PSYC472

This course will involve the completion of an independent empirical research project by each student enrolled. The research process will begin with a review of research methodology and analysis techniques, and an evaluation of the pros and cons of various approaches to reserarch. Students will then be required to select a topic for their projects that relates to one of the instructor's areas of expertise, complete a literature review, design an appropriate emipirical project, write a research proposal to an Institutional Review board (IRB), complete all data collection, analyze all data, and write a final research report using APA writing standards. In addition, students will give publc presentations on their research findings at the end of the course. This course fulfills the Catagory 7 requirement of the psychology major. (Formerly Category 6)