Welcome to Social Psychology!! This course is a semester long, upper-level elective aimed at teaching students science literacy, how to conduct original research, and college readiness skills. The entire classs is oriented around students selecting a topic that interests them, formulating a research question, constructing a hypothesis, designing and executing a research project, and the completion of a 15-20 page research paper in APA format.
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Research: From Topic to Hypothesis
Academic Skills in Focus: Qualitative & Quantitative Data, Variables, Topic Selection, Writing a Research Question, Constructing a Hypothesis
Social Psychology — Unit 1 Schedule
Sterchi – Social Psychology (Psych II / Soc II) Syllabus
1.1 – Social Science Research Methods [Lecture] 1.1 – Social Science Research Methods [Notes]
Variables Worksheet – [Advanced]
Surveys & Interviews – Reading & Assignment
Seminar 1 – Topic/Research Question/Hypothesis Workshop
Unit 2:Intro & Lit Review
Academic Skills in Focus: Annotated Bibliography, How to find and navigate journal articles, Lit Review
Let’s Format your Paper! – APA Format
How to – Annotated Bibliography
Research Conference 1
Seminar 2 – The State of Research on your Topic (Presenting Lit Review)
Unit 3: Data Collection & Analysis
Academic Skills in Focus: Creating Research Tools, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Data Collection, Data Analysis,
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Unit 4: Interpreting Data, Final Paper, & Symposium
Academic Skills in Focus: Data Analysis/Interpretation, Limitations Section, Spring Symposium
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