Psychology Research Methods (PSYC 3130) – Dynamic Course Calendar

Readings available on Canvas

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

1

M 1/16

No lab

 

 

Tu 1/17

- Welcome

Syllabus

 

Th 1/19

- Research Landscape

Hoerger1

 

2

M 1/23

- Lab: CITI Ethics Certification

 

 

Tu 1/24

- Ethics

Morling4

 

Th 1/26

- Ideas

- Translational Team Science

Goodwin3,
Clay

Optional forms: Writing Intensive and Innovation Waiver

3

M 1/30

- Lab: SPSS Basics

 

 

Tu 1/31

- Correlations 1

Morling8

 

Th 2/2

- Correlations 2

Morling9

 

4

M 2/6

- Lab: Web Searches

 

LA1

Tu 2/7

- (continued)

Meyer

 

Th 2/9

EXAM 1

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

5

M 2/13

- Lab: SPSS r and R

 

 

Tu 2/14

- Career Dev 1 (no PPT)

Hoerger2

 

Th 2/16

- Secondary Data Analysis

- Measurement 1

Donnellan,
Morling5 (p. 121-135)

 

6

M 2/20

- Lab: APA Style + Writing Prep

 

LA2

Tu 2/21

- Measurement 2

Morling5 (remainder)

 

Th 2/23

- Measurement 3

Morling6 (p. 157-168)

 

7

M 2/27

No lab

 

 

Tu 2/28

No lecture

 

 

Th 3/2

- Measurement 4

Morling6 (remainder)

 

8

M 3/6

- Lab: Writing Prep

 

 

Tu 3/7

- Software and Technology

 

 

Th 3/9

- Power

- Experiments 1

Goodwin5 (p. 149-164),

Goodwin6 (p. 183-185, 190-194)

 

9

M 3/13

- Lab: Naturalistic Observation

 

Paper 1

Tu 3/14

- Experiments 2

Goodwin6 (p. 183-199),

Goodwin7 (p. 215-239)

 

Th 3/16

- Experiments 3

Goodwin5 (remainder),

Goodwin6 (remainder)

 

10

M 3/20

- Lab: Survey Design

 

LA3

Tu 3/21

- Statistical Review

 

 

Th 3/23

EXAM 2

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

11

M 3/27

No lecture/labs – SPRING BREAK

Tu 3/28

Th 3/30

12

M 4/3

- Lab: Writing Prep

 

Tu 4/4

- Experiments 4

Goodwin8 (p. 251-257)

 

Th 4/6

- Experiments 5

Goodwin8 (remainder),

Interactions video

 

13

M 4/10

- Lab: APA Quiz + Writing Prep

APA Style Manual (p. 169-224) for quiz

LA4

Tu 4/11

No lecture

 

 

Th 4/13

- Clinical Research 1

Nestor

 

14

M 4/17

No lab: Turn in Paper 2 tomorrow!

 

Tu 4/18

- Clinical Research 2

Goodwin10

Paper 2 (due at start of lecture)

Th 4/20

- Clinical Research 3

Goodwin7 (p. 240-end),
Bring food

Food day!

15

M 4/24

- Lab: SPSS t and F

 

 

Tu 4/25

- Clinical Research 4

Horowitz

 

Th 4/27

- Meta-Analysis

 

 

16

M 5/1

- Lab: Case Studies + Flextime

 

LA5

Tu 5/2

EXAM 3

 

 

Th 5/4

No lecture

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

17

M 5/8

No lab

 

Optional: Make-up LA and Paper Rewrites due to Mike by 11:59am (Stern 3070, slide under the door)

W 5/10

Optional: Make-up Exam, 1pm