| Class Schedule || Lecture Notes || Misc. Links |
Readings indicated below should be read on or before the date they appear. The instructor reserves the right to alter this schedule or other terms of the syllabus as she deems necessary. Mark the dates of quizzes, assignments, and exams in your calendar now. Be sure to let me know in advance of any known conflicts.
*Beins=Beins text
| DAY |
DATE |
TOPIC |
READING |
In-Class |
DUE THAT DAY |
Unit
I: Why & What: Purposes, Ethics, and Introduction |
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| W |
27-Aug |
Introduction
to the Course; |
Beins, Ch. 1 |
lecture |
Collect data for 1st assignment; Study for quiz! |
| F |
29-Aug |
Psychology as a Science: quantitative research methods as a way to reduce bias |
Beins, Ch. 1; check out the Cognition and Language Lab's blog entry on this topic, too, and add your thoughts |
lecture;
discussion |
Summary of 1st assignment due; Study for quiz! |
M |
1-Sept |
 |
No class! |
Enjoy
the day off! |
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T |
2-Sept |
 |
First
day of Ramadan |
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W |
3-Sept |
Lecture;
discussion |
Take-home
quiz on the syllabus is due! |
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F |
5-Sept |
Ethics of quantitative research with human and nonhuman animals (How to do research while respecting human and animal rights) |
Beins,
Ch. 2 |
lecture |
nothing |
M |
8-Sept |
The
Stanford Prison Study |
video |
Get
ethical case study homework. |
|
W |
10-Sept |
Developing
research ideas |
Beins,
pp. 51-62 |
lecture |
Get research idea homework; Ethical case study homework due |
F |
12-Sept |
Beins,
pp. 62-80 |
Group
discussion of research ideas |
Research
idea due |
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| M |
15-Sept |
Quantifying variables and choosing a sample |
Beins,
Ch. 4 |
lecture; set up experiment |
Study for quiz 2! |
W
|
17-Sept |
"Statistics at a Glance" |
----- |
video |
Study
for quiz 2! |
F |
19-Sept |
Quantifying variables and choosing a sample, contin. ------ Last day to register for Pass/Grade/Fail |
Beins,
Ch. 4 |
lecture |
Quiz 2! |
M
|
22-Sept
|
Presentations of Experimental Studies |
----- |
group
presentations |
Experiment Summary due! Get 1st Take-Home Exam |
Unit
II: How, Part One--Finding and Reading Research |
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| W |
24-Sept |
Finding
the answers that other researchers found to similar questions |
Beins,
Ch. 3 |
Library
work |
nothing |
| F |
26-Sept |
Reading the literature: parsing the review article |
lecture;
in-class work on the 12-step analysis of an article |
12-step summary of Phelps & Thomas due in class |
|
M |
29-Sept |
in-class
work on 12-step analysis |
1st
Take-Home Exam due! |
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Unit
III: How, Part Two--Experimental and Quasi-experimental Methods |
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| W |
1-Oct |
Issues
in Experimental Design |
Beins, Ch. 5 |
lecture |
Research
proposal outlines due |
F |
3-Sept |
Discussions of Research Proposals |
Research proposal outlines |
group
work on proposal outlines |
nothing |
M |
6-Oct |
Issues
in Experimental Design, contin. |
Beins,
Ch. 5 |
lecture |
12-step summary analysis of Derks et al. due |
| W |
8-Oct |
Inferential Statistics and Logic in Science |
Logic handout |
lecture |
Get
logic homework |
Th |
9-Oct |
 |
Dussehra
Festival in the Hindu faith
|
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F |
10-Oct |
Simple
and complex designs |
Beins, Ch. 6; Cadinu, Maass, Rosabianca, & Kiesner, 2005 |
lecture |
Logic
assignment due! |
Weekend
of |
11-Oct to |
OCTOBER BREAK! Have a relaxing one! |
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W |
15-Oct |
Simple
and complex designs,
contin. |
lecture |
Study for quiz 3! Get 12-step asssignment, Richeson et al.2008 or Krendl et al., 2008 |
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F |
17-Oct. |
Repeated measures designs
|
lecture |
Study
for quiz 3! |
|
| M |
20-Oct |
Repeated measures designs, contin. |
lecture |
Quiz 3! Get 2nd Take-Home Test |
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Unit
IV: How, Part Three--Beyond "True" Experimental Research
Designs |
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| W |
22-Oct |
Survey Research
|
Beins,
Ch. 8; Designing
a Survey |
lecture |
12-step asssignment, Richeson et al.2008 or Krendl et al., 2008 |
| F |
24-Oct |
Survey research, contin. ----- Last day to drop without penalty |
Beins,
Ch. 8; Survey
research |
lecture |
nothing |
| M |
27-Oct |
Survey research, contin. |
Survey research, contin. |
plan
survey studies |
2nd
Take-Home Test due! |
T |
28-Oct |
Hindu
"Festival of Lights"
|
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W |
29-Oct |
Survey
research, contin. |
Survey
research, contin. |
lecture;
work on studies |
nothing |
| F |
31-Oct |
Standardized Tests |
|
lecture |
nothing |
| M |
3-Nov |
Presentations
of survey studies |
----- |
Groups present results of survey studies |
Summary of survey study due |
T |
4-Nov |
Election Day! |
Every
day there are people all over the world who die fighting for a right
that is freely yours today. Be sure to vote!
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| W |
5-Nov |
Archival research and content analysis |
lecture |
Draft 2 of Research Proposals Due!; Get content analysis homework |
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| F |
7-Nov |
Draft 2 of Research Proposals |
proposal drafts |
work with groups on proposals |
nothing |
| M |
10-Nov |
Case studies and simulations |
lecture |
nothing |
|
T |
11-Nov |
 |
Veteran's Day Thank a serviceman or service woman today for his/her gift to you. |
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W |
12-Nov |
Longitudinal
studies |
Beins, Ch. 11 |
lecture |
Content
analysis homework due |
F |
14-Nov |
Catching
Up Day |
No class! |
Use this time to catch up on your research proposals or other coursework! |
|
M |
17-Nov |
Observational
methods |
Beins, Ch. 10 |
lecture |
Draft
3 of proposals due! |
W |
19-Nov |
Draft
2 of Research Proposals |
proposal
drafts |
work
with groups on proposals |
Study
for Quiz 4! |
F |
21-Nov |
Practice observational methods |
Beins,
Ch. 10 |
video |
Study
for Quiz 4! |
| M |
24-Nov |
Observational methods, contin. |
Beins,
Ch. 10 |
Plan
observational studies |
Quiz 4!; Penultimate draft of research proposals due |
Weekend
of |
W,
26-Nov to S, 30-Nov |
 |
Thanksgiving Break! Have a safe and happy holiday! |
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M |
1-Dec |
Observational
methods, contin. |
Beins, Ch. 10 |
lecture |
Study
for exam! |
W |
3-Dec |
Observational
methods, contin. |
Beins, Ch. 10 | lecture
|
Study
for exam! |
F |
5-Dec |
Observation
Studies Presentations |
Beins,
Ch. 10 |
Presentations
of group observation studies |
Summary
of Observation Study due; Get Final
Take-Home Exam! |
S |
13-Dec |
3rd
Exam and Ultimate Proposal Drafts Due by 5pm on this day!
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