RE: generating ideas

2001-09-06 Thread Michael Sylvester
On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Paul Smith wrote: > - People do what they do because they freely choose to do those things > (strong free will). > > Either of those basic philosophical assumptions is likely to > completely undermine a student's curiosity about the causes of human > behavior in a wa

RE: generating ideas

2001-09-05 Thread Paul Smith
(Okay, third attempt to send this...) I did a summer fellowship on "Why do undergraduates find it difficult to find ideas for experimental research projects in psychology?". I'd be happy to send the current version of the document as an attachment (MSWord) if you're interes

Re: generating ideas

2001-09-05 Thread Vincent Prohaska
Try the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. All of the studies have students as first authors. Vinny Vincent Prohaska, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology Lehman College, City University of New York Bronx, NY 10468-1589 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 718-960-8204 718-960-

generating ideas

2001-09-04 Thread Dani' Raap
I need help (don't we all!!??). As a newer faculty member, one of the things I don't have a lot of experience with is the generation of ideas for simple research projects (for high schoolers, undergrad thesis, class projects, etc). I've worked on big grants in another field for

Re: Ideas for talk to Psi Chi Initiation?

2001-02-14 Thread Jessica Percodani
: Getting In, Succeeding Once You're There, and Putting Your Degree to Work http://home.att.net/~Jessica-Percodani - Original Message - From: Elizabeth Mazur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:38 AM Subject: Ideas for talk to P

Re: Ideas for talk to Psi Chi Initiation?

2001-02-14 Thread Ronald C. Blue
ROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 12:38 PM Subject: Ideas for talk to Psi Chi Initiation? > Hi. I was asked to give a short talk at my school's upcoming > annual Psi Chi Banquet for new members and their families. I don't > mind the

Re: Ideas for talk to Psi Chi Initiation?

2001-02-14 Thread Jim Dougan
0500, Elizabeth Mazur wrote: >Hi. I was asked to give a short talk at my school's upcoming >annual Psi Chi Banquet for new members and their families. I don't >mind the public speaking part so much, but I truly have no idea >what I would talk about. Any ideas? Thank you ahead of time.

Re: Ideas for talk to Psi Chi Initiation?

2001-02-14 Thread Beth Benoit
Title: Re: Ideas for talk to Psi Chi  Initiation? If I were you, I think I'd take a look at the stuff at the APA Monitor website(http://www.apa.org/monitor/)  - it's got some interesting stuff about the career paths chosen by 21 psychologists "forging 21st century careers.&qu

Ideas for talk to Psi Chi Initiation?

2001-02-14 Thread Elizabeth Mazur
Hi. I was asked to give a short talk at my school's upcoming annual Psi Chi Banquet for new members and their families. I don't mind the public speaking part so much, but I truly have no idea what I would talk about. Any ideas? Thank you ahead of time. Liz M Elizabeth Mazur,

I/O research paper ideas

2001-02-14 Thread Marie Helweg-Larsen
Hi Tipsters who teach I/O I'm revising the research paper required for my I/O class. I used to have them do a job analysis but I would like to do something more comprehensive. I was thinking about having students identify a real problem in a real company and then write a paper outlining how they w

Re: Gender in the Workplace - book or ideas?

2000-12-22 Thread Stephen Black
; Am looking at Gender by Linda Brannon and Sex and Gender by Hilary Lips. As > for content, I'm still toying with ideas... A controversial topic that might be of interest is who's disadvantaged in the classroom--boys or girls? Some sources, showing my biases: Sommers, C. (2000).

Re: Gender in the Workplace - book or ideas?

2000-12-22 Thread John W. Kulig
ace issues. The school is about 80% male, so I felt "gender" might be more appealing than "women" - at least as a course name.  ;-) Am looking at Gender by Linda Brannon and Sex and Gender by Hilary Lips.  As for content, I'm still toying with ideas... TIA, Beth Benoit (New

Gender in the Workplace - book or ideas?

2000-12-22 Thread Beth Benoit
Title: Gender in the Workplace - book or ideas? TIPSters, I'm designing a new course for an aeronautical college (changing horses to some new schools because I can no longer rationalize a long, long commute for an adjunct position) and am hoping TIPS can help with 1) textbook suggestions

Senior Sem Ideas

2000-11-20 Thread Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
Thank you all for your wonderful ideas for senior sem. Many people requested a compilation of all the ideas. I will do one and send it to the list as most posters replied off-list. Thanks again! -- *** Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Psychology (Developmental) Transylvania

Ideas for Senior Sem.

2000-11-17 Thread Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
Tipsters: I'm teaching senior seminar for the first time this winter. I would REALLY appreciate all your ideas. What do you do in there? What topics do you cover? Specific readings you love? Fun/unique assignments/activities? It's supposed to be an "integrative" experience t

Need Ideas for Activities

2000-09-20 Thread Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D
Hi tipsters. I am teaching for 5 weeks in Bregenz, Austria next summer. One class is a special topic on Piaget and child development. The other is the History of Psych. The program really emphasizes experiential projects that students can do while in the city, around the town, etc. If anyone has a

Piaget/History Courses (Need Ideas)

2000-06-05 Thread Tasha Howe
students in schools, etc. The logistics alone will be a nightmare, but if anyone has any SPECIFIC ideas about easy projects that will illustrate Piaget's theory (or Vygotsky's, as I will bring it in for comparison) in action, or the History of Psych in real life, please let me know. The

ideas

2000-03-27 Thread Michael LAVIN
** High Priority ** Tipsters: I am looking for a good Learning and Memory text that combines classical animal studies and current human references. In anticipation of your responses, Michael Lavin === Michael J. Lavin | 716-375-2488 Department of Psychology St. Bona

In-class history ideas

1999-10-19 Thread hackneya
My graduate history of psychology professor often used in-class, small-group activities. Two of my favorite activities : 1)Dividing students into groups of "Cartesians", "Lockeians", and "Weberians" and discussing "What is the mind?" 2)Debating whether Sigmund Freud or Charles Darwin has had th

paper ideas for Intro

1999-07-26 Thread Rory McElwee
Hi, all, As I begin updating my Intro syllabus for the Fall, I seek your ideas for writing assignments. In the past, we had a lab as part of the course, and lab write-ups provided writing opportunities. Last year, when the lab became a separate course, instead I had students choose two of

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-18 Thread James S. MacDonall
gt; -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of James S. MacDonall > > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 8:12 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: intro psych paper ideas > > > > > > TIPSters, >

RE: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-18 Thread JL Edwards
erstanding of the concept...afterall, isn't that the objective? jl edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of James S. MacDonall > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 8:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sub

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-18 Thread Jeff Bartel
On Tue, 18 May 1999, James S. MacDonall wrote: > I usually assign 4 or 5 short papers, 4 pages or so each. Essentially > the task of each paper is to relate 4 concepts in a chapter to their > life. I give them the four concepts. They do this by providing one > _real life_ example of each

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-18 Thread John W. Kulig
mmaries of current research directions. > > >>> "Rod Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/17 8:50 AM >>> > > Hi everyone: > > > > I have enjoyed the comments about final exam questions. Let me pose > > another question to

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-18 Thread James S. MacDonall
w." >--Edward Abbey > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > >>> "Rod Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/17 8:50 AM >>> > Hi everyone: > > I have enjoyed the comments about final exam questions. Let me pose &g

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-18 Thread SNRandall
The following is lifted from my ever evolving Intro Psych syllabus: PERSONAL JOURNAL and OUTSIDE RESOURCE: The textbook, lectures, discussions, and other classroom activities are designed to provide basic knowledge of the terminology and concepts in the field of psychology, and the sci

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-17 Thread Sue Frantz
Rod Hetzel wrote: > > Hi everyone: > > I have enjoyed the comments about final exam questions. Let me pose > another question to you. Does anyone have any unique and/or creative > ideas for paper assignments in an Introductory Psychology class? T

Re: intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-17 Thread Bob Ferguson
* * * * * * * * >>> "Rod Hetzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/17 8:50 AM >>> Hi everyone: I have enjoyed the comments about final exam questions. Let me pose another question to you. Does anyone have any unique and/or creative idea

intro psych paper ideas

1999-05-17 Thread Rod Hetzel
Hi everyone: I have enjoyed the comments about final exam questions. Let me pose another question to you. Does anyone have any unique and/or creative ideas for paper assignments in an Introductory Psychology class

Re: social research project ideas - long list

1999-03-17 Thread NCNathalie
My thanks to Maxwell Gwynn, Barrie Bondurant, Kirsten Rewey, Beth Bennett, Dan Ash, Chuck Huff, Ann Calhoun-Sauls, Susan Goldman (non-TIPS), and Cindy Miller, who either gave me ideas for research projects for my students or sent me info on where to find more ideas. I used your ideas as a basis

social research project ideas - thanks

1999-03-16 Thread NCNathalie
Wow, thank you TIPS! I received many good ideas for research projects for my Person in Society class. When I get a few moments to breathe I'll send you a summary, because many of the ideas came to me by backchannel. To misquote Tony the Tiger: "You're geat!" Nathali