psy260 Practical Project

psy260 Practical Project

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Module title Practical Project
Module code psy260
Credit points 9.0 KP
Responsible institute Department of Psychology
Responsible persons
Module responsibility:
Stefan Debener, Christoph Siegfried Herrmann, Andrea Hildebrandt, Jochem Rieger, Mandy Roheger
Authorised to examine:
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, 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
Module counselling:
Heiko Stecher
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 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.
Language of instruction English
Learning outcomes/competencies

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!
Recommended reading

Depending on the chosen project
Required assesment
Method of assesment

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

usually end of April
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency The module will be offered every winter term.
Workload
Total workload Contact hours
270 h

attendance in the lab and accompanying seminars as necessary for your project (~ 200h)
Course type
Type SWS Module frequency Contact hours
Seminar 2 WiSe 28 h
Practical training WiSe 172 h
Further information

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).

https://uol.de/en/psychology/master/course-overview
→ supporting documents

 

Teaching format:
practical work and regular seminar meetings in the group where the project is performed

Links:
 

https://uol.de/en/psychology/master/course-overview/

 
Applicability of the module
  • Master's Programme Neurocognitive Psychology > Practical Part

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