Spring 2008: Due Dates, Lecture Topics, and Reading Assignments

Lab Section Schedule:
  Monday/Wednesday Sections
  Tuesday/Thursday Sections

Lecture Schedule:

Date Lecture
January 10 Introduction: Chapters 1, 2
January 17 Variables and Measurement: Chapters 3, 4
January 24 Field research: Chapter 6
January 31 Correlational research: Chapter 7
February 7 Test 1
February 14 Threats to validity: Chapter 8
February 21 Controlling validity: Chapter 9
February 28 Intro to Experimental Design (Chapters 10, 11, 12)
Independent groups designs: Chapter 10
March 6 Correlated groups designs: Chapter 11
Factorial designs: Chapter 12
March 13 Spring break
March 20 Review, Chapters 8 through 12
March 27 Test 2
April 3 Data analysis
April 10 Using SPSS for data analysis
April 17 No lecture
April 24 No lecture

 

Lab Section Schedule: Monday/Wednesday Sections

Monday
Wednesday
Jan 9 Introductions
Jan 14 Assignment 1 due Jan 16  
Jan 21 No Class Jan 23  
Jan 28 Assignment 2 due Jan 30 Project 1: Conduct study
Feb 4   Feb 6 Assignment 3 due
Feb 11   Feb 13  
Feb 18 Project 1: Report due Feb 20  
Feb 25 Final Projects: Lit. review due Feb 27 Project 2: Conduct study
Mar 3   Mar 5 Final Projects: First Proposal due
Mar 10 Spring break Mar 12 Spring break
Mar 17   Mar 19 Project 2: Report due
Mar 24 Final Projects: Final Proposal due Mar 26  
Mar 31 Final Projects: Presentations Apr 2 Final Projects: Pilot study
Apr 7 Final Projects: Conduct study Apr 9 Final Projects: Conduct study
Apr 14 Final Projects: Data analysis Apr 16 Final Projects: Data analysis
Apr 21 Final Projects: Presentations Apr 23 Final Projects: Presentations
    Apr 30 Final Projects: Submit report

Lab Section Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday Sections

Tuesday
Thursday
    Jan 10 Introductions
Jan 15 Assignment 1 due Jan 17  
Jan 22 Jan 24 Assignment 2 due
Jan 29   Jan 31 Project 1: Conduct study
Feb 5   Feb 7 Assignment 3 due
Feb 12   Feb 14  
Feb 19 Project 1: Report due Feb 21  
Feb 26 Final Projects: Lit. review due Feb 28 Project 2: Conduct study
Mar 4   Mar 6 Final Projects: First Proposal due
Mar 11 Spring break Mar 13 Spring break
Mar 18   Mar 20 Project 2: Report due
Mar 25 Final Projects: Final Proposal due Mar 27  
Apr 1 Final Projects: Presentations Apr 3 Final Projects: Pilot study
Apr 8 Final Projects: Conduct study Apr 10 Final Projects: Conduct study
Apr 15 Final Projects: Data analysis Apr 17 Final Projects: Data analysis
Apr 22 Final Projects: Presentations Apr 24 Final Projects: Presentations
Apr 30 (Wed) Final Projects: Submit report