*Dates are subject to change, but announcements will be made*
| Wk | Date | Topics | Readings | Important events |
| 1 | W Sept 8 | Welcome and introduction | Syllabus | |
| F Sept 10 | Principles of science | Chapter 1 | Critique eHarmony | |
| 2 | M Sept 13 | Hypotheses and reading research articles | Chapter 2 | |
| W Sept 15 | Corbella | Discuss Corbella (2013) Bagels with Ben @4pm (G1) |
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| F Sept 17 | Basics of research designs | Chapter 4 | ||
| 3 | M Sept 20 | TUE: Bagels with Ben @2pm (G2) Final class to withdraw w/o W |
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| F Sept 24 | Conducting experiments | Chapter 9 | ||
| 4 | M Sept 27 | Experimental designs | Chapter 8 Chapter 7 (Intro to Finalizing questionnaire) |
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| W Sept 29 | Bagels with Ben @4pm (G3) | |||
| F Oct 1 | Lab 1: Research design | |||
| 5 | M Oct 4 | Midterm 1 TUE: Bagels with Ben @2pm (G4) |
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| W Oct 6 | Special research designs | Chapter 10 | Early Alert due | |
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| 6 | M Oct 11 | Thanksgiving – University closed | ||
| W Oct 13 | Complex research designs | Chapter 11 | Bagels with Ben @4pm (G5) FunDay Assignment 1 due |
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| F Oct 15 | Lab 2: Proposal presentation TCPS 2 Certificate due |
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| 7 | M Oct 18 | TUE: Bagels with Ben @2pm (G6) | ||
| W Oct 20 | Ethics in research | Chapter 3 | Peer evaluation 1 due | |
| F Oct 22 | Types of measurements | Chapter 5 | ||
| 8 | M Oct 25 | |||
| W Oct 27 | Descriptive statistics | Chapter 12 | Bagels with Ben @4pm (G7) | |
| F Oct 29 | Lab 3: Data collection Deadline to withdraw with W |
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| 9 | M Nov 1 | Optional extra data tonight (5-7pm) TUE: Bagels with Ben @2pm (G8) |
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| W Nov 3 | ||||
| F Nov 5 | Lab 4: Data analysis | |||
| 10 | M Nov 8 | Midterm 2 | ||
| W Nov 10 | Fall Break – University closed | |||
| F Nov 12 | Fall Break – University closed | |||
| 11 | M Nov 15 | Inferential statistics | Chapter 13 | |
| W Nov 17 | Bagels with Ben @4pm (G9) | |||
| F Nov 19 | Lab 5: APA style | |||
| 12 | M Nov 22 | FunDay Assignment 2 due TUE: Bagels with Ben @2pm (G10) |
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| F Nov 26 | To measure and recruit | Chapter 6 Rest of Chapter 7 |
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| 13 | M Nov 29 | |||
| W Dec 1 | Generlizability | Chapter 14 | Research report due Bagels with Ben @4pm (G11) |
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| 14 | M Dec 6 | Extras and wrap-up | TUE: Poster session: 5-6:30 pm (LSC) TUE: Bagels with Ben @2pm (G12) |
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