Psychological Research in the Internet

Course: Clinical Psychology and Fundamentals of Psychotherapy

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Psychological Research in the Internet
Code
ОК. 5.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO1. Search, process and analyse professionally significant knowledge from various sources using modern information and communication technologies. LO2. Know how to organize and conduct psychological research using valid and reliable methods. LO3. Generalize empirical data and formulate theoretical conclusions. LO7. Represent research results in available and argued written and oral form; participate in professional discussions. LO10. Summarize the results of own scientific research in the various scientific reports forms (theses, articles, presentations). LO12. Search for and choose methods of clinical and psychological research in accordance with the actual tasks of psychological science and practice.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To master the courses "Experimental Psychology" and "Data Analysis in Psychology" at the level of a student who has completed his / her bachelor's degree at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 2. Have basic skills in finding, processing and analyzing information.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline - the formation of knowledge and skills for theoretical and empirical research in the Internet. Within the obligatory discipline "Psychological research in the Internet environment" students get acquainted with the specifics of theoretical and empirical research on the Internet, the peculiarities of finding sources and bibliography using online data retrieval services. The issues of open online repositories and databases, analysis of social network content and scraping websites in order to obtain relevant data are also covered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Set-Davidovits S. Vsi breshut, ale internet znaie tvoi dumky / Per. z anhl. O. Chupy. — K.: Nash Format, 2018. — 204 s. 2. Askitas N., Zimmermann K. F. The internet as a data source for advancement in social sciences // International Journal of Manpower. — 2015. — Т. 36. — №. 1. — С. 2-12. 3. Birnbaum M. H. Advanced Training in Web-Based Psychology Research: Past Trends and Future Directions Michael H. Birnbaum California State University, Fullerton. – 2021. [Електронний ресурс]. Режим доступу: http://psych.fullerton.edu/mbirnbaum/papers/ATI_article_03.pdf 4. Gosling S. D., Mason W. Internet research in psychology // Annual review of psychology. — 2015. — Т. 66. — P. 1-26 5. Ji F., DeSouza E. R. Internet Research in Personality // The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Measurement and Assessment. — 2020. — P. 67-71.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lection, seminar, Individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral reports, discussion, presentation, analytical essay. Semester assessment: answers and additions to seminars, analytical essay are evaluated. The grade is formed as the sum of all points earned during the semester. Oral answer - from 12 to 20 points. Addition - from 6 to 10 points. Analytical essay - from 24 to 40 points. Evaluation organization: 0-59 - not credited, 60-100 credit.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Illia Ihorovych Yahiiaiev
Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology
Faculty of Psychology