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Day |
Date |
Topic |
Reading & Assignments Due Today |
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Tuesday |
9/03 |
Introduction to Course
Library Resources |
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Thursday |
9/05 |
Introduction to Research: Scientific Inquiry and Behavioral Variability |
Leary chapters 1 & 2 |
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Tuesday |
9/10 |
Measurement
Descriptive Research |
Leary chapters 3, 4, 5, & 13 (pp. 321-325 only)
Library assignment |
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Thursday |
9/12 |
Correlation Research |
Leary chapters 6 & 7 |
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Tuesday |
9/17 |
Experimental Research |
Leary chapters 8 (pp. 184-200) & 9 (pp. 218-224) |
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Thursday |
9/19 |
Interpreting Results
Writing APA Style |
Leary chapters 10, 11 (pp. 262-268), & 15
Experiment I analysis |
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Tuesday |
9/24 |
Writing APA Style
Validity |
Leary chapters 8 (pp. 200-212) & 15
Experiment I references |
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Thursday |
9/26 |
Quasi-experiments
Single case experiments |
Leary chapters 12 & 13 |
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Tuesday |
10/01 |
Factorial Experiments |
Leary chapter 9 (pp. 224-235)
Experiment I write-up |
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Thursday |
10/03 |
Factorial Experiments |
Leary chapter 11 (pp. 268-272)
Experiment II analysis |
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Tuesday |
10/08 |
Research Project: Introduction |
Experiment II write-up |
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Thursday |
10/10 |
Research Ethods |
Leary chapter 14
Research question & references |
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Tuesday |
10/15 |
Fall Break |
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Thursday |
10/17 |
Midterm Exam |
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Tuesday |
10/22 |
Research Project: Planning |
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Thursday |
10/24 |
Research Project: Planning |
Group method proposal |
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Tuesday |
10/29 |
Research Project: Planning |
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Thursday |
10/31 |
Research Project: Planning |
Ethics review |
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Tuesday |
11/05 |
Research Project: Planning |
Drafts of all materials |
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Thursday |
11/07 |
Research Project: Final run-through |
Final version of all materials |
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Tuesday |
11/12 |
Research Project: Data Collection |
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Thursday |
11/14 |
Research Project: Data Collection |
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Tuesday |
11/19 |
Research Project: Data Collection & Analysis |
Optional method draft |
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Thursday |
11/21 |
Thanksgiving |
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Tuesday |
11/26 |
Research Project: Data Analysis |
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Thursday |
11/28 |
Research Project: Data Analysis |
Optional introduction draft |
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Tuesday |
12/03 |
Writing & Presenting Research |
Review Leary chapter 15 |
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Thursday |
12/05 |
Research Project: Group Presentations |
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