February

March

April

May

Week 1
Week of:

 Jan. 30

• Proposal: Overview textbooks (preferably beyond Intro) pertaining to your potential independent research proposal
• Get to know your friendly TAs; we’re here to help!  Be sure to sign up for 2 TA sessions (Note:  the sessions DO NOT have to be with the same TA.):
  1. To get some mentoring concerning Windows,  Library Resources, FTPing and your Web pages .  (Signup sheets on bulletin board outside Dr. Cannon's office)
  2. For your first http://academic.scranton.edu/faculty/cannon/methods06/sched06.htmlregularly scheduled mentor group session.  Please bring your two human behavior articles to this session.

BOTH of the above meetings  must happen  BEFORE your next scheduled lab period.  To repeat, one meeting as an  individual and one as part of a group.

Week 2
Week of:

Feb. 6

• Be sure you have already met with your TA mentor and had an individual TA meeting before your lab period this week.
• Submit your Facebook Proposal as a Word document through  Assignments  by your lab period - we'll be discussing them. (Please refer to the  list of Assignment  file names before  naming your Assignment submissions.)
  

• You must have your Research Methods Lab (RML) web page up by your lab period this week.  Name it RML.html (Capitalization is NOT important here.)  If it just says "Research Methods Lab" at this point, we'll be happy.
  
• Article Compression: Start looking at this paper - don't worry about it - just look at it.  You have an assignment coming up in 2 weeks. This will be discussed in labs.  (Article can also be found in Course Documents in Blackboard.)

Friday

Feb. 10

• Proposal: On your RML web page, place a broad topic area along with textbook source(s) for this topic (Don't worry about APA style.) by 3:00 pm.  (If no RML pages yet - move to a discussion thread?)
• Human Behavior: Submit into your lab envelope, a copy of the first page of 2 articles that you’ve read relating to gender, relationship preference, or political views. Linked off of your RML page, publish a separate page (you can pick your own file name) that lists both references (roughly APA style) and provide an annotated citation/reaction for your favorite one by 3:00 pm. 

Week 3
Week of:

Feb. 13

• Must pass Windows/FTP/Word Proficiency test FTP???by 1:00 pm the day of your lab period
• Must bring certificate of completion for IRB Test to this lab as well.  NOTE!!! When you take this test, only do the Social and Behavioral Investigator Course. 
  

Monday

Feb. 13

• APA    Typing Assignment: This is worth 2% of your total course grade. Submit via computer (by Assignments ).  (1 revision - date TBA - 1st draft worth 33% of final grade) by 3:00 pm.

Friday

Feb. 17

• Proposal: Submit into your lab envelope, a copy of the first page of at least 3 articles that you’ve read relating to your proposal topic. Linked off of your RML page (you can pick your own file name), publish a separate page that lists all three references (roughly APA style) and provide an annotated citation/reaction for your favorite one by 3:00 pm

Week 4
Week of:

Feb. 20

• Begin running  Project 1  after lab this week
• Please make sure you have already read Section 8.05 in your APA manual on Ethics in Research and Writing before your lab period this week.
• Be sure you have already met with your TA mentor group before your lab period  this week.
• Article Compression: Submit by your lab period the paper via Assignments.  (Article can be found in Course Documents in Blackboard.)

Monday

Feb. 20

• Proposal:  Submit via computer (by Assignments) an updated broad proposal topic, list journal tally results, and indicate target journal by 3:00 pm.

Friday

Feb. 24

• Proposal: Annotated citation/reaction for one article along with listed references for at least two other articles due linked off of your rml.html page with copies of first pages of all articles submitted into envelope on bulletin board by 3:00 pm.
• APA Typing Revision:  APA revisions are due by 3pm.  PLEASE!!!  Leave the comments in the paper and name your file according to guidelines.  
  

• Article Compression: 
  • Pick up, in Course Documents in Blackboard,  your lab's combined papers after 10:00 am. 
  • Critique in Word using comments.
  • Send your critiques via Assignments by 3:00 pm on Monday, February 27th.

Week 5
Week of:

Feb. 27

• Computer: Electronic Resources proficiency test must be completed by lab this week
• Article Compression: Critiques of lab's Article Compressions will be discussed during this week's lab period.

Monday

Feb. 27

• Proposal: Link from your RML web page a list of the 20 topics from the survey of your target journal by 3:00 pm.
• Article Compression:  Critiques of your lab's Article Compressions due by 3:00 pm.   Send your critiques via Assignments.

Friday

March 3

• Project 1: Data due by 3:00 pm via Assignments 
• Proposal: References for three articles due linked off of your rml.html page (one with an annotated citation) with copies of first pages of all articles submitted into envelope on bulletin board by 3:00 pm

March 2006

Week 6
Week of:

March 6

• Run  Project 2 after lab this week
• Be sure you have already met with your TA mentor group before your lab period  this week.

Wednesday

March 8

• Project 1: Submit hard copy (h.c.) of one hypothesis test on the data with attached printout and interpretation by 10:00 am.  Append a hand drawn figure depicting your results.  (One revision--the first submission is worth 25% of your grade.)

Friday

March 10

• Proposal: References for three articles due linked off of your rml.html page (one with an annotated citation)  with copies of first pages of all articles submitted into envelope on bulletin board by 3:00 pm

Week 7
Week of:

March 13

• Article Compression: Submit via Assignments final version of article with references by 11:00 am

Friday

March 17

• Project 1: REVISION - Submit h.c.of one hypothesis test on the data with attached printout and interpretation by 3:00 pm.  Append a hand drawn figure depicting your results.  Since this is a revision - staple your revision to the top of the original submission, complete with its figure and output.  Typically, you DON'T have to re-run your output or re-draw your figure.  Just add comments to the output and understand the figure comments so they will improve future figures.  (Final revision--this is worth 75% of your grade.) 
    
• Proposal: References for three articles due linked off of your rml.html page (one with an annotated citation)  with copies of first pages of all articles submitted into envelope on bulletin board by 3:00 p
• Project 2: Data due via Assignments , by 3:00 pm

Week 8
Week of:

March 20

Thursday

March 23

• Project 1: Submit Project 1 paper  via Assignments by 3:00 pm.

Friday

March24

• Project 1: 
  • Pick up in Blackboard your lab's combined papers after 10:00 am.
    
  • Critique in Word using comments.
  • Send your critiques to us by midnight on Monday, March 27 via Assignments
• Proposal: References for three articles due linked off of your rml.html page (one with an annotated citation)  with copies of first pages of all articles submitted into envelope on bulletin board by 3:00 pm.  

Week 9
Week of:

March 27

• Project 1:  Critiques of your lab's Project 1 Paper due by Assignments by 12:00 midnight. 

 Wednesday

 March 29

• Project 2: Submit one hypothesis test using a different statistical procedure from your first one by 3:00 pm--include a hand drawn figure.  You must calculate at least one variable that is used in this test.  Your syntax file must be submitted through Assignments. (One revision--the first submission is worth 50% of your grade)  Get your data  file from blackboard in course documents.

Week 1O
Week of:

April 3

• Proposal:Meet with Dr. Cannon for comments on proposal introduction by Thursday April 20th (signup sheets posted on Dr. Cannon’s door)(Note: We advise you to try to meet with Dr. Cannon before Spring Break!).
• Project 3: Begin Running Project 3 this week after lab period.

Tuesday

April 4

• Proposal:By 3:00pm today please link your running reference list off your RML webpage.

• Proposal: Submit hard copy of full Intro (with cover sheet and reference pages) by 3:00 pm

Week 14
Week of:

May 1

• Proposal: Meet with Dr. Cannon for comments on proposal methods by Friday (signup sheets posted on Dr. Cannon’s door).

• Computer: SPSS proficiency test must be completed by your lab period

Tuesday

May 2

• Project 3: Submit 2 hypothesis tests by 1:00 pm. AT LEAST, one of these must be ANOVA, the other must be a test you have not yet run.  The figures that accompanies this can be EITHER computer or hand generated. You must calculate at least one variable that is used in each of these tests-do not forget to include the syntax and related comment for these calculations. Your syntax file must be submitted through Assignments. (ONE revision --the first draft is worth 75% of your grade.)

Thursday

May 4

• Proposal: Abstracts due via Assignments by 3:00 pm.  Abstracts should be written in Word and published on the Web at: http://academic.scranton.edu/student/ username/poster.html

Links to the rest of your virtual poster should be on this page.  
*NOTE: The Disclaimer that you place on your abstract page should be placed at the BOTTOM of  every virtual poster page*

Week 15
Week of:

May 8

DEAD WEEK 

NO LAB

Poster Fest ’06! Friday, May 12th-- 3:00-5:00
(Team Photo!)

Monday

May 8

• Any Data Set From the Course:  Submit 2 hypothesis tests by 1:00 pm. AT LEAST one of these must be an ANOVA, the other must be a test you haven't used before. The figures that accompanies these can be EITHER computer or hand generated. You must calculate at least one variable that is used in each of these tests. Your syntax file must be submitted through Assignments. No revisions.

Tuesday

May 9

• Proposal: Provide me with a narrative (APA style not important) that describes your data set and how you will use SPSS to get all the information you need for publication and normally inquisitive data analyses (Proposal Prospectus). Submit data file (Assignments), narrative, and syntax file (the latter two should be stapled together). Don't forget to have extensive comments (circle all comments) on the syntax that outline all analyses. Due by midnight. Click here to see some guidelines.

Wednesday

May 10

• Proposal: Full Poster must be up on the web by 1:00 pm
• Revision of Project 3 hypothesis tests due by noon.

Friday

May 12

• Proposal Poster: You must have your poster up on the wall by noon (**You can put them up the night before**). The official "Fest" is 3:00-5:00 with the group photo taken around 4:30.  If classes, or real life, preclude your attendance--post a note to that effect on Blackboard AND at your board in the department.

Week 16
Week of:

May 15

            Exam week - No Lab

Tuesday

May 16

• Proposal: Submit hard copy of final revisions of Introduction and Methods, as well as copies of previously unsubmitted abstract pages for all articles relating to proposal. Hand in one grand-glorious proposal document with all the paper (not poster) parts you've written (including Abstract, References, and Cover Page in APA order) .  It'll warm your heart :)  ALL DUE BY 3:00 PM