PSYC 217 009 Research Methods Tues & Thurs 3:30pm - 5:00pm AERL 120 Instructor Dr. Grace Truong Office location: Kenny 3104 Online office hours: Mon, 3:30-4:30pm Email: gracet@psych.ubc.ca Grace in ? 25 words: BC born and raised; all degrees from UBC; she/her; studied ownership; likes hiking, food, board games, and oceans; dislikes bad drivers and heat waves IN THIS SYLLABUS 1-2 Course Description 2 Course Materials 3-6 Learning Assessments 6-8 Course Policies 8 Helpful Resources 9 Course Schedule Teaching Fellows (TFs) TFs are here to help you learn and to help me to evaluate your learning. They will facilitate lab sections, grade papers and exams, hold office hours for you, and respond to brief questions sent via email. If you cannot make their scheduled office hours, email them to work out an alternative appointment. Brett Hathaway Email: bretthathaway@psych.ubc.ca Online office hours: Tues, 11:00am-12:00pm Lab Groups: 1-4 Halina Deptuck Email: halinad@student.ubc.ca Online office hours: Mon, 12:30pm-1:30pm Lab Groups: 5-8 Johanna Mickelson Email: johanna.mickelson@ubc.ca Online office hours: Thurs, 6:30pm-7:30pm Lab Groups: 9-12 Tanisse Teale Email: tteale@student.ubc.ca Online office hours: Fri, 11:00am-12:00pm Lab Groups: 13-16 Please show your respect for the health and well-being of our Teaching Assistants, classmates, me, and all of our loved ones by wearing a mask over your mouth and nose for every in-person encounter this term, and staying home if you do or may have COVID19. Course Description The purpose of this course is to help you develop the skills to be a critical thinker - both as a consumer of research, and a contributor to research. We will equip you with the knowledge and tools to critically evaluate research and ask the appropriate questions, create new ideas and design ways to test your ideas, analyze your data, and communicate your results to others. To facilitate this process, lab sessions are integrated into the course where you will work with your team to apply what you have learned in the classroom to a research project. 1
Your Learning Goals When the course ends, students successfully meeting the course requirements will be able to: Ø Identify and explain sound scientific principles and practices in research Ø Think critically about everyday pseudoscientific claims Ø Create and implement research designs based on scientific principles and practices Ø Perform simple forms of data analyses Ø Communicate your research findings to a community of your peers Ø Write papers in proper APA format Ø Use the school's library resources to locate empirical journal articles Ø Understand and critically analyze information conveyed in psychology journal articles PSYC 217 and the Psychology program: PSYC 217 requires both PSYC 101 and PSYC 102. PSYC 217 is a prerequisite for PSYC 218 (Analysis of Behavioural Data) and PSYC 359 (Advanced Behavioural Statistics), and is a program requirement for a B.A. in Psychology. Withdrawals: Withdrawal from this course without record of the course on your transcript must occur before Sept 20 2021, or before Oct 29 2021 for withdrawal with a standing of "W" on your transcript. Course