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OpenSesame: The Experiment Building Software
Rating: 4.2 out of 5(69 ratings)
214 students
Last updated 12/2015
English

What you'll learn

  • Easily build experiments for research in the social sciences using a graphical interface
  • Easily add audiovisual stimuli to create complex experiments
  • Create a wide variety of experiments ranging from reaction time tasks to questionnaires
  • Run multiple trials for your experiment with ease
  • Incorporate feedback into your experiment to provide your participants with information about various aspects of their performance in a given task
  • Understand and use the OpenSesame script to build and edit your experiment
  • Comprehensively record and manage data from the experiments you have created and conducted

Course content

7 sections41 lectures3h 55m total length
  • Installing OpenSesame and Setting Up the Software on Your Device7:49

    In this lecture, we will explain how you must set-up the OpenSesame software on your device.

  • Overview of What OpenSesame Can Do3:03

    This lecture contains an explanation of the main features and functions of OpenSesame.

  • Outline of the Main Panels of OpenSesame3:05

    This lecture contains a brief overview of the main panels of OpenSesame: The Main toolbar, the Overview window, the Item toolbar and the Tab area.

Requirements

  • A computer or laptop with OpenSesame version 2.8 installed and running. OpenSesame is an open source software and a version compatible with Windows, OS X, Ubuntu or Linux can be downloaded from the following link: http://osdoc.cogsci.nl/getting-opensesame/download/

Description

Through this course, students will learn how to use OpenSesame, an open source, experiment building software for the social sciences. OpenSesame allows you to easily create experiments, using a graphical interface, as well as add audiovisual elements to develop more complex experiments. OpenSesame also enables you to run multiple trials of your experiments with minimum effort and it also helps to manage and record data. This course aims at teaching students how to operate this useful software. Enrolled students can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the various features and functions of this software, such as adding audiovisual stimuli and incorporating feedback given to participants, as well as an opportunity to create an experiment, using these different elements. This course will take ? hours to complete, (including one contact hour with the course instructor after completion of the workshop.)? The course is divided into ? broad sections, which include ? lectures and ? quizzes. An understanding of this software is important because OpenSesame is applicable to varied disciplines and is indispensible to experiment designing for a contemporary researcher. OpenSesame also makes the process of conducting experiments easier because it allows the calculation of accurate reaction times and other dependant variables as well as automatically saves and arranges data in the form of easy-to-view tables for each trial. Moreover, the comprehensive nature of this course ensures that its participants will not only be able to understand, but also apply the course content. Therefore, by taking this course, students and professionals will be armed with a powerful research tool.

(For those studying at the University of Mumbai and or its affiliated colleges (Mithibai and National College), knowledge of OpenSesame is mandatory for the MA Psychology course at these institutes.)

Who this course is for:

  • This course is meant for Undergraduate students, Postgraduate students, PhD students and Professionals pursuing research in the Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology and/or Sociology).
  • Students and Professionals from any academic discipline with a keen interest in research and experiment design are welcome to attend. A basic understanding of research methodology is recommended.