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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: |
M
1-2, Th 9-10
& 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: |
Adam Hampton
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Rachel Workman
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| e-mail: |
ajhampt@ilstu.edu |
raworkm@ilstu.edu |
| office hours: |
Wed 11:30-12:30
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Wed 11:30-12:30 |
| office hours
location: |
DEG 12C
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DEG 12C
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| Website |
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Where and When?
Main lecture:
Sec 01: TR 11-11:50 in CVA rm 151
Lab/Discussion Sections
Section 02: Th 3:30-5:20 in DeGarmo
rm 19
Section 03: Th 3:30-5:20 in DeGarmo
rm 48
Section 04: Friday 12-1:50 in
DeGarmo rm 39
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%)
- Lab exercises and participation
(15%)
- Lab Group research project (15%)
- 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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Quizzes,
Lab Topics,
& Assignments
(some are done in lab, some at
home)
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| WK1 |
Tu |
Introductions |
Syllabus
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Quiz
1 due midnight Fri (Jan 15)
Introductions/Expectations
Plagiarism
ex. (LM pg 136-139)
The Group Project (GP) -meet your
group, talk about timeline
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| Th |
Ways of knowing
Scientific method
Psychology as a science |
Chpt 1
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| WK2 |
Tu |
Getting your ideas
Reviewing the literature |
Chpt 2
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Quiz
2 due midnight Fri (Jan 22)
Library research
library
assignment (LM 21-22)
GP: discuss research ideas/questions
GP getting ideas
(LM 82)
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| Th |
Using the scientific method
Basic Research Methods |
Chpt 4
reading#1
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| WK3 |
Tu |
APA style |
Chpt 8
Opt: APA Ch1
APA
resources |
Quiz 3 due
midnight Fri (Jan 29)
Reading Journal
articles
reading#1
ex. (LM 11-12)
Reading
checklist
GP: Decide on research idea,
start lit. search
GP report #1
(LM 101)
GP article
search (LM 84)
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| Th |
APA style cont.
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CITI training
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| WK4 |
Tu |
Ethics in
experimentation |
Chpt 3 |
Quiz 4 due
midnight Fri (Feb 5)
Ethics
CHANGE: APA
exercise #61 (LM 117-122)
GP: share and discuss articles,
start work on introduction |
| Th |
catch up and review |
Chpts 1, 2, 3, 4, & 8
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| WK5 |
M |
Exam
1
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Observational
research
Naturalistic
Obs. ex. (LM 5)
APA style ex
(LM 123-131) | text
for assignment
GP: continue working
on Introduction
HMWK: CITI ethics training
must be completed,
Due in Class on Thursday
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| Th |
Class
experiment |
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| WK6 |
Tu |
Variables |
Chpt 5
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Quiz 5
due midnight Fri (Feb
19)
Data
for Class experiment due in
class Tu
Discussing
the class experiment
GP: start working on methods
section
Class
experiment exercise
Group Project
Introduction Section Due
Results of
the class experiment
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Control and variability |
Chpt 5 |
| WK7 |
Tu |
Validity and sampling |
Chpt 6 |
Quiz 6 due
midnight Fri (Feb 26)
Variables
in research
HMWK: Journal Assignment #1 Due in labs
Variables
exercise (LM 25) due in labs
GP: Variables (LM 85)
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| Th |
Experimental control |
Chpt 11
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| WK8 |
Tu |
Experimental designs |
Chpt 11
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Quiz 7 due
midnight Fri (Mar 4)
Experimental
Bias and Control
Bias
and control ex. (LM 65-69)
GP: IRB form
(LM 86-91)
Group Project Methods Section
& Appendix/materials)
Due
Turn in: GP
RATING SHEET #1 |
| Th |
Experimental designs: cont. |
Chpt 12 |
| WK9 |
SPRING BREAK - No class
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| WK10 |
Tu |
Experimental designs: cont. |
Chpt 12
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Factorial Designs
Main
Effects/interactions ex (LM 76)
Class Exp Paper
First Draft due in labs
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| Th |
catch-up and review
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Chpts 5, 6, 11, & 12 |
| WK11 |
Tu |
Exam
2
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GP:
Pilot group projects (LM 92)
Factorial designs ex (LM 70-72)
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| Th |
Survey research |
Chpt 9 |
| WK12 |
Tu |
correlational designs
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Chpt 10 |
Quiz 8 due
midnight Fri (Apr 8)
Run
group projects
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| Th |
Quasi-experimental designs
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Chpt 13 |
| WK13 |
Tu |
Specialized designs
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Chpt 14
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Quiz 9
due midnight Fri (Apr
15)
Statistical
Analyses
HMWK:
Journal
Assignment #2
Group Project Data
Analysis
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| Th |
Using and interpreting statistics
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Chpts
7 & 15 |
| WK14 |
Tu |
Using and interpreting
statistics: cont. |
Chpts
7 & 15 |
Quiz
10 due midnight Fri
(Apr 22)
Statistical
Analyses
Inferential stats ex. (LM 55-57)
Descriptive
Stats ex. (LM
45-46)
GP: Statistical Analysis ex. (LM
93)
Finish
Group Project Data Analysis
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Using and interpreting
statistics: cont. |
Chpts
7 & 15 |
| WK15 |
M
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Presenting research:
Posters and talks |
Chpt 8
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Final class
experiment paper due in Labs
Work
on Group
Project
Posters
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| Th |
Using and
interpreting statistics: cont.
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Chpts 7 & 15
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| WK16 |
Tu
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Summing
up the research process
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group poster
presentations
GP Results and
Discussion sections due
Turn in:
GP RATING SHEET #2 |
| Th |
Review
for the final exam |
Chapters 1-15
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| Finals Week |
FINAL EXAM
TBA |
If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me at jccutti@ilstu.edu.
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