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| W 1/20 | Welcome, Introductions Mastery Test #1 Group Assignment: Decide on Project Group Members |
Idea Development |
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| M 1/25 | Meet in Library |
| W 1/27 | Topic Exploration continued Readings: Chapters chosen in previous class |
| M 2/1 | Topic Ideas Class Discussion Group Assignment: 20 Citations (see Blackboard for details) |
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M 2/8 |
Research Design Review; Existing Data Sets; Internet Studies; Implicit versus explicit measures |
| W 2/10 | snow day due on BB Blog: Final Ideas Discussions (group discussions; then class discussion) Readings: Four articles from Citations list (each group member must read all 4) |
Project Design |
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| M 2/15 | In-class activity: Shaping Ideas |
| W 2/17 |
Between- and Within- Groups Experimental Designs; |
| M 2/22 | Mastery Test #2 (those with a 80% or better on the first test may skip this test & come to class at 3pm) (moved from 2/17 bc of snow day) Measurement Issues |
| W 2/24 | Ethics Reading: pp. 64- 91 in Reader Individual Assignment: Read and complete tutorial: http://www.research.umn.edu/consent/menu_med.html (must achieve 100% accuracy on all questions except 14 & 15; bring in printed email indicating score) Group Assignment: Draft Ethics Proposals (bring 4 copies per group for peer review) |
| M 3/1 | Internal Validity (moved from 2/22 because of snow day) Final Design Class Discussion |
| W 3/3 | Info Session: Scripts, Room Reservations,
Running Subjects (PDF) Group Assignment: Final Ethics Proposals approved by me, turned in to Dr. Tjeltveit or Dr. Sinno Individual Assignment: Alternative Mastery Assignment |
Writing Psychology Papers |
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| M 3/15 |
Reading:
Book Chapter by Bem - Writing Empirical Articles (PDF) In-class Writing Activities Individual Assignment: Introduction Development Details TBA |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
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| W 3/17 | Identifying Sources of Variability |
| M 3/22 | group work (no class meeting) |
| W 3/24 |
Multiple Regression Lab Assignment: Intro/Method INTRO/METHOD WRITING CONFERENCES BEGIN |
| M 3/29 | Power & Effect Size; One-Way & Factorial Designs Readings: pp. 234-256 in Reader |
| W 3/31 | ANOVA/ANCOVA Labs (please bring your Reader and other SPSS help sources with you to class) |
| W 4/7 | External Validity Readings: Berkowitz & Donnerstein. American Psychologist, Vol 37(3), Mar 1982. pp. 245-257 (available at Trexler, Level C; please bring a copy to class); and pp. 148-162 in Reader |
| M 4/12 | In-class Exam |
| W 4/14 |
Group Work Time (I will be available to you, but there is no specific
lesson plan. You may meet in Moyer 026 or elsewhere depending on what
your group needs to work on.)
Recommended Activity:
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| M 4/19 |
Group Work Time (I will be available to you, but there is no specific
lesson plan. You may meet in Moyer 026 or elsewhere depending on what
your group needs to work on.)
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| W 4/21 | Review: Writing Discussions Results Class Discussion |
| M 4/26 | Results Class Discussion, continued |
Presenting Your Work |
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| W 4/28 | Group Work Time (I will be available to you, but there is no specific lesson plan. You may meet in Moyer 026 or elsewhere depending on what your group needs to work on.) |
| M 5/3 |
Practice
Presentations Attendance &
Presentation Mandatory. |
| T 5/4 4:20-6:30 | PSY RESEARCH DAY- Attendance & Presentation Mandatory |
| W 5/5 |
Closing Remarks
& Activities RESULTS/DISCUSSION WRITING CONFERENCES BEGIN. (*Draft due when your Writing Conference is scheduled; it is important to do your absolute best on the draft and revise your own work multiple times before meeting with me.) |
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Reflection Papers Due Thursday
5/6 by 5:00 PM (Please submit via BB) Final Papers Due Thursday of Finals Week by 5:00 PM |
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