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School of Family and Consumer Sciences http://www3.uakron.edu/witt/rmfcs/rmfcs.htm Spring Semesters - Tuesday Evenings 5:20-7:55pm in 220 Schrank Hall South Instructor: David D. Witt, Ph.D. Office Hours: 30 minutes before class and by appointment. Phone: 972-6044 215f SHS RELOAD THIS PAGE TO SEE THE MOST RECENT UPDATES Past Student Research Plans at http://www3.uakron.edu/witt/rmfcs/researchideas.htm Spring 2007 Student Research Plans
Be aware of clickable assignments scattered throughout the syllabus Students - Please Evaluate this class here http://www3.uakron.edu/witt/evalform.htm PURPOSE
OF THE COURSE: This course presents an introductory level of
research methodology sufficient
for the performance of supervised research required for graduate
students at the master's level. Additionally, students are encouraged
to be good consumers of research in their
various specialty areas. Basic methods of research and analysis,
experimental
designs, secondary and content analysis, small group designs and
historical
perspectives are covered. This
is a skills class, and as
such, one must practice to gain
facility. Stay on top
of your reading, assignments,
lectures, and responsibilities in order to develop the skills
necessary to begin your life as a researcher. Students who have done
poorly in this class have
often failed their comprehensive examinations. I will endeavor to offer
you reliable information that will benefit you at comps time. Your job
is to take the course seriously and apply what we discuss to your own
specific discipline.
OBJECTIVES: By end of the semester, students should be capable of:
HOW TO STUDY FOR THIS COURSE: Student
responsibilities for this
class are to:
GRADING /ASSIGNMENTS: The
total points possible for the class is 450, and account for three
different activities:
Instructions for textbook purchase and online enhancements The best way to purchase through our site is to enter your instructor's course registration ID. The course registration ID is 2211025405120 - Copy this number, go to http://www.atomicdog.com/student/studentsguide.asp and paste the number into the blank provided. The Atomic Dog Publishing site will automatically fill your shopping cart with the required texts and register you in your professor's course. Students have the option of purchasing the online version of the text (less expensive) or the hard copy with online privileges. One you have your textbook, you may login to the website at http://www.atomicdogpublishing.com/ to access text chapters, online glossaries, study guides (very cool). Additional material is included on the syllabus below. COURSE
OUTLINE
Students are responsible for reading everything below and performing assignments where they are listed. The cut and paste method for processing online information Jan. 16th - Week 1
and Jan. 23th Week 2 - Textbook
Chapter 1 - Foundations
Online Notes: Science & Research
Human Ecology Theory Research Planning - the Review of Literature Find a Research/Thesis Topic Assignment: In broad strokes, think of a research topic that might become a thesis Ethical Considerations in Research Homework #1 - Library assignment Homework #2 Key Terms not due until week 5, but start NOW. Quiz #1 first night - tonight Jan. 30th Week 3 and Feb. 6th Week 4 - Textbook Chapter 2 - Sampling Online Notes: Research Planning - Operationalization of Variables. Research Planning - Types of Research in FCS and Sampling Techniques Homework #2 - Key Terms Statistics 1 - Elementary Statistics Homework #3 (in .pdf format) due next week Feb. 13th Week 5 - Take Home Exam #1 due tonight - Textbook Chapter 3 - Measurement Online Notes: Research Planning - Operationalization of Variables. Data Collection Instruments and Techniques Major Data Collection Procedures Discussion of Elementary Statistics Homework #4 - Key Terms Statistics 2 - Means & Standard Deviations and Homework #5 due next week Feb. 20th Week 6 - Textbook Chapter 4 - Survey Research Online Notes: Homework #6 - Key Terms Statistics 3 - Crosstabs and Chi-square statistic and Homework #7 due next week Survey Research Feb 27th Week 7 - Review to this point and Catch up Mar. 6th Week 8 - `Textbook Chapter 5 - Scales and Indexes Online Notes: Secondary Analysis (Existing Data) Statstics 4 - Correlational Analysis Homework Here Homework #8 Quiz #5 tonight Mar. 13th Week 9 - Textbook Chapter 6 - Qualitative and Unobstrusive Designs Online Notes: Textbook Chapter 7 - Designs (for reference only) Quiz #6 tonight Mar. 20-23rd - SPRING BREAK Mar. 27th Week 10 - Take Home Exam #2 Due Tonight Textbook Chapter 8 - Experimental Designs and Chapter 9 - Quasiexperimental Designs Online Notes: Experimental Designs in Research Discussion of Means & Standard Deviations Statistics - T-test statistic Homework here #9 Homework #10 - Key Terms Reminder to turn in your preliminary draft of the methods section of your research idea soon Review of Concepts to date Discussion of T-Tests Quiz #7 Apr. 3rd Week 11 - Textbook Chapter 10 - Designing Designs for reference only) and 11 - Analysis Online Notes: 12 Evaluation Research Quiz #8 Apr. 10th Week 12 - Review and Catchup Analysis of Variance Statistic - no homework Apr. 17th Week 13 - Textbook Chapter 12 - Analysis for Research Designs (for reference only) Statisics - Multiple Regression Analysis No Homework this time Quiz #9 tonight Apr. 24th Week 14 - Textbook Chapter 13 - The Write Up Online Notes for: Quiz #10 tonight May 1st Week 15 - Discussion of Your Research Interests - Preliminary Draft due tonight May 8th - Finals Week Take Home Exam #3 and all final assignments due Tonight
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