RES 321: Behavioral Research Design, Tests & Measurement

Rosnow, R. L. & Rosenthal, R. (2005). Beginning behavioral research: A conceptual primer. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN-10: 0136128750

Syllabus
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Lecture Notes
Week 1: Behavioral Research and the Scientific Method (PowerPoint file - 1.69mb)
Week 2: Theories and Hypotheses, Variables, and Research Ethics (PowerPoint file - 1.6mb)
Week 3: Systematic Observational Research, Writing a Research Paper (PowerPoint file - 978kb)
Week 4: Measurement, and Reliability and Validity (PowerPoint file - 658kb)
Week 5: Sampling, Survey Research, Drawing Inferences (PowerPoint file - 3.5mb)
Week 6: Research Design, Experiments, and Causal Reasoning (PowerPoint file - 479kb)
Week 7: Summarizing the Data and Presenting Descriptive Statistics (PowerPoint file - 947kb)
Week 8: Correlating Variables, Statistical Significance and Power (PowerPoint file - 1.79mb)
Week 9: N/A

Research Methods Websites and Resources
The Web Center for Social Research Methods

Research Methods Resources

Science-Oriented Websites
Science Section of The New York Times

ScienceDaily