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Lecture
Section
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Instructor: |
J. Cooper
Cutting |
Office: |
De
Garmo 435D |
Phone: |
438-2999 |
e-mail: |
jccutti@ilstu.edu |
office hours: |
Tu
9-10, W 2-3
By appointment |
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Lab
sections
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sections
2 & 4
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sections
3 & 5
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Graduate
Assistant: |
Andrew Eichler
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Angela Conte
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e-mail: |
faeichl@ilstu.edu |
amconte@ilstu.edu |
office hours: |
Mondays @ 2 PM
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Mondays @ 2 PM |
office hours
location: |
DeGarmo 12C
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DeGarmo 12C |
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Where and When?
Main lecture:
Sec 01: MW 1-1:50 in DeGarmo rm 206
Lab/Discussion Sections
Section 02: Th 3:30-5:20 in DeGarmo
rm 19
Section 03: Th 3:30-5:20 in DeGarmo
rm 39
Section 04: Friday 12-1:50 in
DeGarmo rm 19
Section 05: Friday 12-1:50 in
DeGarmo rm 48
The course web pages are also
available for students in ReggieNet
NOTE: PSY
231 is a 3 unit course. There are
two hours of lecture and two hours
of lab. Each hour of lecture counts
for one semester hour and each TWO
hours of Lab count as one semester
hour.
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Catalog Copy. Philosophy of science
and inquiry with emphasis on experimental
methodology and some application of principles
through laboratory experimentation and
demonstration.
Prerequisites.
PSY 110 or 111 req
ECO 138 or GEO 138 or MAT 150 or MQM 100 or
POL 138 or PSY 138 or equivalent req or conc
reg.
Course Description & Objective.
This course is designed to introduce students
to philosophy of science and inquiry with an
emphasis on experimental methodology. This
will be accomplished by combining traditional
lectures with application of principles
through laboratory experimentation and
demonstration. The main course objectives
include:
- Learning to review the primary
literature (improving library research
skills, increase familiarity with
scientific writing and reading
scientific journals)
- Getting a research idea (specification
of a testable research idea, develop
hypotheses on several topics in
psychology)
- Development and execution of a
research plan (choosing the appropriate
research method to test specific
hypotheses, ethical guidelines, how to
collect data)
- Basic analysis of research results.
- Presentation of the results (including
both a verbal and written presentation).
Department
objectives
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.
Each student will be evaluated
based on several exercises, exams, and the
planning, execution, and presentation of a
research project. The grading is broken down
below.
- Exams (35%) - There
will be three exams. Each is cumulative.
The first two exams are each worth 10%,
the final exam will be worth 15%.
- Online quizzes (10%)
- 10 quizzes corresponding roughly to 1
per chapter.
- Homework exercises (10%)
- Lab
Assignments (30%)
- Class
Experiment project (15%)
- APA style first draft (5%)
- includes literature review, the
design of the experiment(s)
hypotheses/predictions, and the
references.
- Final APA style manuscript(10%)
- A complete write-up of the class
research project using APA format.
Extra-credit
policy
Class Policies
Active participation is the central
requirement for the class. Students will be
expected to participate in a variety of
ways, including several written and oral
presentations and discussions. If you are
going to miss a class, then you will miss an
opportunity for participation. So it is
critically important that you notify me AS
SOON AS YOU KNOW that you'll be absent and
WHY. Call, e-mail, or talk to me in person.
Opportunity to make-up the missed work
requires prior notification of the absence
and an excused absence (that is one that you
instructor accepts as reasonable and
legitimate). How and when the work will be
made up will be determined by the
instructor.
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.
The Office of Disability Concerns
Illinois State University is an institution
and a faculty concerned with helping all of
our students feel welcome, and with helping
all students learn and develop to their full
potential. Any student needing to arrange a
reasonable accommodation for a documented
disability should contact Disability
Concerns at 350 Fell Hall, 438-5853 (voice),
438-8620 (TDD).
Class
Dates |
Tentative topic
calendar |
Readings
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Assignments
& Lab Topics |
WK1 |
M |
Introductions |
Syllabus
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Introductions
Expectations
Plagarism |
W |
Ways of knowing
Scientific method
Psychology as a science |
Chpt 1
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WK2 |
M |
Getting your ideas
Reviewing the literature |
Chpt 2
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Library research
library assignment
labs meet in Milner 164d & 4th
floor NorthEast classroom
Library
Psych Page |
W |
Using the scientific method
Basic Research Methods |
Chpt 3
reading#1
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WK3 |
M |
LABOR DAY: No class.
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W |
APA style |
Chpt 8
Opt: APA chpt 1
APA
resources |
Reading Journal articles
reading#1
Reading
checklist |
WK4 |
M |
Ethics in experimentation |
Chpt 5 |
Ethics |
W |
catch up and review |
Chpts 1, 2, 3, 5, & 8
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WK5 |
M |
Exam
1
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Observational
research
APA style | text
for assignment
CITI
ethics training must be
completed
Due
in Class on Wednesday this week
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W |
Class
experiment |
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WK6 |
M |
Variables |
Chpt 4
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Class experiment
exercise
Group Project
Introduction Section Due
Results
of the class experiment
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W |
Control and variability |
Chpt 4 |
WK7 |
M |
Validity and sampling |
Chpt 6 |
Variables in research
Journal
Assignment #1
Due
in labs |
W |
Experimental control |
Chpt 11
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WK8 |
M |
Experimental designs |
Chpt 11
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Experimental Bias and
Control
Group Project
Methods Section Due
Turn in: GP
RATING SHEET #1 |
W |
Experimental designs: cont. |
Chpt 11 |
WK9 |
M |
Experimental designs: cont. |
Chpt 11
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Factorial Designs
Class Exp Paper
Draft due in labs |
W |
catch-up and review
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Chpts 4, 6, & 11 |
WK10 |
M |
Exam
2
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Pilot group projects
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W |
Survey research |
Chpt 9 |
WK11 |
M |
correlational designs
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Chpt 10 |
Run group projects
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W |
Quasi-experimental designs
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Chpt 12 |
WK12 |
M |
Specialized designs
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Chpt 13
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Group Project Data
Analysis |
W |
Using and interpreting statistics
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Chpt 7 |
WK13 |
M |
Using and interpreting
statistics: cont. |
Chpt 7
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Journal
Assignment #2
Due in class on Wed.
Group
Project Data Analysis |
W |
Using and interpreting
statistics: cont. |
Chpt 7 |
WK14 |
M
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Presenting research:
Posters and talks |
Chpt 8
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Final
class experiment paper due in
Lecture on Wednesday
No Formal
Lab meetings this week,
use the time to work on your
posters
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W |
Using and
interpreting statistics: cont.
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Chpt 7 |
WK15 |
THANKSGIVING - No class
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WK16 |
M
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Summing
up the research process
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group presentations
GP Results and Discussion sections
Turn in: GP
RATING SHEET #2 |
W |
Review
for the final exam |
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Finals Week |
FINAL EXAM
Monday Dec. 9 @ 3:10
PM DEG 206 |
If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me at jccutti@ilstu.edu.
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