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Course Schedule:

Caveat:
The course schedule and procedures may change as the course progresses.

Day & Date
Lecture/Discussion Topic
Related Readings
Tues, 1/17
Introductions
x
Thurs, 1/19
Social scientific thinking
Chapters 1, 2
Tues, 1/24
Measuring Attitudes
Thurs, 1/26 Set of three questions due
x
Tues, 1/31 QUIZ #1 x
Thurs, 2/2 NO CLASS
x
Tues, 2/7 Professor Laura Naumann: Sampling and Central Tendency Chapter 6
Thurs, 2/9 NO CLASS x
Tues, 2/14

Using research databases
8:10 am, meet in Computer Lab, Stevenson 2044

 
Thurs, 2/16 Survey research: questions
Tues, 2/21
x
x
Thurs, 2/23 List of three references for research review paper due x
Tues, 2/28 Analyzing survey data
8:10 am, meet in Computer Lab, Stevenson 2044
x
Thurs, 3/1
x
Chapter 8, 10, 11 ,12
Tues, 3/6 x
Thurs, 3/8 x x
Tues, 3/13 PROJECT #1 DUE: Develop an attitude scale: Experiments
x
Thurs, 3/15

x

x
Tues, 3/20

Field experiments; research ethics
8:30 am start

Chapter 3
Thurs, 3/22 Observational methods
8:30 am start

Chapter 6, 7

Tues, 3/27 NO CLASS x
Thurs, 3/29
NO CLASS

x

Tues, 4/3 PROJECT #2 DUE: Design an experiment x
Thurs, 4/5 QUIZ #2 x
Tues, 4/10 x x
Thurs, 4/12 x
x
Tues, 4/17 x x
Thurs, 4/19

Last set of questions about research review paper due
Please click here and read the downloaded article before we begin our discussion of qualitative research.

Chapter 3
Tues, 4/24   Chapter from Holloway, I, & Wheeler, S. (2009). Qualitative Research in Nursing and Healthcare.
Chapter from Hancock, B. (1998). Trent focus for Research & Devlpmt in Primary Health Care
Thurs, 4/26 NO CLASS
3 questions submitted after today worth 1/2 credit
x
Tues, 5/1 Applied and Evaluation Research Chapter 14, Program Evaluation guide
Thurs, 5/3
PROJECT #3 DUE: Content analyze media
Qualitative research
x
Tues, 5/8
8:30 am
x

 

 

 

Heather Smith, Ph.D.
Stevenson 2087
664-2587
smithh@sonoma.edu

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Research review paper
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