Department of Counselling and Psychology Course outline
Course Title Statistics for Social Sciences
Course Code PSY103
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial
Pre-requisite Course(s) N/A
Course Aims
This course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics in behavioral sciences. The course begins with an introduction to the basic statistical concepts and the logic of hypothesis testing. The application of statistical techniques and the computation of statistics will also be demonstrated to answer research questions in the real world. Students will also learn how to visualize data, interpret statistical output, and report statistical results.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Describe and explain the role of statistics as a tool in scientific inquiry;

2. Summarize statistical data in appropriate tabular and graphical forms;

3. Select appropriate descriptive statistics in exploring and reporting research data in APA                 format;

4. Explain the logic of inferential statistics and formulate the steps of hypothesis testing;

5. Select appropriate statistics in testing group differences and associations, as well as report         results in APA format.
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Problem Sets
25%
2.
Pop Quizzes
15%
3.
Mid-Term Test
20% 
4.
 Final Examination
40%
 
 
100%
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