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| STAT0074-1 | Quantified observation procedures of the behaviour
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Psychological Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychological Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 2nd year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 1st year | | First semester | | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | André Ferrara |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The purpose of the course is to familiarize the students with behaviour measurement techniques and with the measure quality issue. |
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| Course objective : | sss |
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| Workshops : | A sample of behavioural data collected in a specific laboratory situation will be analysed. |
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| Organization : | The course is organized in the form of a seminar in which the students are invited to present a neuroscience study, which was either performed by the student himself (for example, during another training course) or provided by a researcher of the university. At the end of the seminar and according to the discussed questions, the students will be asked to write a synthetic report taking the form of a scientific article with the usual headings of this medium (introduction, material and methods, results, discussion and references). The seminar and report will especially focus on a proper analysis and interpretation of the collected data. |
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| Written notes : | For the theoretical part: P. Martin & P. Bateson (2007). "Measuring behaviour. An Introductory Guide" (Third Edition). Cambridge University Press.
For the practical part, all the required documents and material will be provided. |
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| Assessment : | The evaluation is based on the active participation in the seminar, on the oral presentation and on the final written report. |
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| Contacts : | Teacher: André Ferrara, Tel: 04/366.22.32, a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be |
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