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Where and When?
Lab/Discussion Sections
Section 03: Th 3:30-5:20 in DeGarmo rm 48 Section 04: Friday 12 - 1:50 in DeGarmo rm 19 Section 05: Friday 12 - 1:50 in DeGarmo rm 48 |
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Course Description & Objective.
Roughly we will cover the "nuts and bolts" of putting together and completing a research project in psychology. To this end we will cover all fourteen chapters of the textbook. Classes will consist of both lectures and discussions and/or exercises related to the assigned readings. So it is critical that students read the assigned chapters prior to class. Homework and/or on-line quizzes will be assigned to facilitate learning and in-class discussions.
Course Requirements.
Class Policies
To ensure a smooth flow of discussions, the following policies are established: Students are encouraged to listen with an open mind, respect the contributions of others, and avoid personal attacks. Students will often be faced with alternative viewpoints from the professor or their peers. Thus, students should be prepared to defend their own positions with empirical data, obtained from the assigned readings, and reasoned argument.
You are expected to do your own work. Plagiarism and cheating of any sort will not be tolerated. Either behavior will result in a grade of 'F'. Note that plagiarism includes situations where you meet with other students for group discussions and are asked write a summary. Unless otherwise instructed, this means that each participant in the group must write their own summary. Making up false excuses for absences will also be considered cheating and may result in a grade of 'F' for missed work.
And finally, if you have any questions regarding anything in the syllabus and or the course in general, please feel free to ask. Talk to me in class, via phone, or e-mail. Don't just assume that you know (or should know) the answer, I may not have been clear enough or may have forgotten to mention something.
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Class Dates | Tentative topic calendar | Readings |
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WK1 | Aug 23 | Introduction and syllabus review. | syllabus | Library research (rm 164 at Milner) |
Aug 25 | How do we know what we know? | Chpt 1 Opt: Stanovich ch1 |
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WK2 | Aug 30 | How to get an experimental idea. | Chpt 2 Opt: Stanovich ch2 |
Introductions Expectations |
Sept 1 | Reviewing the literature & Reading journal articles |
Strayer & Johnston (2001) Opt: APA chpt 1 |
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WK3 | Sept 6 | |||
Sept 8 | Psychology as a Science | Opt: Stanovich ch7&12 | ||
WK4 | Sept 13 | Basic research methodologies | Chpts 6 & 7 Opt: Stanovich ch4&5 |
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Sept 15 | Ethics in experimentation | Chpt 3 | ||
WK5 | Sept 20 | Review for the exam | Chpts 1, 2, 3, 6, & 7 Review sheet |
group project literature review |
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WK6 | Sept 27 | Presenting research: APA style | Chapter 15 |
Journal
Assignment 1 Due in Lab Sept.
30 & Oct 1 |
Sept 29 | Experimental variables and sampling | Chpts 4 & 5 Opt: Stanovich ch3 |
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WK7 | Oct 4 | Class experiment | ||
Oct 6 | Designing experiments: selecting and manipulating variables |
Chpts 4 & 5 | ||
WK8 | Oct 11 | Experimental control | Chpt 8 Opt: Stanovich ch6 |
Results of the class experiment |
Oct 13 | Experimental control: cont. | Chpt 8 | ||
WK9 | Oct 18 | Designing Single factor experiments | Chpt 10 | group project methods section |
Oct 20 | Designing within-subject experiments | Chpt 11 | ||
WK10 | Oct 25 | Designing Factorial experiments | Chpt 12 Opt: Stanovich ch9 |
Paper Draft due in lab |
Oct 27 | Review for exam 2 | Chpts 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, & 15 Review sheet |
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WK11 | Nov 1 | |
Run group projects |
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Nov 3 | Non-experimental designs Surveys |
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WK12 | Nov 8 | Non-experimental designs: cont. | Chpt 13 | Journal
Assignment 2 Due in lab |
Nov 10 | Using and interpreting statistics | Chpt 14 Opt: Stanovich ch10 |
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WK13 | Nov 15 | Using and interpreting statistics: cont. | Chpt 14 | No Labs this week begin analysing your group project data |
Nov 17 | Using and interpreting statistics: cont. | chpt 14 Opt: Stanovich ch11 |
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WK14 | Nov 22 | Nov 24 | ||
WK15 | Nov 29 | Using and interpreting statistics: cont. | Chpt 14 | Final paper due in lab
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Dec 1 | Presenting research: Posters and talks | |||
WK16 | Dec 6 | Summing up the research process | Opt: Stanovich ch12 | group presentations |
Dec 8 | Review for the final exam | Review sheet |
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Finals Week |
FINAL EXAM Wednesday Dec 15 at 1:00 PM |
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