Advanced Research Methods
M.E. Swisher
Associate Professor
Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Spring Semester 2008
FYC 6802, Section 7333

Syllabus: Course goals and objectives, expectations, grading scale and other key information. Read this!

Instructions for Preparation of Reviews for Class Discussions

Individual Semester Project

Group Projects

Class Project

Statistics "Cheat Sheet"

Guide to the Thesis

IRB-02 Institutional Review Board

I reserve the right to refuse late submissions, including article summaries, group project assignments, and individual assignments. Late submissions will suffer a 5% reduction in grade per day late.

CLASS
DATE
TOPIC
DUE
1
 Jan. 7 Theory, Constructs & Variables None -- but consult the web page for class preparation!
2
 Jan. 14 Validity, Reliability & Precision Class Project 1
Jan. 21 MLK Day - Class Dismissed
3
 Jan. 28

Questionnaires

 Class Project 2
4
 Feb. 4 Small Group Project 1
Individual Project Part I
5
 Feb. 11

Personal & Group Interviews

 Class Project 3
6
 Feb. 18 Focus Groups Small Group Report 1
7
 Feb. 25

Small Group Project 2

 Class Project 4
8
 Mar. 3 Observation & Trace Measures
9
 Mar. 10 Spring Break - Class Dismissed
10
 Mar. 17 Indices Class Project 5
11
 Mar. 24 Scales

Small Group Report 2
12
 Mar. 31 Content Analysis Individual Project Part II
13
 Apr. 7 Standardized Tests
14
 Apr. 14

Action Research
15
 Apr. 21 Archival & Secondary Data; The IRB
Apr. 22 Final Instruments Due by 5:00 p.m. Individual Project Part III

BACK