Learning objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the main research methods, as well as data collection and analysis techniques (qualitative and quantitative) used in psychological and educational fields.
- Apply the main research methods, as well as data collection and analysis techniques (qualitative and quantitative) used in psychological and educational fields.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
The course offers the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to conduct basic statistical analyses to support research in psychology (also through the use of open-source statistical packages). Topics such as the use of statistics for descriptive purposes, inferential analyses, and correlational models will be covered. Basic skills related to the design, execution, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of research on psychological topics, particularly in organizational contexts, will be acquired. The teaching aims to achieve the following specific training objectives:
- develop knowledge and the ability to use data collection, analysis, and interpretation techniques and tools, particularly quantitative ones, used in psychological and educational fields;
- develop knowledge and skills useful for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions;
- promote the ability to develop research paths, particularly in the fields of organizational psychology and educational psychology.