HOD1700
End-of-Semester Reflection
HOD1700 Course Objectives
• understand the value of skepticism, rational thought,
and critical thinking
• be able to differentiate between opinion articles and
reports of systematic research
• gain familiarity with the most common methods of data
collection and analysis techniques
• develop and refine research questions
• select appropriate research methods
• collect and analyze data
• report research findings in a professional format
• collaborate with classmates to improve and refine their
critical thinking skills
21st Century Survival Skills
1. Critical thinking and problem solving skills
2. Collaboration across networks and leading by
influence
3. Agility and adaptability
4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism
5. Effective oral and written communication
6. Accessing and analyzing information
7. Curiosity and imagination
21st Century Survival Skills
1. Critical thinking and problem solving skills
2. Collaboration across networks and leading by
influence
3. Agility and adaptability
4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism
5. Effective oral and written communication
6. Accessing and analyzing information
7. Curiosity and imagination
Readings
• Global Achievement Gap
– Seven survival skills for the 21st century
• The Concept of Knowledge & How to Measure It
– What is required for you to claim you know something?
• The Obviousness of Social and Educational
Research Results
– People tend to regard as obvious almost any reasonable
statement about human behavior
• Words of Estimative Probability
– Precision with terminology related to certitude
Readings
• The Wine Trials
– Expert knowledge; quantitative descriptive
• 7 Ways to Increase Tips
– Conventional wisdom; quantitative experimental
• A Guide to Writing the Dissertation Lit Review
– Conducting a review of the literature
Practicing Critical Review
• Treatment of Flying Phobia
– Quantitative / Experimental
• The Effect of Divorce on Sons’ Aggression
– Quantitative / Descriptive
• Midlife Crises of Men at Age 50
– Qualitative / Ethnography
• Evaluation of Health Maintenance Organizations
– Mixed Methods / Case Study
Critical Review of a Research Article
• A Comparison of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk
Driver
• Effects of Posting Self-Set Goals on Collegiate Football
Players’ Skill Execution During Practice and Games
• Risky Situation or Harmless Fun? A Qualitative
Examination of College Women’s Bad Hook-Up and
Rape Scripts
• Practicing “Sorority Rush”: Mockery and the
Dramatistic Rehearsing of Organziational Conventions
Videos
• The Surprising Science of Motivation
– Autonomy, mastery, and purpose
• Milgram Experiment Replication
– Research Ethics; Institutional Review Board
Major Assignments
• Research Question Development
• Critical Review of a Research Article
• Structured Abstract
• Literature Review
Certifications
• How to Recognize Plagiarism
• Institutional Review Board
Correlation vs. Causality Exercise
Correlation vs. Causality Exercise
Diet Soda and Heart/Stroke Risk
Diet Soda and Heart/Stroke Risk
Quizzes and Test
• 15 quizzes
• Midterm Exam
• Final Exam or “Do Anything”
BIG IDEAS
Question Everything
We question all our beliefs, except for the
ones that we really believe, and those we
never think to question.
Orson Scott Card
American Author
What Consultants Smart People Do
My greatest strength as a consultant is
to be ignorant and ask a few questions.
Peter Drucker
Management Consultant
Earn Your Opinion
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion
without the discomfort of thought.
John F. Kennedy
U.S. President
Be Willing to Change Your Mind
I know that most men, including those at ease
with problems of the greatest complexity, can
seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious
truth if it would oblige them to admit the falsity of
conclusions which they have delighted in
explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly
taught to others, and which they have woven,
thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.
- Leo Tolstoy
Pathways through Life
Your Path to Success