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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
1/24
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Introduction/Science
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W
1/26
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The Research Process
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Leary, Ch.1
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M 1/31
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The
research report
Variance and
variability/Overview of Research Designs
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Leary,
Ch.
2
Leary Ch.
15(pp. 353- 370)
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Requests
for Research group members due in class or
via
email
(optional)
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W
2/2
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Writing/APA
Style
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Supplementary
Reading #1
(critique
paper article)
Szuchman,
Ch. 1 , 2 & 10
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Print
out
APA
Style Handout for
class and check out:
APA
Style Tutorial
(Basics)
APA
Style Tutorial
(Citations - 1)
APA
Style Tutorial
(Citations - 2)
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M
2/7
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Discuss
critique article (BRING ARTICLE TO CLASS!)
Measurement
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Leary,
Ch.
3
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Homework
#1
(Writing
exercises) due
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W 2/9
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Measurement (con’t)
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Leary,
Ch. 4
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M 2/14
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Descriptive
Research
Review
for exam
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Supplementary Reading #2
Leary,
Ch.
5
(pp. 109-126)
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Summary/Critique Paper #1
due
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W
2/16
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Library
Research
-
Meet in MND 2003
Work
in Research groups to complete
Worksheet
I (print
out for class)
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Szuchman, Ch. 3 & 4
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Homework
#2(Research
Project
Worksheet I)
completed
in class
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M 2/21
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Exam
#1
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See
Exam
guide #1
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W
2/23
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Experimental
Methods
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Leary, Ch.
8
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M 2/28
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Experimental
Methods (con't)
Meet
in groups to prepare for data collection; Work on
Worksheet
II
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Homework
#2(Research
Project
Worksheet I)
due
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W 3/2
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Descriptive
(Qualitative) Research
(con't)
Descriptive
Statistics
(bring
your calculator)
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Leary, Ch.
5
(pp. 126-138)
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M 3/7
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Descriptive
Statistics
(bring
your calculator)
Meet
in groups to prepare for data collection and complete
Worksheet
II
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W 3/9
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Work on
problem set
(bring
your calculator)
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Leary, Ch.
6
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Homework
#3
(1st
problem set)
due (Completed in class)
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M 3/14
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Correlational
Research
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Homework
#4
(Research
Project Worksheet II + project materials) due
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W 3/16
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Research
Ethics
Complete
guiding
questions during class discussion (Ch. 14); print out
questions and bring text book.
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Leary, Ch.
14
Milgram
web
page
Complete
Human
Research tutorial (as "visitor")
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SPRING BREAK |
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M 3/28
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External/ecological validity
(NOT on
Exam #2)
Review
for exam
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Supplementary
Reading #3
See
Exam guide #2
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W 3/30
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Exam
#2
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See
Exam guide #2
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M 4/4
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Collect
data for research projects
Data
collection scheduled for groups B, C, F, H, I(see
announcements)
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Leary, Ch.
10
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Summary/Critique
Paper#1 rewrites due
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W 4/6
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Collect
data for research projects
Data collection scheduled for groups A, D, E, G
(see
announcements)
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Homework #5
(2nd
Critique article choice) due
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M 4/11
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Data collection
Analyzing
data/inferential statistics
Print out
problem set and handouts
for class
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Leary, Ch.
10
T-test
handout
Chi-square
handout
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W 4/13
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Analyzing
data/inferential statistics
Print out
problem set and handouts
for class
(bring
your calculator and handouts)
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Correlation handout
Szuchman, Ch. 5 & 6
Leary, Ch. 15
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M 4/18
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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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Leary, Ch.12
Supplementary Reading #4
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W
4/20
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Meet
in Research Groups to complete
Worksheet
III
Quasi-experimental
and Developmental Designs
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Leary, Ch. 9,
11
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Homework
#6
(Problem
set 2)
due(new
due date)
Homework
#7
(Research
Project
Worksheet III) due(new
due date)
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M 4/25
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Advanced Experimental
and Correlational Designs
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Leary, Ch.
7
(pp 167 - 175; 181-185):
APA
Style Tutorial
(references)
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Summary/Critique
Paper #2
due
(new due date)
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W 4/27
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Advanced Experimental
and Correlational Designs (con't)
Review
for exam
Writing research reports
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Szuchman, Ch. 7,
8 & 9
Leary Ch.
15(pp. 370- 397)
See
Exam
guide #3
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Homework
#8
(Factorial Design Activity) completed/due in class
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M 5/2
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Exam
#3
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See
Exam
guide #3
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W 5/4
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Meet in research
groups to work on
poster
presentations
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Szuchman, Ch. 11
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Early
draft of
Research
Project
Paper
due BY FRIDAY 5/6 in BRH 232 (optional, but encouraged!)
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M
5/9
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Special
Topic - Video and Discussion
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Supplementary
Reading #5
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Homework #9
(Writing Part 2)
due
Homework #10
(Special
topic
discussion) due
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W 5/11
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Group
Presentations/
Poster Session
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**Final
paper due by Wednesday, May 18th (finals week) by 5pm in Brighton Hall 232
(instructor’s office)
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