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PSYC20030 - Advanced Data Analysis for Psychology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit develops the analytic skills necessary for implementing applied psychological research and analysis. As such, the unit provides for both theoretical input and a heavy component of computer based experiential exercises using the SPSS statistics package.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 8
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.16666666666667
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Academic Course = CV13 or CC42

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2025

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 8-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 16.666666666667 hours of study per week, making a total of 200 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Practical Assessment 60%
3. Examination 20%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

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Feedback
Greater opportunities for live interactive workshops requested
Recommendation
As this course is being discontinued, please refer to the PSYC14047 (other child course in the meta course) ACER for actions to be taken in that course.
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In Progress
Source: Moodle feedback
Feedback
Request for a more structured residential school
Recommendation
As this course is being discontinued, please refer to the PSYC14047 (other child course in the meta course) ACER for actions to be taken in that course.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Employ statistical writing skills to the level required for fourth-year psychology
  2. Implement applied psychological research analysis
  3. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of a variety of advanced analytic techniques
  4. Choose appropriate analyses relevant to specific research designs
  5. Write and present findings in a scientific format

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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