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| STAT0074-1 | Quantified observation procedures of the behaviour
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Psychological Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychological Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Clinical Psychology : Psychotherapeutic Process and Change, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Clinical Psychology : Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapeutic Approach, Clin, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Psychology, Professional Focus in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences psychologiques, à finalité spécialisée en psychologie clinique, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | André Ferrara |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, examination in June |
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Course contents :
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| The purpose of the course is to familiarize the students with behaviour measurement techniques and with the measure quality issue. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| A practical part will allow the student to proceed to a behavioural analysis of animals submitted to a specific experimental situation. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| A sample of behavioural data collected in a specific laboratory situation will be analysed. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 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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Recommended or required readings :
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| For the theoretical part: P. Martin & P. Bateson (2007). "Measuring behaviour. An Introductory Guide" (Third Edition). Cambridge University Press.
For the practical part, the required documents and material will be provided. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 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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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Teacher: André Ferrara, Tel: 04/366.22.32, a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be |
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