Pitzer
College
The
Claremont Colleges
Professor
Halford Fairchild
(Hfairchild@pitzer.edu
or HalFairchild@aol.com)
Office
Hours:Fairchild
– 203 Scott Hall.Tu-Th 10:00 – 11:00
and by appointment. X 7-3056.
Course
Web Page:http://bernard.pitzer.edu/~hfairchi/courses/
Synopsis
and Objectives:
This lab course focuses on developing skills in designing and conducting
research in social psychology.We:(1)
select a research topic, (2) conduct the review of literature, (3) design
the study, (4) collect the data, (5) analyze the data, and (6) writing
the report.
Course
Meeting Times and Places:
The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00 – 1:10 P.M., and Thursdays
1:15 - 2:30 (lab)
Required
Texts:Writing
Papers in Psychology
by Ralph L. Rosnow & Mimi Rosnow, Pacific Grove, CA:Brooks/Cole
Publishing Company.
Psychological
Research:The Ideas Behind the Methods
by Douglas G. Mook, NY:WW Norton
& Company.
Recommended
Text:Publication
Manual of The American Psychological Association (4th Edition).Washington,
DC:The American Psychological Association.
Requirements
This
course requires the completion of an original study in social psychology.The
final paper should be potentially publishable and adhere strictly to the
publication guidelines of The APA.The
class celebrates its accomplishments at the end of the semester in a poster
session to which the students, faculty and staff of The Claremont College
are invited.
9/3/02
Introductions and Course Overview
9/5/02
An Overview of the Research Process
Readings:Segal & Fairchild (1996):Polysubstance
abuse:A case study.
Fairchild, et al.(2001).Studying
the aftermath of terrorism.
9/10/02
Studying social events
Readings:Mook, Chapters 1, 2 and
3
9/12/02
Collecting Data
Readings:Fairchild, Statistics
9/17/02
Observation and Description
Readings: Mook,
Chapters 4 and 5; Fairchild, Creating, Producing and Evaluating Prosocial
Television; Rosnow & Rosnow, Chapters 1 and 2
9/19/02
Data Processing
9/24/02
Experimentation
Readings:Mook, Chapters 5, 6 and
7; Fairchild:Chicano, Hispanic or
Mexican American:What’s in a name?
9/26/02
Statistical Applications.Readings:Rosnow
& Rosnow, Chapters 3 and 4
10/1/02
Experimentation
Readings:Mook, Chapters 8, 9 and
10; Fairchild:Chicano, Hispanic
or Mexican American:What’s in a
name?
10/3/02
Advanced Statistical Applications
Reading:Fairchild, School Size,
Per-Pupil Expenditures and School Achievement
Readings:Rosnow & Rosnow, Chapters
5 and 6
10/8/02
Quasi-Experiments, Reliability & Generalizability & Ethics
Readings:Mook, Chapters 11, 12 and
13
10/10/02
Displaying Data, Writing Results
10/15/02
Planning Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
Readings:Mook, Chapter 14
10/17/02
Writing the Research Proposal
10/22/02
FALL BREAK
10/24/02
Research Design
10/29/02
Conducting Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
10/31/02
Conducting Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/5/02
Conducting Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/7/02
Conducting and Analyzing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/12/02
Conducting and Analyzing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/14/02
Conducting and Analyzing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/19/02
Writing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/21/02
Writing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/26/02
Publishing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
11/28/02
THANKSGIVING BREAK
12/3/02
Publishing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
12/5/02
Publishing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
12/10/02
Performing Contemporary Research in Social Psychology
12/12/02
POSTER SESSION
Grading:
Grading will be done on a subjective basis by the instructor.Grades
are determined by student’s completion of assignments, pursuit of new ideas,
team work, and general enthusiasm for the course material.Attendance
is very important.