Meeting One (May 19)
Course Orientation
Introduction to primary sources
Meeting Two (May 26)
The Role and Importance of Research & The Research Process: Coming to Terms
Research review groups assigned
Reading: Salkind - Chpts. 1 & 2
Assignments Due: Blackboard Homepage, Chpt. 1 - Exercise 2 (only do parts a, b, c, and d), & Chpt. 2 - Exercise 10 (only do one journal article)
Meeting Three (June 2)
Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research, Importance of Ethics in Research, & Sampling and Generalizability
Reading: Salkind - Chpts. 3A, 3B, & 4
Assignments Due: NIH Training Certificate, Chpt. 3 - Exercise 7, & Chpt. 4 - Exercise 7
Meeting Four (June 16)
Measurement, Reliability, and Validity & Methods of Measuring Behavior
Reading: Salkind - Chpts. 5 & 6
Assignments Due: Chpt. 5 - Exercise 5 & Chpt. 6 - Exercise 2
Meeting Five (June 30)
Writing a Research Proposal & Writing a Research Manuscript
Reading: Salkind - Chpts. 13 & 14
Assignments Due: Group research review presentation and paper (Chpt. 13 - Exercise 1)
Meeting Six (July 14)
Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics & Introducing Inferential Statistics
Reading: Salkind - Chpts. 7 & 8
Assignments Due: Chpt. 7 - Exercise 1 & Chpt. 8 - Exercise 9
Meeting Seven (July 28)
Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive and Correlational Methods, Qualitative Methods
Reading: Salkind - Chpts. 9 & 10
Assignments Due: Draft of Final Assignment, Chpt. 9 - Exercise 5, & Chpt. 10 - Exercise 2
Meeting Eight (August 11)
Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods & Quasi-Experimental Research
Reading: Chpts. 11 & 12
Assignments Due: Final Assignment, Chpt. 11 - Exercise 8, & Chpt. 12 - Exercise 3 (provide at least 3 specific examples)
