PSYC 209: Fundamentals of Psychological Research

Mini-Syllabus

The full version of the syllabus (which you are strongly encouraged to read) and all handouts

for the course are available at the following web site: http://shoreline.edu/dchris/psych209

 

Basic Information

Instructor:            Dr. Don S. Christensen

Office:                 Room 5368 (FOSS Building)

Phone:                 (206) 546-5885

E-mail:                 dchriste@shoreline.edu

Office Hours:      Mondays: 9:30 – 10:20 & 1:45 – 2:45

                            Wednesdays: 1:45 – 3:00

                            Thursdays: 1:45 – 2:20

                            Fridays: 9:30 – 10:20 & 12:30 – 1:30

                            And by appointment

Class Location:    Room 2904

Meeting Time:      Monday – Thursday: 12:30 – 1:35

               

Textbook    

Pelham, B. W., & Blanton, C. J. (2007). Conducting research in psychology: Measuring the weight of smoke (3rd Ed.).  Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth. (Required)

 

Course Web Site

http://shoreline.edu/dchris/psych209

 

Exams, Assignments, & Grading

There are 3 formal tests in the course and each test is worth 40 points.  After each of these exams, there will be an extra credit session offering students the chance to add extra points to their exam score from the previous day.  There are 4 formal assignments for this class: a Microsoft Excel assignment, the “jealousy” assignment, a library assignment, and a research article analysis assignment.  These assignments are worth between 20 and 26 points.  There will also be three short quizzes: a statistics quiz, a between-subjects design quiz, and a complex design quiz.  Quizzes are worth between 10 and 20 points.  I grade on a percentage scale which ranges from 96% = A (4.0) to 60% = D- (0.7).  Additional details on exams, assignments, and grading can be found in the full syllabus.

 

Important Dates in This Class

Exams and Deadlines

Homework

10/17

Exam 1

10/13

Homework #1 (Excel) Due

11/2

Last day to drop classes with a W

10/31

Homework #2 (Jealousy) Due

11/8

Exam 2

11/7

Homework #3 (Library) Due

12/7

Exam 3 (11:30 – 1:20)

11/17

Homework #4a (Article Selection) Due

Quizzes

11/28

Homework #4b (Article Analysis) Due

10/3

Statistics Quiz

 

 

10/26

Between-Subjects Design (BSD) Quiz

 

 

11/21

Complex Design Quiz

 

 

 

Just In Case This is the Last Day You Come to This Course…

If you have already registered for this course but later decide not to take it, PLEASE BE SURE TO OFFICIALLY DROP THE COURSE.  Each quarter, a number of students get a grade of 0.0 (V) in this course because they forget to drop the class after they have stopped attending it.  Please don’t let this happen to you.