Strongly Recommended Text: APA Manual, Sixth Edition

You will need email and internet access for this course.

If you choose to attend virtually, please use a camera so we may have productive interactions. It is fine to use your phone to "attend" class and have a computer ready to interact with the various documents we will use during class.

You can expect me to respond to your emails within 24 hours during the work week. I expect you to respond to mine within 48 hours. If this will be a problem, please let me know now.

Objectives (in no particular order):

1. You will be able to understand and critically evaluate published research;
2. You be able to make appropriate choices regarding research design which effectively explores/tests the hypotheses or research questions;
3. You will be able to use basic statistical analysis procedures;
4. You will be able to utilize four research methods;
5. You will be able to write an effective literature review;
6. You will be able to communicate your results orally.
7. You will be able to write a social science manuscript using correct APA formatting.
   

Class requirements:

• Lit Review 10%
• Oral presentation of qualitative results 10%
• Research papers (3) 60%

• Sharing results and being actively engaged when others share (in-class) 5%
• Class participation (homework and in-class exercises) 15%

90 - 93% A-	94 - 100% A
80 - 82% B-	83 - 86% B	87 - 89% B+
70 - 72% C-	73 - 76% C	77 - 79% C+
60 - 62% D-	63 - 66%; D	67 - 69% D+
0 - 59% F

 

Research papers: Each student will be required to orally present the results of four research pilots and write three research papers. All four will be on the same/similar topic of human communication/organizational behavior and will utilize the same essential literature review (12 - 15 credible sources). However, they will use different methods of gathering and analyzing data. The first research oral presentation will use a qualitative approach; the second research paper will let you practice observational methods (content analysis) with statistical analysis; the third paper will use survey/scale methods with statistical analysis; and the final with be a paper using pseudo-experimental research methods with statistical analysis. Class members can be used as participants (if appropriate for the population of interest) and can help recruit other participants. Papers must be in APA style, 12-15 pp. (20 pp. max) with cover page, abstract and no identifying self references within the text of the paper.

Research Paper Guidelines

Research Paper Rubric

Literature Review Rubric

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If you intend or want to be able to submit your paper for a conference or publication, you MUST complete and receive human subjects permission. You can find information on human subjects as well as the forms to complete under human subjects on the Purdue Human Subjects website.

Sharing results: Each student is also required to share the findings of the lit review and each pilot in class on the day it is due. Limited use of ppt or other visual aid is allowed for tables, images, etc. 4-6 minutes.

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Tentative Agenda