Course Calendar

Date

Topic Covered/Reading Assignment

Due

Tues 8/22 Introduction & Research during College and Beyond Overview + hunt activity
Thurs 8/24 Chapter 1 Scientific Inquiry READ: Chapter 1 Scientific Inquiry
Tues 8/29 Chapter  9 Reading Articles-Getting Ideas READ: Chapter  9 Reading Articles-Getting Ideas

READ: Dunn Ch 2

READ: Dunn Ch 3

LAB 1: Library Tour (Rod Library 373) 8-9:15am

Thurs 8/31 Quiz 1

Chapter 2 Experimental Design

READ: Chapter 2 Experimental Design
Tues 9/5 Chapter 2 Experimental Design LAB 2: PsychINFO (SAB 227)

DUE: Topic

Thurs 9/7 Chapter 4 Advanced Design Techniques READ: Chapter 4 Advanced Design Techniques
Tues 9/12 Quiz 2 LAB 3: Research Questions (SAB 129)

READ: Dunn Ch 1

Thurs 9/14 Chapter 5 Control READ: Chapter 5 Control
Tues 9/19 Ch 11 Cola Tasting LAB 4: Operational Definitions (SAB 129)

READ: Ch 11 Cola Tasting

DUE: Title, Abstract, 5 references

Thurs 9/21 Chapter 3 Ethics READ: Chapter 3 Ethics
Tues 9/26   LAB 5 Journal Articles (SAB 129)

READ: Chapter  7 Subject Variables

Thurs 9/28 Quiz 3 

DUE: Outline

Tues 10/3 Chapter  10 The Research Process

Word Processing

READ: Chapter  10 The Research Process

 LAB 6 IRB Training (SAB 227)

Thurs 10/5 Subject Variables and Research Proposal Questions/Review  
Tues 10/10 Quiz 4-Five "What's the Point?" Reviews LAB 7 IRB Application (SAB 129, 227)

READ: APA Manual, pp. 10-16

Thurs 10/12 Survey Design and Construction

READ: Dunn Ch 4

READ: Dunn Ch 5

Tues 10/17 Chapter  6 Design Critiques READ: Chapter  6 Design Critiques

DUE: Draft 1-Title, Abstract, Introduction, References

LAB 8 Data Entry  (SAB 129, 227, etc)

Thurs 10/19 Method Sections

READ: APA Manual, pp-17-19

Tues 10/24 Quiz 5-Five "What's the Point?" Reviews LAB 9 Data Entry/Analysis (SAB 129, 227, etc)
Thurs 10/27  

DUE: Draft 2-Title, Abstract, Introduction, Method, References

Tues 10/31 Articles vs. Media READ: APA Manual, pp. 20-25

READ: Dunn Ch 6 & CH 8

Lab 10 Data Analysis

Thurs 11/2 choose groups, peer review, review calendar, ch 8 if time READ: Chapter  8 Design Critiques

DUE: Draft 2-Title, Abstract, Introduction, Method, References

Tues 11/7 Quiz 6

Review for exam

LAB 11  Data Analysis (SAB 227)

READ: Dunn Ch 10

READ: Solso & MacLin, pp 177-180

Thurs 11/9 Conferences  
Tues 11/14 EXAM

Extra Lab: Data Analysis

Thurs 11/16 6 Groups, 10 minutes each READ: APA Manual, p26

DUE: Group Presentations

Tues 11/21 TBA DUE: Draft 3-Title, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, References
Thurs 11/23 Thanksgiving-NO CLASS  
Tues 11/28 6 Groups, 10 min each LAB 12 Register for Final Conference (SAB 129)

READ: Dunn, CH 9

DUE: Group Presentations

Thurs 11/30 Poster Preparation DUE: Draft 4-Title, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices
Tues 12/5 Publishing & Vita LAB 13 Poster Preparation (SAB 129)
Thurs 12/7

The Last Lecture

 
WED 12/13 FINAL-8-9:50 a.m. Conference, Great Reading Room-Seerley (2nd Floor) DUE: Final Paper (4:30pm)