Syllabus

QUANRES  A52  COURSE  SYLLABUS     Schedule  and  Section:  MW  0915-­‐1045;  AG1704     Instructor:  Rachel  Ann  R.  Parr,  Ph.  D.  Candidate,  CSDP   Email:  [email protected]   Online  classroom:  VIA  EDMODO  (class  code  to  be  given)  

  Course  Description:     The  course  introduces  the  foundations  and  logic  of  research  in  the  social  and  psychological  sciences.    It   focuses  on  quantitative  methods  of  gathering  and  analyzing  data,  with  students  experiencing  the  different   stages  of  research.    Emphasis  is  given  to  generating  research  problems  from  sound  conceptual  frameworks   and  from  reviews  of  empirical  research,  designing  methodologically  sound  and  logically  analyzed  empirical   studies,  and  writing  research  papers  following  the  rudiments  of  good  writing  and  the  APA  publication   manual.  

  Breakdown  of  Grades:     Item     Class  Activities   (throughout  the  term)  

Weight     10%  

                  Research   Proposal  

                  20%  

            Final  Paper    

            40%  

Details   Class  activities  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  draft  submissions,   group  reports,  participation  in  consultations,  graded  recitation,   simulations,  exercises,  quizzes,  and  worksheets.   Your  proposal  will  include  the  following  sections:     Title  page     Abstract   Chapter  1:   Introduction   Review  of  Related  Literature   Synthesis   Conceptual  Framework   Research  Question/s   Chapter  2:   Research  Design     Participants  and  Sampling   Instruments     Procedures     Data  Analysis     References   Appendix   Appendix  A:  Instrument   Appendix  B:  Consent  form/script   Appendix  C:  Debriefing  form/script     Your  final  research  paper  will  include  the  following  sections:       Title  page     Abstract   Chapter  1:   Introduction   Review  of  Related  Literature   Synthesis   Conceptual  Framework   Research  Question/s   Chapter  2:  

Item  

Weight  

        Defense  (Oral   presentation)           Peer  Evaluation    

        20%  

•

      10%  

•

Total  

100%  

•

Details   Research  Design     Participants  and  Sampling   Instruments     Procedures     Data  Analysis     Chapter  3:  Results   Chapter  4:  Discussion   Chapter  5:   Summary   Conclusions   Recommendations   References   Appendix   Appendix  A:  Instrument   Appendix  B:  Consent  form/script   Appendix  C:  Debriefing  form/script     A  standard  rubric  to  evaluate  your  research  paper.  This  will  be   distributed  in  class  a  few  weeks  before  the  panel  defense.       Each  member  of  the  group  should  be  able  to  defend  the  final   output.     A  standard  rubric  will  be  used  to  evaluate  your  defense.  This   will  be  distributed  in  class  a  few  weeks  before  the  panel   defense.    

At  the  end  of  the  term,  you  will  be  asked  to  evaluate  the   members  of  your  group.     • A  standard  rubric  will  be  distributed  in  class  a  few  weeks  before   the  panel  defense.   • The  average  rating  that  you  receive  from  your  group  mates  will   make  up  10%  of  your  final  grade.     If  you  decide  to  work  alone,  10%  of  your  grade  will  be   redistributed  to  the  Panel  Defense  (+5%)  and  Research  Paper   (+5%)  component  of  your  grade.   To  get  a  1.0  in  this  course,  you  need  to  earn  70%.  

  Term  Schedule:    

Date  

Topic/Activity  

Requirements  

Week  1  

Class  Policies  –  Introduction  to   Quantitative  Research     Syllabus   Overview  of  research  methods;     Planning  your  research  project   § Selecting  a  research  topic   § Understanding  research  literature   § Types  of  variables     § Specifying  a  purpose  and  stating   research  questions  and  hypotheses   § Conceptual  Framework   § Research  ethics   Collecting,  analyzing,  and  interpreting     quantitative  data  

Attendance  

Week  2-­‐4   Week  5-­‐6  

Week  7-­‐8    

Lecture-­‐disscussion       Due:  Worksheet  (group  presentation  and   submission)  

Proposal  due  on  Week  8    

Date    

Week  8   Week  9-­‐11  

Week  12  -­‐  13  

Week  14  

Topic/Activity  

Requirements  

§ Standardized  measurement  and   assessment   § Constructing  questionnaires   § Overview  /  Review  of  statistical   tests     § Sampling  techniques  in   quantitative  research     § Validity  issues    

  Group  consultation  

  Communicating  your  research   findings   § Review  of  the  APA  style  and   format  guidelines       Research  Proposal  Presentation     Attendance  and  participation  in  group   Data-­‐gathering   consultations     Please  use  our  class  time  to  gather  data.     You  can  also  use  this  time  to  analyze  your   data.       PowerPoint  presentation  of  your     Research  Paper   Oral  Presentation  of  Papers     Attendance  is  a  must  for  everyone.  

Grade  Consultation  Day  

  References: Bordens,   K.S.   &   Abbott,   B.B.   (2008).   Research   design   and   methods:   A   process   approach   (7th   ed.).   New   York:   McGraw-­‐Hill.    

Gavin,  H.  (2008).  Understanding  research  methods  and  statistics  in  psychology.  California:  Sage.    

Johnson,   B.   (2001).   Toward   a   new   classification   of   nonexperimental   quantitative   research.   Educational   Researcher,  30,  3-­‐13.     Sternberg,  R.J.  (2003).  The  psychologist’s  companion:  A  guide  to  scientific  writing  for  students  and  researchers   (4th  ed.).  New  York:  Cambridge  University  Press.  

Class Policies: Attendance and conduct policies in student handbook will be strictly followed.