Universität Wien

160122 PR Scientific Practical Training in Psycholinguistics and Speech-Language Pathology (2023W)

3.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 06.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 20.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 03.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 17.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 01.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Friday 15.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Course objectives:
- To be able to program in R(Studio) at a beginner level;
- To understand basic concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics and apply them using RStudio.

Course content: Introduction to R, the tidyverse, descriptive statistics, simple linear regression, correlations and transformations, multiple regression, inferential statistics.

Teaching methods:
- Class discussion of purposeful reading activities based on Bodo Winter's book "Statistics for Linguists: An Introduction Using R" (2020);
- In-class practical exercises based on Winter's book and other resources, followed by group discussion.

Classes will be held in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

For every class, students will prepare at home a purposeful reading activity where they will identify outstanding points of confusion as well as important concepts / practical information of that week's assigned reading material. They are allowed to use whatever resource they find useful for writing this task, but the writing has to be their own, in their own words, and based on their individual understanding.
The final examination at the end of the course will be performed without any aids.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements:
- Compulsory attendance (one absence allowed);
- Regular submission of purposeful reading exercises (10 in total) and a positive evaluation of them;
- Regular participation in class discussions;
- Performance of in-class exercises;
- Positive assessment of final exam.

Although *not* required, previous *or* concurrent attendance of the BA-Seminar 1 in Psycholinguistics and Speech-Language Pathology is recommended.

Assessment standard:
- Participation in class and completion of class exercises - 20 points
- Purposeful reading activities - 40 points (4 points each)
- Final exam - 40 points

60 points are required for a passing grade in this course.

1 (very good): 100-90 points
2 (good): 89-81 points
3 (satisfactory): 80-71 points
4 (sufficient): 70-60 points
5 (not enough): 59-0 points

Examination topics

Reading list

Main literature:
Winter, B. (2020). Statistics for linguists: An introduction using R. Routledge.

Further reading:
Field, Z., Miles, J., & Field, A. (2012). Discovering statistics using R. Discovering Statistics Using R.
Baayen, R. Harald: 2008, Analyzing Linguistic Data: A Practical Introduction to Statistics Using R.

Association in the course directory

BA-APM10b

Last modified: Tu 23.07.2024 14:45