*Dates are subject to change, but announcements will be made*
| Wk | Date | Topics | Readings | Important events |
| 1 | M May 12 | Principles of science Hypotheses and reading research articles |
Chapter 1 Corbella (2013) |
Critique eHarmony Discuss Corbella (2013) |
| W May 14 | Hypotheses (cont’d) Basics of research Designs Conducting experiments |
Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Chapter 9 |
Thu: MukBenCh (G1) Final class to withdraw w/o W |
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| 2 | M May 19 | No class – Victoria Day | ||
| W May 21 | Experimental designs Special research designs |
Chapter 8 Part of Chapter 7 (see Assessments) Chapter 11 |
Thu: MukBenCh (G2) Hour 3: Lab 1: Research Design |
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| 3 | M May 26 | In-term Exam #1 Hour 3: Lab 2: Proposal presentation |
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| W May 28 | Complex research designs Ethics in research |
Chapter 10 Chapter 3 |
Peer Evaluation 1 due TCPS certificate due Thu: MukBenCh (G3) |
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| 4 | M Jun 2 | Types of measurements Descriptive statistics |
Chapter 5 Chapter 12 |
Early Alert due Thu: MukBenCh (G4) |
| W Jun 4 | Descriptive statistics (cont’d) Inferential statistics |
Hour 3: Lab 3: Data collection Final class to withdraw with W |
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| 5 | M Jun 9 | Chapter 13 | In-term Exam #2 Hours 2 and 3 Lab 4/5: Data analysis and APA Style |
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| W Jun 11 | Inferential statistics (cont’d) | Thu: MukBenCh (G5) | ||
| 6 | M Jun 16 | To measure and recruit | Chapter 6 and rest of 7 | Thu: MukBenCh (G6) Lab report due today |
| W Jun 18 | Generalizability Extras and wrap-up |
Chapter 14 | Poster due today Peer evaluation due Friday Jun 21 |