Outline of lecture

Students will have practical work experience mainly on experimental design and statistical analysis, knowledge and skills which are indispensable for all the researches pertaining to the human system science. Furthermore, they will be requested at the final session to present their research results at the group level with the aim of developing through this course on survey and analysis of data, the ability for problem-solving with teamwork, communication and presentation capability.

Purpose of lecture

Students will have practical work experience mainly on experimental design and statistical analysis, knowledge and skills which are indispensable for all the researches pertaining to the human system science. Furthermore, they will be requested at the final session to present their research results at the group level with the aim of developing through this course on survey and analysis of data, the ability for problem-solving with teamwork, communication and presentation capability.

Plan of lecture

1. 4/13(Tue): Guidance, Grouping, Communication skill for self-introduction
2. 4/20(Tue): Experiment design (1)
3. 4/27(Tue): Experiment design (2)
4. 5/11(Tue): Briefing for experiments
5. 5/18(Tue): Uses of Behavioural paradigms
6. 5/25(Tue): Counseling sessions for experiments(1)
7. 6/1(Tue): Counseling sessions for experiments(2)
8. 6/8(Tue): Data gathering and analysis(1)
9. 6/15(Tue): Data gathering and analysis(2)
10. 6/22(Tue): Data gathering and analysis(3)
11. 6/29(Tue): Data gathering and analysis(4)
12. 7/6(Tue): Research consummation(1)
13. 7/13(Tue): Research consummation(2)
14. 7/20(Tue): Research consummation
15. August, in the period of makeup classes: Presentation session (All the HUM professors)(Date and venue: TBA)

Textbook and reference

No textbook is required. Handouts will be distributed at each session.

Related and/or prerequisite courses

Only the graduate students of the International Graduate Programs at the Department of Human System Science may register for this course, which is the core curriculum to get the master course degree.

Evaluation

The evaluation comprehensively reflects attendance checked at the beginning of each session, eagerness expressed by the progress reports and Q&A available through the office hours and the mailing list, quality of the final paper and performance of the presentation.

Comments from lecturer

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