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Module label	Practical project
Module code	psy260
Credit points	9.0 KP
Workload	270 h ( attendance in the lab and accompanying seminars as necessary for your project (~ 200h) )
Faculty/Institute	Department of Psychology
Used in course of study	Master's Programme Neurocognitive Psychology (Master) > Mastermodule
Contact person	Module responsibility Jochem Rieger Christoph Siegfried Herrmann Stefan Debener Andrea Hildebrandt Sebastian Puschmann Authorized examiners Arkan Al-Zubaidi Martin Georg Bleichner Stefan Debener Carsten Gießing Andreas Hellmann Christoph Siegfried Herrmann Andrea Hildebrandt Helmut Hildebrandt Florian Kasten Cornelia Kranczioch-Debener Xinyang Liu Josef Meekes Bojana Mirkovic Jale Nur Özyurt Jochem Rieger Heiko Stecher Daniel Strüber Christiane Margarete Thiel Anirudh Unni Maria Meyer-Abich de Sousa Guerreiro Sebastian Puschmann Sarah Blum Yadwinder Kaur Module counceling Yadwinder Kaur
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.
Entry requirements	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!
Reader's advisory
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 hand in a risk assessment form before starting your external practical project. You can find this form in English or German in the list of supporting documents!
Modullevel / module level	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Modullevel / module level	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Modulart / typ of module	Pflicht / Mandatory
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
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.
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.

Course type	Comment	SWS	Frequency	Workload attendance
Seminar	Please select the group in which you perform your practical project.	2.00	WiSe	28 h
Practical	attendance as necessary for your project (~ 200h)	0.00	WiSe	0 h
Total time of attendance for the module				28 h

Examination	Time of examination	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).