- Docente: Alessandro Sebartoli
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Alessandro Sebartoli (Modulo 1) Simone Romagnoli (Modulo 2) Giuseppe Cusimano (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Psychological sciences and techniques (cod. 8774)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
- create and manage data files
- manage the most common Office applications (web browser, word processor, spreadsheet, etc..) for purposes of research, statistic analysis and documentation.
- manage an experiment with Psychopy and statistically analyze the results
Course contents
The course aims to introduce students to the understanding of some issues of current importance related to IT and to provide students with basic knowledge necessary for the use of a modern personal computer equipped with the most popular applications, such as word processor e spreadsheet. Then the course deal with the basics of mental chronometry with practical examples of programming using the program PyschoPy.
Fundamental part of the course are exercises during which the
student, with the help of the teacher, can experience the different
teaching activities presented during the course. The knowledge
to be acquired should enable the student to understand clearly what
happens when you use certain tools (software).
Course program:
■Internet, WWW and services
■Windows operating system
■Word Processor applications
■Spreadsheet applications
■Theoretical elements of chronometry
■Introduction to PsychoPy
■Set up an chronometry experiment
in PsychoPy
■Exercises in class.
Fundamental requirement to follow the lectures and practicals and
participate to the final exam is the activation e-mail to
university (for information and assistance, please consult the
Staff of Informatics of the Faculty of Psychology)
Readings/Bibliography
notes and exercises provided by the teacher
Teaching methods
The course will be held with lectures conducted in computer laboratory. During the lessons will be encouraged requests for clarification of the issues presented.
Assessment methods
The exam is done in computer lab. Is to answer 10 multiple
choice questions about mental chronometry and programming with
Python and an elaborate in Ms Excel on a paper track
provided by the teacher.
The examination is done to the computer. The two test of exam held
on the same day. Each review will be part of its assessment. The
examination will allow to reach a 6 credits competence.
Teaching tools
Students will have the following teaching aids:
- ability to download the entire program of the course lecture notes online http://campus.cib.unibo.it/
- http://www.psicologiaformazione.unibo.it/it/corsi/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2015/384726
- ability to book through e-mail communications, sessions with the teacher
Links to further information
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/simone.romagnoli3/contenuti-utili/cfe7b40e
Office hours
See the website of Alessandro Sebartoli
See the website of Simone Romagnoli
See the website of Giuseppe Cusimano