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Module label	Practical project
Modulkürzel	psy260
Credit points	9.0 KP
Workload	270 h ( attendance in the lab and accompanying seminars as necessary for your project (~ 200h) )
Institute directory	Department of Psychology
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master's Programme Neurocognitive Psychology (Master) > Mastermodule
Zuständige Personen	Debener, Stefan (Module responsibility) Herrmann, Christoph Siegfried (Module responsibility) Hildebrandt, Andrea (Module responsibility) Puschmann, Sebastian (Module responsibility) Rieger, Jochem (Module responsibility) Roheger, Mandy (Module responsibility) Al-Zubaidi, Arkan (Prüfungsberechtigt) Bleichner, Martin Georg (Prüfungsberechtigt) Debener, Stefan (Prüfungsberechtigt) Gießing, Carsten (Prüfungsberechtigt) Hellmann, Andreas (Prüfungsberechtigt) Herrmann, Christoph Siegfried (Prüfungsberechtigt) Hildebrandt, Andrea (Prüfungsberechtigt) Hildebrandt, Helmut (Prüfungsberechtigt) Kranczioch-Debener, Cornelia (Prüfungsberechtigt) Özyurt, Jale Nur (Prüfungsberechtigt) Rieger, Jochem (Prüfungsberechtigt) Stecher, Heiko (Prüfungsberechtigt) Strüber, Daniel (Prüfungsberechtigt) Thiel, Christiane Margarete (Prüfungsberechtigt) Puschmann, Sebastian (Prüfungsberechtigt) Jäger, Manuela (Prüfungsberechtigt) Vogeti, Sreekari (Prüfungsberechtigt) Roheger, Mandy (Prüfungsberechtigt) Rosemann, Stephanie (Prüfungsberechtigt) Daeglau, Mareike (Prüfungsberechtigt) Kristanto, Daniel (Prüfungsberechtigt) Klein, Franziska (Prüfungsberechtigt) Boetzel, Cindy (Prüfungsberechtigt) Marek, Merle (Module counselling)
Further responsible persons	Upon approval by the examination committee other staff members (e.g. PhD students in the laboratories of the Department of Psychology) can act as examiners for psy260.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology. You can only start the practical project if you have passed the exam of psy240 (psy241) Computation in Neuroscience! Priority is given to students with experience in methods used in the respective lab or students who have taken the respective teaching modules.
Skills to be acquired in this module	Goals of module: Students are able to critically review the scientific literature and current state of knowledge concerning a certain topic in the field of cognitive neuroscience or neuropsychology. Based on this, they are able to develop a specific research question and to design an adequate experiment, acquire data and conduct appropriate statistical analyses, building on previously gained competencies in relevant research methods, computer programming and statistical methods. They know how to critically discuss the results of their study in context of the current literature and how to present their findings at a scientific poster symposium. Competencies: ++ experimental methods + statistics & scientific programming ++ data presentation & discussion + independent research + scientific literature + ethics / good scientific practice / professional behavior + scientific communication skills + knowledge transfer + group work ++ project & time management
Module contents	The students develop an empirical investigation, carry it out and analyse the results. The students present and discuss their project in respect to recent literature in regular meetings and in a poster symposium. Students can develop an experimental design for a follow-up study which could potentially be the topic of their Master's thesis. As part of the practical project, students should participate in studies of other practical projects!
Literaturempfehlungen
Links	https://uol.de/en/psychology/master/course-overview/
Language of instruction	English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	The module will be offered every winter term.
Module capacity	unlimited
Reference text	Topics for projects will be presented in a colloquium at the end of the summer term. Students can chose to perform the practical work in either of the research groups of the Department of Psychology. External projects are possible upon approval (information and approval form can be found on the programme website). Please note that, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, you have to ask the external institution for their hygiene concept and keep this concept for your own documentation.
Modullevel / module level	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Modulart / typ of module	Pflicht / Mandatory
Lehr-/Lernform / Teaching/Learning method	practical work and regular seminar meetings in the group where the project is performed
Vorkenntnisse / Previous knowledge	PLEASE NOTE: Many projects require knowledge of either EEG, fMRI, TBS, or HCI analysis! We strongly recommend to take either psy170: Neurophysiology, psy270: fMRI Data Analysis, psy280: Transcranial Brain Stimulation, or psy220 Human Computer Interaction prior to the practical project. It is expected that students have basic knowledge of Matlab programming before starting the practical project. This is proven by having passed the exam in Computation in Neuroscience.

Form of instruction	Comment	SWS	Frequency	Workload of compulsory attendance
Seminar	Please select the group in which you perform your practical project.	2	WiSe	28
Practical training	attendance as necessary for your project (~ 200h)		WiSe	0
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt				28 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	usually end of April	Poster presentation in a student symposium (30% of the grade) and daily project work (70% of the grade).