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Introduction; Course Overview, Website structure and material
[no readings]; Student Presentation Explanation;
Research examples
Lecture 1: An Introduction to Research Design
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| 1/27 |
Lecture 2: The Scientific
Method; Statistics; Type I and II Errors |
| 2/3 |
Lecture 3: Experimental vs. Non-Experimental Research; Critique of
research articles |
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Find three research articles (1 scientific publication, 1
magazine article, 1 newspaper article) that interest you and bring them to
class next week |
| 2/10 |
Quiz 1
Lecture 4: Research Hypotheses; Different Types of Quantitative
Research
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| 2/17 |
Lecture 5: Sampling Methods;
Skittles Sampling Exercise |
| 2/24 |
Skittles Sampling Exercise Results
Lecture 6: Significance levels; Type I
and II errors; Statistical Power, Effect Size and Sample size estimation
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| 3/3 |
Class cancelled |
| 3/10 |
Lecture 7: Inclusion and
Exclusion Criteria
Lecture 8: Types of Validity/Reliability
REVIEW for Exam 1
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| 3/17 |
Spring
Break |
| 3/24 |
Exam
1
Lecture 9: Research Designs
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| 3/31 |
Lecture 11: Advanced Research Designs
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| 4/7 |
AAESS
Conference, Surfers Paradise, Australia |
| 4/14 |
Quiz
2
Lecture 12: Matching Research Designs to
Statistics (no PowerPoint); Practice Examples |
| 4/21 |
Matching Research Designs to
Statistics, cont'd (no PowerPoint) |
| 4/28 |
Student PowerPoint
Presentations |
| 5/5 |
Student PowerPoint
Presentations
REVIEW for Exam 2 |
| 5/12 |
Final
Exam |
