73231

PSY

214

003

WI/Research Methodology

 

Instructor: Errol Yudko, Ph.D.

Email: errol@hawaii.edu

Office: UCB 261

Phone: 933-3918

Websites:

www2.Hawaii.edu/~errol

 

WI/Research Methodology

PSY 214 003 (CRN: 73231)

 

Class Meets: T, 1700-1900, in UCB 211, 01/12 thru 05/14/2004

Class Meets: R, 1700-2000, in UCB 211, 01/12 thru 05/14/2004

Withdraw with "W" Deadline: 10/17/2003

 

Textbook

The text is required reading.

Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach


by Kenneth S. Bordens, Bruce B. Abbott

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Additional Required Text

Demon-Haunted World

Ann Druyan

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Privacy Information

 

 

  

Spring 2004 Semester Academic Calendar

Holiday: New Year's Day...........................................Jan 1 (R)
Orientation, Advising and Registration............................Jan 5-9 (M-F)
First Day of Instruction..........................................Jan 12 (M)
Last Day to Register or Add a Class...............................Jan 16 (F)
Late Add/Drop.....................................................Jan 17-23 (S-F)
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day..............................Jan 19 (M)
Last Day to withdraw without a "W"................................Jan 30 (F)
Last Day to Exercise Credit/No Credit Option......................Jan 30 (F)
Last Day to Apply for 2004 Spring Graduation......................Jan 30 (F)
Holiday: Presidents' Day..........................................Feb 16 (M)
Last Day to Withdraw from Courses with "W"........................Mar 5 (F)
Spring Recess.....................................................Mar 22-26 (M-F)
Holiday: Prince Kuhio Day.........................................Mar 26 (F)
Last Day to Apply for Credit-by-Exam for Spring...................Mar 29 (M)
"I" Removal Deadline:  Student to Instructor......................Mar 29 (M)
Last Day to Apply for 2004 Summer Graduation......................Apr 1 (R)
Last Day to Apply for 2004 Fall Graduation........................Apr 1 (R)
Holiday: Good Friday..............................................Apr 9 (F)
Last day to Submit Credit-by-Exam Results to Registrar's Office...Apr 12 (F)
Last Day of Instruction...........................................May 5 (W)
Last Day to Completely Withdraw (from all classes) with a "W".....May 5 (W)
Final Examinations................................................May 10-14 (M-F)
UH Hilo Commencement..............................................May 15 (S)
Final Grades Due in MyUH at 12 noon...............................May 17 (M) 12:00 pm
Spring Semester Ends..............................................May 17 (M)
Last Day to Apply for 2004 Fall Admission.........................Jul 1 (R)
Early Registration for Fall 2004 (tentative dates, subject to change)
Advising..........................................................Apr 19-23 (M-F)
Early Registration for Classified Students via TT/VR system.......Apr 21- Jul 30
Payment of Tuition/Fees for Early Registration....................Jul 15 (R)

 

 

 

Schedule of Lectures

Date

Day

Topic

B&A

Sagan

Assignment

13-Jan

T

Introduction

 

 

 

15-Jan

Th

Politics, Religion, and Science

Ch1

 

Talk Radio Assigned

20-Jan

T

What is a theory?

Ch2

Ch. 1-5

 

22-Jan

Th

Reporting Results

Ch15

 

 

27-Jan

T

Discuss Talk Radio Assignment

 

Ch. 6-10

 

29-Jan

Th

Lab in Library (PsychLit and Expanded Academic)

Ch3

 

Select Paper to summarize

3-Feb

T

Choosing a Research Design

Ch4

Ch.11-15

Talk Radio Paper Due

5-Feb

Th

Peer Review of Summary

 

 

Summary Due for Peer Review

10-Feb

T

Systematic Observations

Ch5

Ch.16-20

Peer Review of Summaries Due

12-Feb

Th

Review

 

 

Summary Due

17-Feb

T

Exam 1

 

 

 

19-Feb

Th

Ethics

Ch.6

Ch.21-25

 

24-Feb

T

Video: The Milgram experiments

 

 

 

26-Feb

Th

Nonexperimental Research

Ch. 7

 

 

2-Mar

T

Video: The Stanford Prison Experiment

 

 

4-Mar

Th

Survey Research

Ch. 8

 

 

9-Mar

T

Discuss Projects

 

 

 

11-Mar

Th

Discuss Projects

 

 

Individual Project Proposal

16-Mar

T

Experimental Designs

Ch9

 

 

18-Mar

Th

Exam 2

 

 

Peer Review of Individual Project

23-Mar

T

Holiday

 

 

 

25-Mar

Th

Holiday

 

 

 

30-Mar

T

Discuss Projects

 

 

 

1-Apr

Th

Discuss Projects

 

 

 

6-Apr

T

Describing Data

Ch12

 

 

8-Apr

Th

Inferential Statistics

Ch13

 

 

13-Apr

T

Discuss Projects

 

 

 

15-Apr

Th

Peer Review of Group Project

 

 

Peer Review of Group Project

20-Apr

T

Presentations

 

 

 

22-Apr

Th

Presentations

 

 

Group Project Due

27-Apr

T

Presentations

 

 

 

29-Apr

Th

Presentations

 

 

 

4-May

T

Presentations

 

 

Final Paper Due

11-May

T

Exam 3

4:10

 

 

Grades will be based on the following values:

Assignment

Value

Talk Radio

20

Summary

10

Peer Review

10

Group Project

10

Peer Review

10

Proposal

10

Peer Review

10

Final Paper

30

Presentation

30

Exam 1

30

Exam 2

30

Exam 3

30

 

 

Total

230

 

Letter Grades will be awarded as follows:

A

215

230

A-

200

214

B+

190

199

B

180

189

C+

170

179

C

160

169

C-

150

159

D

140

149

F

130

139

 

Assignments

All assignments should be typed and double-spaced. If possible APA format must be used.

Talk Radio 20 pts.

Listen to 1 episode of each of the following:

Rush Limbaugh Weekdays 10 am

Dr. Dean Edell Weekdays 1 pm

Cost to Cost Weekdays 8 pm

Write a 2-page paper comparing these three shows. Which is most believable? Why?

Summary 10 pts.

Using Psychinfo, Medline, or Science Direct find a recent article (published after 1990) on a topic of your choice. Write a two page summary of that article. Follow APA format. Do not use a "review" article. Summarize the introduction, methods (procedure), results, and discussion (conclusion) sections.

Peer Review of summary 10 pts.

Bring 4 copies of your paper to class. Divide yourselves into groups of 3-4 people. Read each person’s summary. Write criticisms of their work directly on their papers. Write and submit to me a paragraph describing your critique of each paper that you review.

Group Project 10 pts.

The class will form 1 or more groups. A research project will be discussed and designed during class time. On your own time you will collect data. Each group member will write a paper in APA format describing the methods, results, and conclusions of your study. Abstract, Introductions, and references should also be included.

Peer Review of Group Project 10 pts.

As Peer Review of Summary above.

Proposal 10 pts.

Write a proposal for an individual research project. Correlational or experimental research may be conducted. This paper should be in APA format. Write introduction, methods, expected results, expected conclusions, and reference sections.

Final Paper 30 pts

Conduct the study that you proposed in your proposal. Write a paper in APA format. Include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, conclusion, and reference section.

Presentation 30 pts

An oral presentation of your papers will be presented to the class. Points will be given for your presentation, attendance of other presentations, and asking questions at the end of the presentations of your class mates.

3 Exams 30 pts. each

Exams will be multiple choice.

Advising Statement

Advising is a very important resource designed to help students complete the requirements of the University and their individual majors. Students should consult with their advisor at least once a semester to decide on courses, check progress towards graduation, and discuss career options and other educational opportunities provided by UH-Hilo. Advising is a shared responsibility, but students have final responsibility for meeting degree requirements

Disability Statement

Any student with a documented disability who would like to request accommodations should contact the University Disability Services Office - Campus Center Rm 311, 933-0816 (V), 933-3334 (TTY) - as early in the semester as possible.