*Dates are subject to change, but announcements will be made*
| Wk | Date | Topics | Readings | Important events |
| 1 | M May 11 | Welcome and introduction Principles of science |
Syllabus Chapter 1 |
Critique eHarmony |
| W May 13 | Hypotheses and reading research articles Basics of research Designs |
Chapter 2 Corbella Chapter 4 |
Discuss Corbella (2013) Bagels with Ben (G1) Final class to withdraw w/o W |
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| 2 | M May 18 | Conducting experiments | Chapter 9 | Bagles with Ben (G2) Hour 3: Lab 1: Research Design |
| W May 20 | Experimental designs Special research designs |
Chapter 8 Chapter 7 (p. 131-143) Chapter 11 |
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| 3 | M May 25 | Special research (cont’d) | Midterm #1 Hour 3: Lab 2: Proposal presentation |
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| W May 27 | Complex research designs Ethics in research |
Chapter 10 Chapter 3 |
Early Alert due TCPS certificate due Bagels with Ben (G3) Final class to withdraw with W |
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| 4 | M Jun 1 | Types of measurements Descriptive statistics |
Chapter 5 Chapter 12 |
FunDay Tuesday due Peer evaluation 1 due Bagels with Ben (G4) |
| W Jun 3 | Descriptive statistics (cont’d) | Hour 3: Lab 3: Data collection | ||
| 5 | M Jun 8 | Inferential statistics | Chapter 13 | Hour 3: Lab 4: Data analysis |
| W Jun 10 | Inferential statistics (cont’d) | Midterm #2 Hour 2: Lab 5: APA style Bagels with Ben (G5) |
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| 6 | M Jun 15 | To measure and recruit | Chapter 6 and rest of 7 | Bagels with Ben (G6) Lab report due today |
| W Jun 17 | Generalizability Extras and wrap-up |
Chapter 14 | Poster session: 2:30-4:00 (SWNG 121) |