WELCOME TO MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY
Hello!
A warm welcome to the course Psychology, MA, Research Method I, Statistics and Research Design, 7.5 Credits and as a student at Mid Sweden University.
Very welcome to the course. My name is Billy Jansson, and I am the course leader. The aim of the course is to provide increased knowledge and greater independence in the choice of methods and approaches in relation to the research problems.
The course will provide an in-depth knowledge with respect to the selection and use of quantitative methods. Of great importance is the student's ability to
Syllabus:
Psychology, MA, Research Method I, Statistics and Research Design, 7.5 Credits
Code:
PS056A
Application code:
P4X61
Campus:
Östersund
Study form:
Distance education
Study pace:
50%
Course period:
2018-11-12 - 2019-01-20
The course begins with a mini conference at campus, Saturday 10/11 2018 (all day) about the role of emotions in different contexts, with lectures of invited researchers in the area. The course continues with a session Sunday 11/11 2018. Both these occasions are mandatory, so You must attend at campus in Östersund.
Students without activity (i.e., have not participated in mandatory sessions and
Schedule
Four weeks before the beginning of the course you will get access to your schedule www.miun.se/schemasok. Please note that the timetable may be updated until the beginning of the course and even after that if something unforeseen happens.
Before you can begin your studies, there are three things you need to do
1. Get a login for the student portal (Swedish: Studentportalen)
If you are an international student and admitted to a campus-based program, you will receive your User ID upon arrival at Mid Sweden University. All international students who are admitted to a distance education program, will receive their User ID by email approximately one week before course start.
This is your most important tool during your studies at Mid Sweden University. Here, you will find information about courses, study material etc. This is also where you register for each course. All of this can be found at www.miun.se/admitted.
Please note:
If you have studied at Mid Sweden University before, you will keep the same student login and user id.
2. Read through the current course syllabus
In the course syllabus, there is information about the course literature and other important things about the course for both teachers and students.
3. Register for the course
You must register for all of the courses you want to take during the semester. You do this in the Student Portal by clicking on the link “My Studies”, and then “Register on course”. You can register no earlier than two working days before the beginning of the course. It is important that you register for each course.
Course information
The course contains video lectures and computer exercises. The lectures will cover the theoretical material and contain relevant examples. In the computer exercises, the methods of analysis will be used on given data. As examination, the participants will conduct the analyses that are included in the course, present, and interpret the results from these analyses in a serial of individual examination reports that will be continuously assessed during the course.
Student information
You will find information about our campuses, registration, accommodation, checklist for new students and routines for examination and more on our webpage www.miun.se/antagen (Swedish) or www.miun.se/admitted (English).
If you do not want to attend this course you have been admitted to,
please visit the link below for information about how to decline our offer
antagning.se / universityadmissons.se
If you are a student from a partner university, please contact internationaloffice@miun.se.
The Library
In order to borrow at Mid Sweden University you need a library account. You get a library account when you activate your student portal login, register to a course and approve of the library lending rules. It takes about an hour after your activation before the library account is made. Use your student portal login to borrow and reserve books and to access the services of the library from home. You will find further information here: http://biblioteket.miun.se.
Contact us
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail contact@miun.se or phone, +46 (0)10-142 80 00 Monday through friday, 08.00-16.00.
Finally, I will once again welcome You to the course, and I hope and believe that we will have many interesting discussions together!
Best regards
Mid Sweden University