PSYCH 310Computing and Psychological Research

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Psychology

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Computing is a valuable tool for a variety of academic activities. Course objectives include learning the rudiments of programming sufficient to allow further progress through self study, understanding how scientific computing libraries can be used to program experiments, and learning how to write papers that blend code and analyses to generate reproducible research reports. The skills taught and practiced in the course have a range of academic and practical applications.

Prerequisites

Must have completed the following:
- PSYCH291 - Basic Research Methods (0.50)
- PSYCH292 - Basic Data Analysis (0.50)

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
- PSYCH363

Notes

Access to a personal computer is required.

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