Calendar

LEC # Topics Assignments
1 Goals of the class and overview of content and Administrivia
2 The genesis and nature of research ideas
Basics of data collection and analysis
3 Experimental design - I
4 Data analysis - I
5 Experimental design - II
6 Data analysis - II
7 Home experiment presentations Home experiments (set 2) handed out
8 Data analysis in Excel; Presenting
9 Tutorial on Matlab (data analysis and Psych Toolbox)
10 Correlational research
11 Small N designs
12 Quasi-experimental designs/ Applied research/ Descriptive research
13 Home experiments (set 2) presentations Home experiments (set 3) handed out
14 Mid-term Exam
15 Ethics in conducting and reporting research
16 Flawed papers - I Papers for home experiments (set 2) due in class
17 Flawed papers - II
18 Home experiment presentations (set 3)
19 Flawed papers - III
20 Areas of research at MIT and the neighborhood Papers for home experiments (set 3) due in class
21 Final project presentations
22 Final project presentations
23 Final project presentations
24 Final project presentations
25 Show-case presentations