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Research Design (MPS-606)

Semester:	Summer 2021
Number:	0502-606-004
Instructor:	TBA
Days:	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Note:	Online, Asynchronous
Location:	Online
Credits:	3
Course Meets:	June 7 - June 11
Notes:	For majors only This Section Of Research Design Is Designated For Students In The School Psychology Psyd Program.
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	This course introduces students to different approaches and techniques for conducting behavioral and social research with an emphasis on experimental, quasi-experimental, and survey and field research methods.
Learning Goals:	The primary learning goals of the course are: 1. Students will learn the basics of conducting and evaluating empirical research, both qualitative and quantitative2. Students will learn to write a research proposal for an empirical study3. Students will learn how to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of already published pieces of research. They will become familiar with terms like internal and external validity, correlation, causation, types of reliability of measurements, etc.4. Students will further learn about different research designs, sampling techniques, and statistical tests used for different types of data5. Students will learn about ethical issues in conducting psychological research6. Students will learn the basics of SPSS: how to enter data, how to modify data, how to conduct various statistical analyses, and how to report findings. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.
Prerequisites:	MPS 656

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