COURSE DESCRIPTION: Presentations of faculty/student research in the Department of Psychology and related areas.  Questions will be encouraged from students in an informal atmosphere.  Prior knowledge of the material is not necessary, but an understanding of research methodology would be useful. May be repeated for different course content.  Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only. [Note: In fall quarter 2010 this seminar will focus on quantitative psychology preparation.  The seminar will cover statistical preparation and introduction to methodological tools, which should increase students' understanding of psychological research]

COURSE EVALUATION  GRADING CRITERIA: This is a credit/no credit course.  The format of the course will be online and through self-paced modules that can be accessed through Blackboard (http://www.csub.edu/els/bb9/f). Course material will be tailored to assist students with introduction to research methodology in psychology. The material will provide an excellent introduction and in some cases a review to those students who will be taking (or are taking) research methods. Each of the 10 modules will be 20 points--one per week. In addition, there will be a cummulative test worth 50 points. To earn credit in this course, it is necessary to earn 72 percent of the points (180 points) or more of 250 points. Note, credit/no credit courses do not affect grade point average, but the units can be counted toward graduation if credit is earned. This 1-unit psychology course can count as 1-unit in the elective courses for psychology.

CLASS SCHEDULE:
 

9/13/10	Variables & Quantification
9/20/10	Conceptual Designs for Coding Data
9/27/10	Research Plans.
10/4/10	Approaches to Data Analyses
10/11/10	Tools and Technology for Data Analyses
10/18/10	Conceptual Statistics
10/25/10	Numerical Statistics
11/1/10	Results and Interpretation
11/8/10	Warranted/Unwarranted Conclusions
11/15/10	Research Presentations
11/25/10	Cummulative Test Due

NOTE: The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.