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Date:
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Topic
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Reading Assignment
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Assignments
Due
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M
8/27
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Introduction/Science
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W
8/29
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The Research Process
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Leary, Ch.1
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M 9/3
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LABOR DAY HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
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Szuchman,
Ch. 1 , 2 & 10
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W
9/5
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Overview of Research Designs/Variance and
variability
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Leary,
Ch.
2
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Any
requests
for Research group members due in class or
via
email
(optional)
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M
9/10
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Writing/APA
Style
POP QUIZ on APA style
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Leary Ch.
16
APA
Style Tutorial:
- general format
-
citations (basics)
- citations (author)
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APA papers
- stylistic basics
- avoiding bias
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Print
out
APA
Style Handout for
class
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W 9/12
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Measurement
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Leary,
Ch.
3
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Homework
#1
(Writing
exercises) due
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M 9/17
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Measurement
(con’t)
Discuss
critique article (BRING ARTICLE TO CLASS!
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Leary,
Ch. 4
Supplementary
Reading #1 (critique
paper article -
Use
guiding
questions to help you read the article)
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W 9/19
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Descriptive and Qualitative
Research
Review
for exam
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Leary,
Ch.
5
Ch. 6
(pp. 117-123)
Supplementary Reading #2
variance handout
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M 9/24
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Exam
#1
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See
Exam
guide #1
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W
9/26
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Descriptive and Qualitative
Research
(con't)
Experimental Methods
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Leary, Ch.
9
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M 10/1
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Experimental
Methods
(con't)
Meet in Research groups to
work on
Worksheet
I (print
out for class)
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Summary/Critique Paper #1
due
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W 10/3
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Library
Research
-
Meet in computer lab
ARC
1016
Work
in Research groups to complete
Worksheet
I (print
out for class)
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Homework
#2(Research
Project
Worksheet I)
due
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M 10/08
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Descriptive
Statistics
Print
out
problem set;
bring your
calculator
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Leary, Ch.
6
(pp. 124-139)
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W 10/10
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Descriptive
Statistics
(Print
out
problem set;
bring
your calculator)
Meet
in groups to prepare for data collection and complete
Worksheet
II
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Szuchman, Ch. 3 & 4
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M 10/15
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Meet
in groups to prepare for data collection and complete
Worksheet
II
Correlational
Research
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Leary, Ch. 7
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Homework
#3
(1st
problem set)
due
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W 10/17
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Correlational
Research
Review
for exam
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See
Exam guide #2
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Homework
#4
(Research
Project
Worksheet II
+ project materials) due |
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M 10/22
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Exam
#2
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Exam guide #2
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W 10/24
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External/ecological validity
Analyzing
data/inferential statistics
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Supplementary
Reading #3
Leary, Ch.
11
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M 10/29
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Collect
data for research projects
schedule:
9am:
grps C, D, F, H, I
3pm:
grps A, E, H, C
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Summary/Critique
#1
rewrites
due (optional)
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W
10/31
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Collect
data for research projects
schedule:
9am:
grps A, B, E, G, I
3pm:
grps B, G, D, F, C
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M 11/5
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Analyzing
data/inferential statistics
Print out
problem set and handouts for class (bring Calculator)
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T-test
handout
Chi-square
handout
Correlation handout |
Summary/Critique
Paper #2
due
(new due
date)
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W 11/7
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Analyzing
data/inferential statistics
(con't)
Meet
in Research Groups for data analysis and to work on
Worksheet
III
- data analysis
(bring
your calculator and your group's data!)
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Szuchman, Ch. 5 & 6
Leary,
Ch. 13
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M 11/12
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VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
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W
11/14
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Quasi-experimental
and Developmental Designs
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Supplementary Reading #4
Leary, Ch. 10
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Homework
#5
(Problem
set 2)
completed in class
Homework
#6
(Research
Project
Worksheet III) finished in class
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M 11/19
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Advanced Experimental
and Correlational Designs
Print out factorial design
worksheet
to complete in class
Writing research reports & posters
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Leary,
Ch.
8, 12
Szuchman, Ch. 11
APA
Style Tutorial:
- reference lists
-
headings
- tables part 1
-
statistics
Review Leary Ch.
16
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Homework #7
(Writing Exercises
Part 2) due
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W 11/21
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No class - Work on research papers and studying for exam
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Szuchman, Ch. 7,
8 & 9
Exam
guide #3
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M 11/26
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Advanced Experimental
and Correlational Designs
(con't)
Review
for exam
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Exam
guide #3
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Early
draft of
Research
Project
Paper
due
(optional but
recommended)
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W 11/28
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Exam
#3
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See
Exam
guide #3
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M
12/3
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Research
Ethics
Complete textbook questions
before class (homework)
Ethics discussion
Meet in research
groups to work on
poster
presentations
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Ch. 15
Review
Millgram
web page
and
Zimbardo Prison Experiment before class.
Complete
Human
Research tutorial (as "visitor")
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Homework #8
(Ch.
15 - Ethics Questions)
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W 12/5
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Group
Presentations/
Poster Session
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**Final
paper due by Wednesday, December 12th (finals week) by 5pm in Brighton Hall 232
(instructor’s office)
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