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CP/EDU/
SP/PSE/
PSY 6691
Research Methodolgy
Associate Professor: S. Kathleen Krach, Ph.D.
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Syllabus Review: Resources
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Website (http://spectrum.troy.edu/~kkrach/)
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PowerPoints
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Podcasts
BlackBoard
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Discussion Boards
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Course Materials
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Announcements
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Grade Book
Textbook and Pdfs
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Reinforce learning
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Aid in projects and quizzes
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Syllabus Review: Purpose
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Develop/improve the ability to interpret and objectively evaluate
studies and research in the social sciences.
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Know the fundamentals of social science research with emphasis on the
basic quantitative research designs (descriptive, casual-comparative,
correlational, and experimental).
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Appreciate the importance of legal and ethical considerations in human
subject research.
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Demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate use of inferential
statistics in analyzing research data.
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Use specialized computer software or manual decision logic tree to
develop appropriate research designs for individual research
proposals.
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Develop an awareness of program evaluation principles and concepts.
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Syllabus Review: Grades
 Attendance
(5%)
 IRB Training Module (10%)
 Research Proposal Literature Review (5%)
 Research Proposal Descriptive Statistics (5%)
 Research Proposal Final Draft (25%)
 Program Evaluation Research-Quiz (5%)
 Quizzes (10% each; 40% total)
 Online Discussions (5%)
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substantive posts per lecture)
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Syllabus Review: Quizzes
 Regular Quizzes
 Quizzes will be IN
CLASS. See your syllabus.
Make-ups for quizzes are only available with
appropriate documentation.
 Students have the opportunity to do an additional
(5th) quiz that is comprehensive in nature. This
grade will replace your lowest quiz grade.
 The extra quiz cannot hurt your grade.
 Program Evaluation Research-Quiz
 You cannot use the “extra quiz” to replace the program
evaluation quiz.
 You MUST make at least a 70% on this quiz OR YOU WILL
FAIL this class.
 Material for this quiz will be shared throughout the course.
In addition, a study session for this quiz will be held on the
Monday before the class.
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Syllabus Review: Projects
 Students
will be asked to complete the
major projects in sections.
 Each section will be turned in in a timely
manner so as to receive feedback. This
feedback will provide the information
needed for you to be able to successfully
fix issues with your project.
 Students who receive lower than a 3 on
any section of the project MUST contact
the professor for additional remediation at
the time that they receive their feedback.
 If you do NOT pass the assignment with a
3 on ALL sections of all projects, you will
automatically fail this course.
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Due Dates
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Discussion posts are due at the Friday of each week for the
lectures from that week.
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Project due dates are SET in your syllabus. Projects must be
brought to class on these dates. If you are ill or miss that
class day, you MUST email me a copy of this assignment
before the end of class.
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Any assignment requiring LiveText submission must also be
successfully submitted to LiveText or the grade will be a 0.
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THESE DUE DATES MAY CHANGE FOR HOLIDAYS.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SYLLABUS!
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Plagiarism
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Consequences for plagiarism in (course number) are as
follows: Any assignment that is created through the use of
plagiarism will be an automatic grade of “0.” For a critical
assignment, then the student will be given a failing grade for
the course.
The College of Educations defines plagiarism as:
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Three consecutive words that are not common professional
language used from another source without quotation
Rephrasing another author's words without appropriate citation
Using another author's ideas or data without appropriate citation
Submitting another author's or student's writing as one's own
Directly quoting a source without using appropriate APA or MLA
style (whichever is required by the instructor) citation to show
that it is a direct quote.
Intentionally taking information from a source and not giving
appropriate credit
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Research Proposal
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Student Directions – Prepare a research proposal
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WORD document and submitted to the instructor via LiveText.
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Must be typed, and double spaced
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Prepared in accordance with APA publication guidelines.
Description:
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Introduction and Literature Review
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Not less than 10 recent, original, quality professional references
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8 of these articles reporting ORIGINAL research
Methodology Section
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Detailed procedure for conducting the proposed research project.
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You are not going to be required to do the project but simply to
propose it in a comprehensive written document.
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Discussion Posts
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DUE on the Friday at the end of each week.
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2 substantive posts
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More than just “yes, I agree” or “no, you are wrong”
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Can include any of the following (in combination or separately)
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Ask a question on the topic.
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Answer a question on the topic.
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Bring in research from outside on the topic.
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Bring in a website or popular press information on a topic.
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Discuss a personal experience related to the topic.
For each topic
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You must do 2 per topic (NOT 2 per week)
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Topics are already established in Blackboard and go with syllabus
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Absence
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Absence Policy:
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In registering for classes at the university students accept responsibility
for attending scheduled class meetings, completing assignments on time,
and contributing to class discussion and exploration of ideas.
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In service cases of inclement weather or other emergency conditions, the
Office of Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost will announce
cancellation of classes through the local and regional media as well as
through the University’s web site.
Absence Policy – Krach – Cell Phone/ Texting: The use of a cell
phone during class will result in an absence for that class date in
your record. Use of a computer during class for anything unrelated
to the course will also result in an absence. Exceptions may be
made in an emergency situation if discussed prior to class.
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Incomplete Policy – Krach:
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Students must REQUEST an incomplete prior to the last week of
class.
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An incomplete request form (available from Dr. Krach) must be
completed.
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To obtain an incomplete for this class, students must have a
legitimate reason for not being able to complete the work.
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In addition, over 70% of the course work must already be
completed with a passing grade prior to the incomplete.
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It is the STUDENT’S responsibility to notify the professor as soon
as an emergency happens. Notification of an emergency later
than 10 days after the event (unless the student is physically
incapable of doing so) is considered negligent on the part of the
student, and no accommodations can be made.
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Email Use
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TROY E-MAIL
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Effective July 1, 2005, all students were required to obtain and use
the TROY e-mail address that is automatically assigned to them as
TROY students. All official correspondence (including bills,
statements, e-mails from instructors and grades, etc.) will be sent
ONLY to the troy.edu (@troy.edu) address.
All students are responsible for ensuring that the correct
e-mail address is listed in Blackboard by the beginning
of Week #1. E-mail is the only way the instructor can, at
least initially, communicate with you. It is your responsibility
to make sure a valid e-mail address is provided. Failure on
your part to do so can result in your missing important
information that could affect your grade.
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Professionalism and Ethics
Professionalism
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In all interactions with the professor
as well as any other personnel,
professionalism will be maintained
at all times.
Professionalism refers to
 Manner of dress;
 Handling conflict (e.g., behind
closed doors, in person, and with
respect)
 Preparation (e.g., read prior to
class, have materials needed for
the class day)
 Confidentiality (e.g., within the
class, within the schools, etc.)
 Self-awareness (e.g., know what
you don’t know, know when to get
supervision, know when to ask for
consultation, etc.).
Ethics
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All students studying in the
field of psychology and
counseling are responsible for
knowing and behaving under
the American Psychological
Association’s Ethical
Principles of Psychologists
and Code of Conduct. If you
are unaware of what is state on
the code, it can be found at:
http://www.apa.org/ethics/co
de/index.aspx