Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in psychology and educational sciences to analyse a situation involving these disciplines
• Describe the principles of methodological approaches (objectives, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of individuals, groups and organisations
• Provide clear, accurate, and reasoned information
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Write bibliographic references and results of statistical analysis in a standardised way (according to APA standards)
• Collaborate, work in a team
• Interact effectively with other students to carry out collaborative projects.
• Identify and appropriately implement the different ways of working in a group
• Act ethically and professionally
• Name, and be familiar with, legal frameworks and ethical principles that govern research and practice in psychology and educational sciences, and implement them in studies in a reflexive manner (exams, work, etc.)
• Grow personally and professionally
• Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
• Understand the various means available for documentation, to promote self-learning and lifelong learning
• Understand the fundamentals related to the scientific approach in psychology or educational sciences
• Identify and describe the specific characteristics of scientific processes
• Identify and describe the different steps to carry out research
• Identify and explain the main methods (including limitations) specific to the scientific process
• Conduct relevant research from scientific literature, from both Francophone and Anglophone references, and select appropriate elements with respect to a particular research topic.
• Give a critique and argue a point of view as part of a scientific approach

Learning Outcomes of UE

Scientific notions linked to to the experiment in human sciences.
Analysis criticizes of scientific articles with experimental design.
Analysis criticizes of human sciences experiments: propose improvements and elaborate experimental designs.

Content of UE

Theoretical lessons and applications of the following notions :
Specificity of experimentation and differences with other forms of research
Diffusion, localization and collection of scientific information / problematization of the research
Phases of experimentation
Quality criteria of experimental hypotheses (including ethics)
setting up groups : independant, paired, contrasted, sampling strategies
Independent variables, dependent, parasites, with provoked  and invoked variations
validity internal, external, ecological biases
experimental designs :  classical, factorial, clinical

Prior Experience

Principes de la recherche en sciences humaines (bloc 1)

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Presentation and/or works
• Written examination
• eTest

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Written examination (70%)
Presentations and projects (30%).  Groups of 6 students are established by students themselves via the platform Moodle following a schedule specified at the beginning of course. Every student who not respecte the term of registration will be considered as absente for this AA.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Written examination
• eTest

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Written examination (100%) The TP score of Q1 is not reported for the evaluation of Q3.

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable