Psychology Research Methods (PSYC 3130) – Dynamic Course Calendar

Readings available on Canvas

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

1

M 1/15

No lab

 

 

Tu 1/16

·        Welcome

Syllabus

 

Th 1/18

·        “Snow” day

 

2

M 1/22

Lab: CITI Ethics Certification

 

 

Tu 1/23

·        Research Landscape

·        Ethics

Hoerger1,

Morling4

 

Th 1/25

·        Ideas

Goodwin3

Optional forms: Writing Intensive and Innovation Waiver

3

M 1/29

Lab: SPSS Basics

 

 

Tu 1/30

·        Translational Team Science

·        Correlations 1

Clay,

Morling8

 

Th 2/1

·        Correlations 2

Morling9

 

4

M 2/5

Lab: Web Searches

 

Tu 2/6

(continued)

Meyer

 

Th 2/8

EXAM 1

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

5

M 2/12

No lab

 

 

Tu 2/13

No lecture

 

Th 2/15

·        Career Dev 1 (no PPT)

Hoerger2

 

6

M 2/19

Lab: SPSS r and R

 

LA1

Tu 2/20

·        Secondary Data Analysis

·        Measurement 1

Donnellan,
Morling5 (p. 121-135)

 

Th 2/22

·        Measurement 2

Morling5 (remainder)

 

7

M 2/26

Lab: Writing Prep

 

LA2

Tu 2/27

·        Measurement 3

Morling6 (p. 157-168)

 

Th 3/1

·        Measurement 4

Morling6 (remainder)

 

8

M 3/5

Lab: Writing Prep

 

 

Tu 3/6

·        Software and Technology

 

 

Th 3/8

·        Power

·        Experiments 1

Goodwin5 (p. 149-164),

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

 

9

M 3/12

Lab: Naturalistic Observation

 

Paper 1

Tu 3/13

·        Experiments 2

Goodwin6 (p. 183-199),

Goodwin7 (p. 215-239)

 

Th 3/15

·        Experiments 3

Goodwin5 (remainder),

Goodwin6 (remainder)

 

10

M 3/19

Lab: Survey Design

 

LA3

Tu 3/20

·        Statistical Review (no PPT)

 

 

Th 3/22

EXAM 2

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

11

M 3/26

No lab/lectures – SPRING BREAK

Tu 3/27

Th 3/29

12

M 4/2

No lab

 

Tu 4/3

·        Experiments 4

Goodwin8 (p. 251-257)

 

Th 4/5

·        Experiments 5

Goodwin8 (remainder),

Interactions video

 

13

M 4/9

Lab: Writing Prep

LA4

Tu 4/10

·        Clinical Research 1

Nestor

 

Th 4/12

No lecture

 

14

M 4/16

Lab: SPSS t and F

 

Paper 2

Tu 4/17

·        Clinical Research 2

Goodwin10

Th 4/19

·        Clinical Research 3

Goodwin7 (p. 240-end)

15

M 4/23

Lab: Case Studies + Flextime

 

LA5

Tu 4/24

·        Clinical Research 4

Horowitz

 

Th 4/26

·        Meta-Analysis

FOOD DAY!!!

 

16

M 4/30

Lab: Flextime

 

Tu 5/1

EXAM 3

 

 

Th 5/4

No lecture

 

 

Week

Date

Topic

Preparation

Due

17

M 5/7

No lab

 

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

W 5/9

Optional: Make-up Exam,
1-3pm