This course deals with eye-tracking as a method. Students will be shown how to design an eye-tracking experiment; how to prepare or modify experiment materials; how to conduct a mini eye-tracking experiment in the laboratory; how to analyze the data descriptively, and how to write a brief report. Instruction will be given both on these steps and on how to write the report.
At the end of the course students should have a grasp of important issues in experimental design, be able to use an eye-tracker, and know the key steps involved in analyzing eye-tracking data. They will also have learnt how to summarize experimental results. The language of instruction is English.
Knowledge of basic descriptive statistics is recommended.
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Linguistik: Kommunikation, Kognition und Sprachtechnologie / Master | (Enrollment until WiSe 19/20) | 23-LIN-Ma2 | 3 |
To obtain course credit (3 LP) students will (in groups) prepare and conduct a mini-experiment , analyze the data, and write up their results in a short report (ca. 1000 words total). The report will consist of an introduction, a methods, and a results part. Instruction will be given both on the experimental work and on how to write the report. The report can be written in German or in English.