ethical foundations for research through review of case studies and discussion of ethical principles and codes for psychologists. Students will also focus on understanding how different methodologies function in relation to psychological research including, but not limited to: experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs, program evaluation, within or between subject designs, and systematic literature reviews. In addition to developing an understanding of research methodologies, students will also explore how to interpret and write-up statistical results for academic manuscripts.