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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Human Work Science

ARE015 Subjective Assessment 3.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:


LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
H Instance, Monfort Univ.Leicester, UK Utl lekt


PREREQUISITES
Possess a bachelors degree in science or 120 university points in the field of science and have a good knowledge in English.

COURSE AIM
To provide the student a knowledge of measurement techniques in quantifying human opinion which can be used to process data obtained from questionaires and surveys.

CONTENTS
Subjective measurement; Scaling techniques (Quantification of human opinion); attitude measurement, rating and ranking, paired comparisons; Variability, objectivity and experimental effects; Validity and reliabity of measurement.

TEACHING
The teaching will consists of classroom instructions and practical exercises.

EXAMINATION
Written examination and assignments
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS
Assignments 0.75ECTS
Written exam 2.25ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
1. Guildford, J.P., 1954. Psychometric methods (India McGraw Hill)
2. Printed handouts provided in the class.


Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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