Universidad de Jaén

I. METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

1. Scientific Research in Psychology and scientific research schemes

·        The scientific method and the development of scientific knowledge.

·        General model of scientific action and variants of scientific research according to the classical scheme: Descriptive, Selective (correlational), and Experimental.

·        Scientific knowledge and causal explanation.

·        Conceptual development: from theories to hypotheses.

2. The design of a research

·        Actions involved in a design: planning, structure, and strategy.

·        Coordinates for research planning. Validity theory.

·        Structuring psychological research through the definition of variables and the problem of construct validity.

·        Control of confounding variables and internal validity.

·        Delimitation of research units: participant selection, sampling, and external validity.

·        The importance of apparatus, instruments, and tasks in the study of behavior.

II. MAIN DESIGNS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

3. Experimental and quasi-experimental methodological scheme

·        Defining features. Direct and indirect manipulation of variables, control of confounding variables, measurement of dependent variables and replication of results, limitations in the assignment to non-equivalent groups.

·        Experimental designs. Between-group versus within-group. Factorial designs.

·        Quasi-experimental designs. Case studies. Non-equivalent comparison group. Pre-Post designs. Solomon Four-Group design. Cohort designs.

·        Statistical analysis techniques. Mean comparison, error variance, ANOVA and ANCOVA. ARIMA. Meta-analysis.

·        Experimental and quasi-experimental schemes in the validity coordinates.

·        Special designs. Single-Case Experiments. Interrupted time series designs. Regression discontinuity.

4. Selective (correlational) methodological scheme

·        Defining features. Sampling techniques for unit selection, questionnaires (tests) as representative data collection instruments. Confusion between research methods and data collection techniques.

·        Selective designs. Cross-sectional versus longitudinal designs. Panel, trend, and cohort designs.

·        Statistical analysis techniques. Correlation, Regression, and Structural Equation Modeling. Psychometric analyses: reliability, validity, sample representativeness, and Factor Analysis.

·        The selective scheme in validity coordinates.

·        Special designs. Ex post facto designs.

5. Descriptive methodological scheme

·        Defining features. Observation as the core of descriptive methodology. Parameters or criteria that data recording in Behavioral Science must fulfill: what, how, to whom, when, and where. Qualitative methodology as a general methodological framework. Content analysis. The contrast between qualitative and quantitative approaches.

·        Descriptive designs. Participant observation and self-observation, structured and field observation. Survey-interview, narratives, and documentary material (diaries and biographical records), focus groups.

·        Statistical analysis techniques. Association indexes and Goodness of Fit. Concordance index and interjudge reliability. Statistical analysis of recording data.

·        The descriptive scheme in validity coordinates.

·        Special designs. Field studies versus Field experiments. Diaries in qualitative methodology.

A. Activities in large group: Two hours per week of lectures where the theoretical content of a subject will be addressed.

B. Activities in small group: One hour per week of class, preferably in the computer room, where acquired knowledge will be applied to the resolution of practical cases, using different computer software.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

• The final grade will be the weighted average of the three parts outlined in the previous section, provided that the objective test corresponding to the theoretical exam has been passed (e.g. 5 on a scale of 10 points). If said exam is not passed, the final grade will remain pending and will numerically correspond to the grade of the theory test. The theory test will be conducted through continuous assessment tests and/or a single final exam. The continuous assessment system will be implemented provided that conditions allow it and will be at the discretion of the responsible professor. In this system, each student will have a continuous assessment grade, which will be the arithmetic mean of the grades obtained, provided that they have passed all the exams and, in the case of passing, will not have to take the final exam. Alternatively, at the end of the semester, students who have not passed the subject assessed through continuous assessment exams will have to be examined on all the contents covered in the subject, obtaining a global grade.
• The scores obtained in the sections of "attendance and participation" on the one hand, and "fulfilment of academic work, cases, or exercises." On the other hand, it will only be valid for the current academic year.
• In the extraordinary calls of the current academic year, students may opt for the maximum grade through the completion of an additional exam on practical contents combined with the objective theory test and maintaining the weighting system of the preceding section, that is 60% for theoretical contents and the remaining 30% for practical contents. The practical test will consist of the completion of exercises obtained from the practical content program; in this way, the completion of the practical exercises will allow the student to find out how they are to be assessed.
• Additionally, students may obtain up to a maximum of 0.5 points for participating in experiments/research offered by the lecturers teaching the subject throughout the semester. Likewise, those who have not participated in experiments/research may obtain these 0.5 points through the completion of assignments/exercises that will be offered by the professors throughout the semester.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

• Theoretical contents: R2, R5, R7, R8, and R14
• Practical contents: R1, R3, R4, R6, R7, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14
• Participation: R3, R4, and R14

ASSESSMENT

Below is detailed the adaptation of the assessment to the multimodal scenario. Note that whenever circumstances allow, those aspects of the assessment that are not indicated will remain as described in the previous assessment sections.

Ordinary call

Extraordinary call

ASSESSMENT

Below is detailed the adaptation of the assessment to the virtual scenario. Note that whenever circumstances allow, those aspects of the assessment that are not indicated will remain as described in the previous assessment sections.

Ordinary call

Extraordinary call

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es