Research Methods Calendar

January

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

 12

~ Introduction to course; Syllabus

 14

~ Ways of Knowing; Attitudes of Science (Ch 1)

 16

~ The Scientific Method (Ch 2) 

 19

~ Martin Luther  King Day

 21
 ~ The Scientific Method (Ch 2) 

 23 

~ Quiz over Chapters 1 and 2   

~ Statistics Review (Ch 12)

 26

~ Statistics Review (Ch 13)

 28        

~  Library Research in Psychology

 30
~ Article Summary Due

~ Statistics Review (Ch 13)

 

 February

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

 2

~ Scientific Writing (Ch 14) 

 4

~ Scientific Writing (Ch 14) 

 6

~ Article Summary Due

~ Scientific Writing (Ch 14) 

 

 9
~ Quiz over chapters 12, 13 and 14

~ Observational Methods (Ch 4)

 11
 ~ Observational Methods (Ch 4)

 

 13

~ Article Summary Due

~ Observational Methods (Ch 4)

 16

~  Survey Research

(Ch 5)  

 18

~  Survey Research (Ch 5)  

 20

~ TMR Due

~  Archival Research (Ch 6)  

 23 

~ Quiz over chapters 4, 5 and 6

~  Research Ethics(Ch 3)           

 

 25

~ Research Ethics(Ch 3)            


 

 27

~ Article Summary Due

~ Research Ethics(Ch 3)

              

March

Monday

Wednesday
Friday

 1

~ Exam 1 (Covers all lectures up through 2/27)

 3
~ Independent Groups Designs (Ch 7)

 5

~ Article Summary Due

~ Independent Groups Designs (Ch 7)

 8 

~ Repeated Measures Designs (Ch 8)

 10

~ Quiz Chapters 3, 7 and 8

~ Factorial Designs (Chapter 9)

 12

~ TMR Due (May turn in early)

~ No Class held today

 15

SPRING BREAK

 17

SPRING BREAK

 19

SPRING BREAK

 22

~ Factorial Designs (Chapter 9)

 24

~ Factorial Designs (Chapter 9)

 

 26

~ Article Summary Due

~ Analyze Results of Factorial Study;

Discuss Writing of Factorial Study

 29

~Single Case (Ch 10);

Quasi- Experimental (Ch 11)

 31

~ Quiz chapters 9, 10 and 11

~End of Semester Project

 

April

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

 

 

 2

~ TMR Due

~ Analyze End of Semester Project;

Discuss Writing of Methods and Results

 5 
~ Article Summary Due

~ Article Discussion

7

~ Article Summary Due

~ Article Discussion

9       

~ Article Summary Due

~ Article Discussion

12     

~ Article Summary Due

~ Article Discussion

 14 
~ Article Summary Due

~ Article Discussion

 16 

 ~ Exam 2 (March 3 – present)

 19

~ Writing the final paper

 21

~ Writing the final paper

 23

~ Writing the final paper
 

 26
~ Course evaluation

~ Writing the final paper 

 28

 30

~ DEAD DAY

May

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

 3

FINAL PAPER DUE 12:00 PM

Papers turned in after noon (i.e. 12:00PM)

will receive a grade of zero.

 NO EXCEPTIONS

 5 
 

 7