MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/2669C639/ScheduleSummer2009.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Schedule & Due Dates

Dr. Gass

HCOM 308

Summer 2009

Schedule, Due Dates, Assigned Readings

Week 1

Jul 14:        &= nbsp;      introduction to the course, assignments, and requirements

            =             p= ossible topics for investigation

            =             n= ature of controlled experimental research

            =             a= natomy of an experiment

            =             <= o:p>

Jul 15:        &= nbsp;      three pillars: manipulation, measurement, control

            =             t= he typical experiment

APA style

read = Ch. 1, Ch.= 2, Ch. 4 (especially pp. 65-73)

 

Jul 16:        &= nbsp;      independent variables; manipulation

            =             c= ontrol groups, comparison groups, and comparison conditions

            =             i= ntroduction to SPSS

            =             d= esign class experiment

            =             read C= h. 6, Ch 7 (skim), Ch.<= /st1:place> 13 (pp. 258-267)

due:= three research topics

Week 2

Jul 21:        &= nbsp;      dependent variables; measurement

            =             s= tandardized scales and diagnostic instruments

            =             h= ypotheses and research questions

            =             read C= h. 5, Ch. 9

 

Jul 22:        &= nbsp;      ethics in experimental research

            =             h= orror stories in human research

            =             <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Belmont Report

            =             I= nstitutional Review Boards (IRBs)

conduct class experiment

            =             read <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Ch. 3

 

Jul 23:        &= nbsp;      pitfalls in experimental research

            =             t= hreats to validity and reliability

            =             C= hronbach’s alpha

            =             read C= h. 10, Ch. 13 (pp. 270-272)

due: research prospectus  &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    

Week 3

Jul 28:        &= nbsp;      survey research

            =             t= ypes of surveys; pros and cons

            =             p= roblems with surveys

            =             d= esign class survey

            =             read C= h. 9 (pp. 179-182), Ch.= 11

 

Jul 29:        &= nbsp;      samples and sampling

            =             r= eplication

            =             e= xperimental design

            =             read C= h. 13 (especially pp. 272-279), Ch. 14

 

Jul 30:        &= nbsp;      descriptive statistics

measures of central tendency

            =             m= easures of dispersion

            =             read <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Ch. 8

exam= 1

due: rationale and review of literature

Week 4

Aug 4:            =    the standard normal distribution

            =             s= ignificance testing

read = Ch. 15<= o:p>

  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       

Aug 5:            =    testing for differences

            =             C= hi-square, crosstabs, t-tests

            =             read C= h. 16, Ch.<= /st1:country-region> 17

 

Aug 6:            =    testing for differences

            =             O= ne-way ANOVA, factorial ANOVA

            =             read C= h. 18, Ch. 21 (pp. 414-415)

due:= methods section (and revisions to rationale and lit review)

Week 5

Aug 11:        &= nbsp;    testing for correlations

            =             P= earson r, Spearman rho, Kendall’s tau

            =             read <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Ch. 19<= /p>

 

Aug 12:        &= nbsp;    linear regression

practice at statistical tests<= /p>

            =             read C= h. 20, Ch.<= /st1:country-region> 22 (skim)

 

Aug 13:        &= nbsp;    exam 2 and assessment of learning out= comes