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
            Faculty of Psychology
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
                        Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology
                    
                    
                        Faculty of Psychology