Advanced workshops of analysis methods - Complex dynamic approach to psychological phenomena (including graph theory)

lpsys2168a  2021-2022  Louvain-la-Neuve

Advanced workshops of analysis methods - Complex dynamic approach to psychological phenomena (including graph theory)
2.00 crédits
15.0 h
Q2
Enseignants
Heeren Alexandre;
Langue
d'enseignement
Anglais
Thèmes abordés
Chaque année, une liste d'ateliers est proposée aux étudiants. Ces ateliers abordent de façon détaillée les outils, les méthodes et les analyses spécifiquement utilisés dans la recherche en Psychologie et Sciences de l'Education. Chaque atelier a une durée de 15 heures
Contenu
Graph theory and network analysis have started to infiltrate psychological sciences, especially in research agendas dealing with large datasets. Accordingly, this course will provide a general overview of the application of graph theory and network analysis in psychological sciences.  Applications on real data sets will be provided throughout the workshop. Given the audience's diversity, illustrations will range from social networks to brain networks and symptoms networks.
Through this course, participants will:
- become familiar with general notions of graph theory and network analysis
- learn how to model network data using R, to implement algorithms from the field of graph theory (e.g., community detection, small-wordness), and to use up-to-date tools from statistical network analysis (e.g., graphical Lasso, subset bootstrap, Bayesian modeling) to optimize network estimation and visualization
- understand the advantages, challenges, and limitations of network analysis in comparison to other analytical approaches
- and become able to critically assess papers dealing with network analysis and graph theory in psychological sciences. 
Méthodes d'enseignement
Teaching and assessment will be delivered via a classroom setting, on the Louvain-la-Neuve campus, but could be carried out remotely (via Teams) should the health situation require to do so. 
Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants
First session: Oral test (9 points /20 ) and oral presentation and discussion of a research paper (7 points / 20) + continuous assessment via homeworks (4 points / 20)
Second session: Oral test (20 points /20) 
Ressources
en ligne
Handouts, as well as examples of R programming codes, will be made available via Moodle.
Bibliographie
A list of reading articles will be provided at the end of each session. 
Faculté ou entité
en charge
EPSY


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Intitulé du programme
Sigle
Crédits
Prérequis
Acquis
d'apprentissage
Master [120] en sciences psychologiques