Hi Michael,
Here at Ripon College we teach two semesters of Research Design and
Statistics. The first semester we talk about Methods and the philosophy of
science for the first few weeks, then work into statistics up to and
including t-tests; second semester we proceed to ANOVAs of various types.
We always blend the teaching of statistics with research design, so the
statistics have a context and, we think, the whole sequence better reflects
the actual research process.
Joe Hatcher
Ripon College
Ripon, WI USA,
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> From: Michael Hulsizer
> Reply To: Michael Hulsizer
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 1:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: How do you teach Research Methods?
>
> Tipsters,
>
> The department I am associated with is in the midst of refining our
> methodology
> curriculum. We currently offer research methods and experimental
> psychology.
> Note that experimental psychology is taught in the as a survey of methods
> used in
> the various disciplines in psychology (see the Kantowitz, Roediger, &
> Elmes text
> for a nice example).
>
> There is a bit of overlap between our research methods and experimental
> psychology
> class. So we have decided to dissolve the experimental class and absorb
> it into
> two new courses called quantitative and qualitative research methods.
>
> My question to Tipsters is the following:
>
> 1. Does your department offer a research method class and what do you
> call this
> class?
>
> 2. For those Tipsters that are involved in a clinical or experimental
> graduate
> program. What type of research class are you looking for when assessing
> potential
> students for your graduate program (research methods vs experimental
> psychology)?
>
>
> 3. Lastly, for those Tipsters that are involved in a clinical or
> experimental
> graduate program. Do you prefer that a lab to accompany the research
> class (e.g.,
> a 3 credit hour class plus 1 credit lab as opposed to a simple 3 credit
> hour
> class)?
>
> Please send your responses to me off list. I will collect responses and
> send a
> report to the list. I think this is information other departments may be
> interested in and I hope you take the time to respond. Thanks in advance!
>
> Michael Hulsizer
> Webster University
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
