psy260 Practical Project (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

psy260 Practical Project (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

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Modulbezeichnung Practical Project
Modulkürzel psy260
Kreditpunkte 9,0 KP
Verantwortliche Einrichtung Department für Psychologie
Zuständige Personen
Modulverantwortung:
Stefan Debener, Christoph Siegfried Herrmann, Andrea Hildebrandt, Jochem Rieger, Mandy Roheger
Prüfungsberechtigt:
Martin Georg Bleichner, Andreas Hellmann, Jochem Rieger, Andrea Hildebrandt, Stefan Debener, Christoph Siegfried Herrmann, Carsten Gießing, Helmut Hildebrandt, Cornelia Kranczioch-Debener, Jale Nur Özyurt, Sebastian Puschmann, Heiko Stecher, Christiane Margarete Thiel, Mandy Roheger, Manuela Jäger, Sreekari Vogeti, Franziska Kiene, Mareike Daeglau, Rachana Mahadevan, Daniel Kristanto, Amirhussein Abdolalizadeh Saleh, Cassie Ann Short, Melanie Klapprott, Leonardo Zaggia, Micha Jannis Burkhardt, Seonghun Park, Velu Prabhakar Kumaravel, Anja Lindig, Arnd Meiser, Andreas Spiegler, Johannes Stalter, Abin Jacob, Mira Vasileva, Cindy Boetzel, Jorge Francisco Bosch Bayard, Karel Mauricio López Vilaret, Julius Welzel, Pascale Sandmann, Oliver Bruton, Sana Hassan Imam, Eva Postuma, Sarah Stubenrauch, Cristiano Costa
Modulberatung:
Heiko Stecher
Weitere verantwortliche Personen:
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.
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen

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.
Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse PLEASE NOTE:

Knowledge of either EEG, fMRI, TBS, or MEG data analysis, or knowledge of HCI or ambulatory assessment methods is essential for most projects offered in the Department of Psychology. We strongly recommend to take either psy170: Neurophysiology, psy270: fMRI Data Analysis, psy280: Transcranial Brain Stimulation, psy220: Human Computer Interaction, or psy290: Ambulatory Assessment 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.
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
Lernergebnisse/Kompetenzen

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
Modulinhalte
  • 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
Zu erbringende Leistungen
Prüfungsart, -umfang, -dauer

Poster presentation in a student symposium (30% of the grade) and daily project work (70% of the grade).
Prüfungszeiten

usually end of April
Dauer in Semestern 1 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus The module will be offered every winter term.
Workload
Arbeitsaufwand gesamt Davon Präsenzzeit
270 h

attendance in the lab and accompanying seminars as necessary for your project (~ 200h)
Lehrveranstaltungsform
Veranstaltungsart SWS Angebotsrhythmus Workload Präsenzzeit
Seminar 2 WiSe 28 h
Praktikum WiSe 0 h
Zusätzliche Hinweise

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).

Aufnahmekapazität:
unbegrenzt

Lehr-/Lernform:
practical work and regular seminar meetings in the group where the project is performed
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Master Neurocognitive Psychology > Praktischer Teil
Modulart Pflicht / Mandatory
Modullevel MM (Mastermodul / Master module)