96138 - Preparation Position Paper

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will acquire basic methodological knowlege useful to manage the research project the student is going to develop.

Course contents

Conducting Surveys with Qualtrics

How to create and prepare a database in Spss

How to write the results in a scientific paper (Statistical analyses applied to the development of the research project: (Descriptives, frequencies, correlations, t-test and ANOVA, Linear regressions)

Moderator and Mediator analyses: How to write and describe the results

The use of the Process Macro for Spss

Readings/Bibliography

Scientific articles used as examples of the topics covered will be presented and made available to students during the course

Teaching methods

Typically, the lessons are dedicated to 1) explaining the topic covered using a PowerPoint presentation and through class discussion, and 2) conducting exercises on the topic discussed, under the supervision of the professor. The exercises will be conducted with Spss and/or with Qualtrics and/or with Process Macro for Spss.

In consideration of the type of activity and the didactic methods adopted, the attendance of this training activity requires the preventive participation of all students to moduli 1 e 2 di formazione sulla sicurezza nei luoghi di studio, [https://elearning-sicurezza.unibo.it/] e-learning mode.

Assessment methods

During the course, students have to create a survey, collect data and create a dataset using Qualtrics. This activity allows you to acquire up to 10 points

Based on the data collected, students must develop and evaluate a mediation and/or moderation hypothesis. This activity allows you to acquire up to 10 points.

At the end of the course, students must solve a case and write up the results (simulating a scientific article) using Spss and Process Macro for Spss. This activity allows you to acquire up to 10 points

The final grade is the sum of the three assessments (max. 30/30).

Teaching tools

IBM SPSS Statistics; Online Survey Software - Qualtrics; Process Macro for Spss

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Toderi