The internship is intended primarily for first- and second-year students studying:
psychology
Data Analytics
Ethics in research
Quantitative research methods
It is also suitable for high school students and professionals with similar interests.
Learning objectives
Develop basic knowledge of research design principles for quantitative studies in psychology.
Learn data analysis from quantitative research in psychology.
Become familiar with the ethical standards for conducting psychological research.
Educational activities
The activities focus on applying knowledge to real-world situations.
Critical thinking about problems that researchers have faced in the past.
Hands-on Learning Project
During the course, the user will be presented with formative assessments to test their knowledge of topics that have just been covered.
At the end of each module there are monitored and graded summative assessments to assess your overall understanding.
Finally, at the end of the course you will be given an overall assessment of the course level.
Details of the courses that make up the specialization
Methods for quantitative research in psychology
Course 1 • 7 hours • 4.8 (116 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
This course is primarily intended for first- and second-year students interested in psychology, data analysis, and quantitative research methods, as well as high school students and professionals with similar interests.
Skills you will acquire
Category: Psychology
Category: Research Methods
Category: Research Planning
Category: General Statistics
Category: Research and Design
Ethics in psychological research
Course 2 • 11 hours • 4.9 (35 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
Explain why ethical practices are important in scientific research.
Describe the guidelines that researchers follow to conduct ethical research.
Explain the elements necessary to conduct ethical research with human participants.
Explain the elements necessary to conduct ethical research with non-human animals.
Describe issues related to ethical violations in research.
Evaluate ethical issues in research.
Skills you will acquire
Category: Psychology
Category: History
Category: Political Science
Category: Ethics
Category: Research and Design
Statistics in psychological research
Course 3 • 11 hours • 4.6 (30 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn
Explain ways to categorize variables and describe data.
Describe how graphs are used to visualize data.
Describe the logic of inferential statistics and null hypothesis testing.
Select the appropriate inferential test based on criteria.
Improve the use of statistical significance, effect size, and confidence intervals.
Explain the importance of statistical power.
Describe how alternative procedures deal with key objections to testing the significance of the null hypothesis.
