Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title Computer-Assisted Data Analysis
Course Code PSY213
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial
Pre-requisite Course(s)
PSY103 Statistics for Social Sciences
PSY206 Research Methods and Designs
Course Aims
This course aims at equipping students with basic computer skills for conducting quantitative data analyses. Students will gain practical experience with SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). They will be familiarized with the uses of statistical tests through tutorial exercises.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

After completing the course, students should be able to:

1. construct a SPSS data file appropriately with proper indexing;
 
2. choose appropriate statistical tests for different research questions and datasets;
 
3. run statistical analyses with SPSS;
 
4. generate and interpret SPSS output;
 
5. write up results section in APA format based on appropriate SPSS outputs.
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Class participation
10%
2.
Assignments
40%
3.
Tutorial quizzes
10% 
4.
Mid-term
10%
5
Final Exam
30%
 
 
100%
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