Methods Classes: Research Design
UMass
Method: Research design
School: Umass
Course: Political Science 797A/750
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Design
Course Description:
This course introduces graduate students to the logical foundations of research methods and the wide variety of methodologies used by political scientists.
Instructor(s): Dean Robinson
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Research design
School: Umass
Course: Sociology 710
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Methods I
Course Description:
Department requirement, a course on research design mainly taken by first year students; students from other departments need permission of instructor. Logical analysis of sociological inquiry; survey of major research techniques and examination of principal methodological problems in sociology.
Instructor(s): Don Tomaskovic-Devey(Spring 2012)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Research design
School: Umass
Course: Sociology 213
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Data Collection & Analysis
Course Description:Introduction to research design in sociology. How social science data are obtained and analyzed. How data are used to describe and draw conclusions about social phenomena. Surveys, sampling, interviews, observation, and field methods.
Prerequisites: One of the following courses: SOCIOL 212, PSYCH 240, RES-ECON 211 or 212, STATISTC 111 or 240.
Instructor(s): Melissa Wooten
Fall 2012 Schedule: TTH 2:30-3:20 PM AND discussion
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Landscape Architecture 635
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Issues in Landscape Architecture
Course Description: Survey of research issues and methods in landscape architecture and planning. Designed to assist students preparing their research for master's theses and projects. Includes selecting a topic for this research, synthesizing the pertinent literature, developing research questions and selecting a faculty advisor.
Instructor(s): Carr (Spring 2012)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Research design
School: Umass
Course: Anthropology 660
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: European Anthropology I
Course Description: Part 1 of Euro-Study abroad program, Anthro Majors Only by instructor permission. Students will be guided through the process of writing and submitting a research proposal to fit within the targeted research stream for 2012-2013, "Placemaking." They will be trained in a range of anthropological research methods, including interview techniques and participant observation. Special stress is placed on proper management of field data using traditional field logs and MAXQDA qualitative data analysis (QDA) software. Students receive thorough training in research ethics and human subjects protocols, completing the online CITI Human Subjects Research certification and submitting their proposals for IRB approval. The course is the first in the European Field Studies three-semester series
Instructor(s): Krista Harper (Fall 2012)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Tu 1:00-3:00 PM
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Anthropology 775
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Anthropological Research Methods/Qualitative Research Methods
Course Description: Anthro Majors Only (meets w/PubPol 636) Qualitative research methods, including ethnography, provide an essential component in the policy research "toolkit." Today's policymakers operate in complex societies and serve an increasingly diverse public. Ethnographic research helps policymakers reach the public by providing tools for understanding diverse cultural perceptions, practices, and social problems in context. The centerpiece of the course is an actual applied ethnographic project here in western Mass: students will collaboratively design a qualitative research project, conduct field research with a local organization or other community setting, analyze qualitative data, and write up research findings, exploring applications for policy or administration. We will read about interpretive policy analysis, an influential research approach requiring the use of qualitative methods. Students will learn key concepts, research design, methodological strategies, and the ethics of applied qualitative research. A hands-on introduction to qualitative methods for policy research. Students design a qualitative research project, conduct field work, analyze qualitative data, and write up findings. Students learn key concepts, research design, methodological strategies, and the ethics of applied qualitative research. Methods of studying cultures of homogeneous and heterogeneous societies among peoples of the world. Emphasis on various techniques of field wor
Instructor(s): Krista Harper
Fall 2012 Schedule: Tu 4:00-7:00 PM
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Resource Economics 462
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Experimental Economics
Course Description: An introduction to the use of laboratory experiments to better understand economic behavior. Topics include experimental design; markets and auctions; market mechanism design; bargaining; public goods, externalities and common-pool resources.
Instructor(s): http://courses.umass.edu/resec462/
Fall 2012 Schedule: John Spraggon
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 634
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Nutritional Epidemiology
Course Description: Epidemiologic study design problems and issues; major methods of dietary assessment; non-dietary nutritional assessments; and the relative strength of evidence in support of diet-disease relationships.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Sofija Zagarins
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 639
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Cancer Epidemiology
Course Description: Background in the principles of oncology and a review of epidemiological strategies used in cancer research. The major cancer risk factors and the key strategies of prevention.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Stephen Gehlbach
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 708
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Methods in Community Health Education
Course Description: Logic and techniques of research methods applied to health education. Emphasis on formulating research problems; developing research designs; collecting, analyzing, and reporting data as they relate to solution of community health problems.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Tamika Gillum
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 741
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Design and Analysis of Experiments
Course Description: Fundamental concepts in experimental design, with specific application to medical, public health, and pharmaceutical research. Extensive use of computer programs; many illustrative examples.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Rongheng Lin
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 749
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials
Course Description: Major designs used in clinical investigations; alternative approaches to the analysis of gathered data.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Raji Balasubramanian
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Public Health 690E
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Evidence-based Policy: An Evaluative Scientist's Tool Box
Course Description: The rationale, methodologies and frameworks for developing and evaluating evidence that informs healthcare policies will be addressed. The course is designed to bridge epidemiology, policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Marya Zilberberg
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Psychology 241
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Methods of Inquiry in Psychology
Course Description: Research methods in psychology including single subject and group experiments, case studies, psychological test construction and observational field techniques. Emphasis on hands-on experience in labs and on lab reports.
Instructor(s): http://people.umass.edu/~psyc241/spring2011syllabus.htm
Fall 2012 Schedule: Elizabeth Kohler
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Psychology 450
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Laboratory in Child Behavior and Development
Course Description: Developmental research experience; opportunity to observe and interact with children in a variety of developmental research settings, using a wide range of research techniques, to ask questions about cognitive and social development during childhood. Students design, conduct studies, and present methodology and results in oral and written reports.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Psychology 460
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Lab in social psych
Course Description: Design and execution of empirical projects concerned with such issues as attitude formation and change, group processes, interpersonal conflict. Lab meetings provide background for research in social psychology.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Psychology 643
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Methods in Social Psych
Course Description: This course serves as a graduate-level introduction to the scientific methods and practical aspects of conducting research in social and personality psychology. Emphasis is placed on the development of such skills as experimental design, construction of reliable and valid measurement procedures, critical analysis of research literature, and effective writing of empirical papers.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Icek Aizen
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Psychology 891J
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Course Description: The hierarchical linear model provides a conceptual framework and a flexible set of analytic tools to study a variety of educational, social and developmental processes. One set of applications focuses on data in which persons are clustered within social contexts such as couples, families, classrooms, schools, or neighborhoods. A second set of applications concerns individual growth or change over time. Interest focuses on the shape of mean growth, the variability in individual growth curves around the mean growth curve, and person-level characteristics that predict differences in growth curves.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Aline Sayer
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Nursing 790G
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Translation in Nursing
Course Description: Models and methods of research translation in nursing, including research dissemination and implementation, program planning and evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis, and preparation of a research translation grant proposal.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Joan Roche, Edith Dundon
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Stats 505
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Design of Experiments
Course Description: An applied statistics course on planning, statistical analysis and interpretation of experiments of various types. Coverage includes factorial designs, randomized blocks, incomplete block designs, nested and crossover designs. Computer analysis of data using a statistical package SAS (no prior SAS experience assumed).
Instructor(s): See math dept. website
Fall 2012 Schedule: Varies by semester
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Education 619
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the assumptions, language, logic, and methods of qualitative inquiry in educational settings. Students are required to conduct a small-scale qualitative research project.
Instructor(s): see here
Fall 2012 Schedule: See Spire
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Education 663
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Single Subject Research Design
Course Description: Course provides advanced knowledge in methods and procedures for evaluating treatment outcomes using single-subject research designs. The methodology encompasses a variety of topics related to assessment, experimental design and data evaluation.
Instructor(s): see here
Fall 2012 Schedule: See Spire
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Education 734
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Understanding Res LLC
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to apprentice new doctoral students to the ways in which researchers interested in the intersection between the fields of language, literacy, and culture approach the activity of conducting, reading and writing research.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: See Spire
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Education 821
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Adv Validity Theory
Course Description: This course presents and discusses the major theories regarding the concept of test validity and the major practices involved in test validation. The skills taught in this course will enable student to be experts in testing tests.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: See Spire
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 601
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Intr-Trnsftl Grammar
Course Description: Intensive introduction to the concepts of transformational grammar. Survey in depth of problems and methods of research, with emphasis on different types of linguistic evidence and argument.
Instructor(s): http://people.umass.edu/bhatt/601/
Fall 2012 Schedule: Kyle Johnson
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 741
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of an American Indian Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used. Within each of these courses, languages vary from year to year; any of them may be repeated for credit.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 742
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of an Indo-European Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 743
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of a Malayo-Polynesian Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 744
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of a Finno-Urgic Languague
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 745
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of a Near Eastern Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 746
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of an Oriental Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 747
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of a South East Asian Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Staff
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 748
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Structure of a non-Indo European Language
Course Description: Phonology and syntax of a language other than English. Emphasis on the application of current linguistic theory to analytical problems presented by that language and the testing of current theoretical hypotheses by reference to those problems. An informant generally used.
Instructor(s): see here
Fall 2012 Schedule: Alice Harris
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Linguistics 820
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Developments in Laboratory Phonology
Course Description: Focuses on the use of laboratory methods to investigate phonological questions. A different set of phenomena is explored each time. Meets alternate years.
Instructor(s): see here
Fall 2012 Schedule: John Kingston
Method: Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Environmental Conservation 601
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Research Design
Course Description: Introduction to the research process in the natural resources sciences. Focus on research philosophy, concepts, and design, progressing from development of hypotheses, questions, and proposals, to grants and budgeting, and delivery of such research products as reports, publications, and presentations.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Stephen DeStefano
Method: Research design
Fieldwork
School: Umass
Course: Anthropology 685
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: European Anthropology II
Course Description: Must have been enrolled in Anth 660 and 680, Anthro Majors Only others by permission. This is the third of the three part sequence of courses for students enrolled in the European Field studies Program. Course requirements include: data analysis and coding, final paper and public presentation to the Department of fieldwork projects. Enrollment is by instructor permission only.
Instructor(s): Jacqueline Urla (Fall 2012)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Tu 1:00-3:00 PM
Method: Computing, Ethnography, Research Design
School: Umass
Course: Anthropology 697D
Course Level (G/U): Graduate
Course Title: Digital Ethnographic Film Methods
Course Description: This course will provide graduate students in cultural and linguistic anthropology with hands-on training in the use of digital audio and video as a part of ethnographic methods and analysis. Through guided semester-long ethnographic research projects, students will gain experience in the collection of digital audio and video data, as well as in manipulating, editing, transcribing and analyzing audio-visual material. Students will also learn first-hand about negotiating the IRB approval process for research involving human subjects.
Instructor(s): Thea Strand (visiting)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Research design
Survey research
School: Umass
Course: Sociology 313
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Survey Design & Analysis
Course Description: This course will introduce the theory and practice of survey research through relevant literature and hands-on experiences. Topics include problem definition, constructs and hypotheses, sample selection, protocol design and measurement, and the causal modeling of survey data. Attention will be given to practical issues in carrying out social surveys and in making good use of secondary data sources. Prerequisites: Sociology 212 and 213 or equivalents.
Instructor(s): Richard Tessler
Fall 2012 Schedule: MW 4:40-6:10 PM
Smith
Method: Research Design
School: Smith
Course: Sociology 202
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Methods of Social Research
Course Description: This course explores both the philosophy and practice of research methods. The first part of the course focuses on the scientific method and positivism as a model for social research and contemporary techniques of this model. Here we will discuss alternative social science paradigms and the relationship between sociological theory and research methods. The second part of the course focuses on the practice of quantitative research methods. Students will design and carry out a research project using survey methodology, along with exercises in additional quantitative methods.
Instructor(s): see here
Fall 2012 Schedule: Tina Wildhagen
Method: Research Design
School: Smith
Course: Environmental Science and Policy 201
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Environmental Integration II: Collecting and Analyzing Information
Course Description:While focusing on topical environmental issues, students will learn how to gather, analyze and present data
using methods from the natural and social sciences. Data will be drawn from multiple sources, including
laboratory experiments, fieldwork, databases, archival sources, surveys, and interviews. Emphasis will be on
quantitative analysis.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Juilane Busa
Method: Research Design
School: Smith
Course: Environmental Science and Policy 311
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Environmental Integration III: Interpreting and Communicating Information
Course Description: This course focuses on the interpretation and communication of environmental issues and solutions from multiand
interdisciplinary perspectives. Using contemporaneous environmental topics as a foundation, this course introduces students to written, oral, visual, and quantitative communication for a variety of audiences and ENV-3- intents. Students will develop the ability to interpret environmental information from multiple sources, to synthesize that information for their own understanding, and to communicate that knowledge in ways appropriate to the particular objective and audience.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Susan Stratton Sayre
Method: Research Design
School: Smith
Course: Psychology 192
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Introduction to research methods
Course Description: Introduces students to a variety of methods used in psychological research. All sections of this course will cover the basic methodological techniques of contemporary psychology such as observational, experimental, and survey methods.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: Annaliese Beery
Method: Research Design
School: Smith
Course: Psychology 290
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Research Design and Analysis
Course Description: A survey of statistical methods needed for scientific research, including planning data collection and data analyses that will provide evidence about a research hypothesis. The course can include coverage of analyses of variance, interactions, contrasts, multiple comparisons, multiple regression, factor analysis, causal inference for observational and randomized studies and graphical methods for displaying data. Special attention is given to analysis of data from student projects such as theses and special studies.
Instructor(s):
Fall 2012 Schedule: David Palmer
Amherst
Method: Research Design
School: Amherst
Course: Black Studies 300
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Research in Black Studies
Course Description: This seminar prepares students to conduct independent research. Although it concentrates on the field of Black Studies, it serves as a good introductory research course for all students in the humanities and social sciences regardless of major. The first part of the course will intensively introduce students to the library through a series of readings, exercises, and discussions aimed at sharpening the ability to locate information precisely and efficiently. The second part of the course will introduce research methods in three important areas of Black Studies: the arts, history, and the social sciences. Faculty members of the Black Studies Department, departmental affiliates, and visitors will join the class to present their own ongoing research, placing particular emphasis on the disciplinary methods and traditions of inquiry that guide their efforts. Also in the second part, through individual meetings with professors, students will begin developing their own research projects. The third part of the course will concentrate more fully on development of these projects through a classroom workshop. Here students will learn how to shape a topic into a research question, build a bibliography, annotate a bibliography, shape a thesis, develop an outline, and write a research proposal, or prospectus.
This class is required of Black Studies majors. It is open to non-majors with the consent of the instructor. Although BLST 111 and 200 are not required for admission, preference will go to those who have taken one or both of these courses.
If Overenrolled: First priority to Black Studies majors; second priority to seniors, third priority to juniors; and fourth to sophomores
Instructor(s): J. Celso Castro Alves & Jeffrey B. Ferguson
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: General Methods, Research Design
School: Amherst
Course: Anthropology and Sociology 316
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: SocialResearch
Course Description: This course introduces students to the range of methods that sociologists use to understand humans as social beings. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of these methods. Students will design and execute an original research project. The course emphasizes the general logic of social inquiry and research design rather than narrowly defined techniques and statistical proofs. Required of sociology majors.
Requisite: ANTH/SOCI 110. Limited to 15 students. Spring semester. Professor Himmelstein.
If Overenrolled: Amherst College sociology majors have preference
Instructor(s): Jerome Himmelstein
Fall 2012 Schedule:
Method: General Methods, Research Design
School: Amherst
Course: Psychology 123
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Research Methods
Course Description: This course is designed to explore the principles of behavioral science research and the rationale underlying various research methodologies. The course will take a hands-on approach to research design, data collection, and data analysis. Students will learn how to understand and critically evaluate original research reports, independently design and execute psychological investigations, and write scientific reports in APA format. Topics include the reliability and validity of measures, content analysis, correlational designs, randomized experiments and causal inference, experimental control, and ethical considerations. Time in class will be split between lectures, small group exercises and design of research projects, and data analysis using SPSS.
Requisite: PSYC 122. Limited to 20 students.
If Overenrolled: Priority will be given to Psychology majors who have taken Psych 122. Priority will be given to junior majors over sophomore majors.
Instructor(s): Amy Demorest
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: General Methods, Research Design, Math/Stats
School: Amherst
Course: Psychology 122
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Statisticsand Experimental Design
Course Description: An introduction to and critical consideration of experimental methodology in psychology. Topics will include the formation of testable hypotheses, the selection and implementation of appropriate procedures, the statistical description and analysis of experimental data, and the interpretation of results. Articles from the experimental journals and popular literature will illustrate and interrelate these topics and provide a survey of experimental techniques and content areas.
Requisite: PSYC 100 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 30 students. Fall semester: Professor Schulkind. Spring semester: Professor McQuade.
If Overenrolled: Preference given to sophomores who intend to major in Psychology
Instructor(s): Matthew Schulkind;Julia McQuade
Fall 2012 Schedule: MW 8:30-9:50 AM
Hampshire
Method: Math/Stats; Research Design
School: Hampshire
Course: NS (Natural Science) 265-1
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Statistics and Experimental Design
Course Description: Statistics and Experimental Design: This course develops skills for designing experiments and analyzing data using standard statistical methods. Work will include the use of some common computer packages (e.g., R, EXCEL). Readings may include a standard text and other readings online. We learn basic statistical techniques (description, estimation and hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, an analysis of variance) and also discuss examples in published research. There will be weekly homework assignments, and we'll design and carry out data collection analysis in class. We review some relevant theory, though the emphasis in this course is on problems, interpretation, and being able to choose and use common statistical methods and tests for data analysis - actually using statistics in research.
Instructor(s): Elizabeth Conlisk (2011)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Ethnography; Research Design
School: Hampshire
Course: CSI (Critical Social Inquiry) 301
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Ethnography of Law, Science, & Medicine
Course Description:
This course introduces Division II students to qualitative anthropological methods. Through a series of ethnographic exercises, students will build a methodological toolkit for investigating complex social problems. Through the critical reading and analysis of ethnographic texts, students will also learn about the substantive areas of legal anthropology, science studies, and critical medical anthropology. The course will culminate in final mini-ethnographic research projects designed by students.
Instructor(s): Jennifer Hamilton & Rebecca Chappell
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Research Design; Assessment
School: Hampshire
Course: CS (Cognitive Science) 303
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Brain And Cognition II: Electrophysiological Methodologies
Course Description: This course is an upper-level research seminar designed for students who wish to learn electrophysiological techniques and how to apply those techniques to answer research questions in the domain of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuropsychology. In this years course students will help design a study of attention, run participants, and analyze the data. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to develop an original research project from conception through piloting participants. Course requirements will consist of reading primary research articles and designing and executing an event-related potential (ERP) research project. The class will cover all elements of setting up an ERP research project; we will focus on the theory of electrophysiological research techniques as well as practical aspects of developing and running a research project. Some background in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, neuropsychology, or neuroscience would be helpful.
Instructor(s): Jane Couperus
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Audience Research; Research Design
School: Hampshire
Course: HACU (Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies) 289-1
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Audience Research and Media Studies
Course Description:Audience Research and Media Studies: Countless scholars have discussed the ideologies communicated through media texts, but most persist in privileging their own analytical interpretations. In this course students will explore various theorizations of audiences, methodologies employed to study them, and results of how audiences interpret films, advertisements, television programs, novels and other cultural texts. We will also seek to better understand why people make radically different meanings of the same texts. The course is designed for advanced Division II and first-semester Division III students committed to both reading and analyzing existing audience studies, as well as to conceptualizing, carrying out, and documenting their own audience study. Students must have completed at least one prior course in media studies, and they should begin the course with at least a general sense of the issues they wish to explore in their study.
Instructor(s): Viveca Greene
Fall 2012 Schedule: MW 4:00-5:20 PM
Method: Research Design; Writing?
School: Hampshire
Course: CS (Cognitive Science) ?
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Research Experience In Psychology: Understanding Autobiographical Memory
Course Description:In this course students will gain first-hand experience in the process of conducting research in autobiographical memory. Students will be exposed to some of the main issues in autobiographical memory for personal past events throughout the childhood years and into adulthood. We will consider the potential roles social interaction, self, culture, and emotionality of events as well as developmental changes in autobiographical memory reports. Course requirements will include reading primary research articles, and designing and executing an original research project. This is an intensive course comprising instruction in all areas of the research process, including collecting, coding, and analysis of data.
Instructor(s): Melissa Burch
Fall 2012 Schedule:
Mount Holyoke
Method: Research Design; Survey Research
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 324a
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Laboratory in Personality Research: Quantitative Methods
Course Description:Personality-relevant constructs, such as attachment, adjustment, achievement motivation, communality, dominance, sociality, and others, are usually studied among adults using questionnaires and inventories. A single large class research project will be conducted, with all students participating in all phases of the research.
Prereq. Psychology 200 and 201, and either Psychology 210 or 230 and permission of instructor. An essay explaining why you want to take the course is required
Instructor(s): Shilkret (2003)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: Ethnography; Interviewing; Research Design
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Anthropology 275
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Doing Ethnography: Research Methods in Anthropology also listed as Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
Course Description: This course examines anthropological fieldwork techniques, including interviewing and participant observation, as well as qualitative approaches to the analysis of cultural data. Topics include cross-cultural field techniques, research design, ethical dilemmas, and the difference between academic and applied research. Research projects are an integral part of this course.
Prereq. Anthropology 105 or 4 credits in department
Instructor(s): Roth (2011)
Fall 2012 Schedule: Not offered
Method: General Methods; Research Design
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Environmental Studies 315f
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Environmental Studies
Course Description: Speaking- and writing-intensive course. The course is designed for upper level students interested in conducting independent or honors thesis qualitative research on environmental issues. We will discuss the logic of qualitative social research and examine a range of methods, considering the specific advantages (and limitations) of different techniques. Students will also discuss ethical issues, including the challenges of conducting research in cross-cultural settings, and they will prepare institutional review board proposals. This is a hands-on course in which each student will pick a research topic of interest (on an environment-society problem) and then share and discuss weekly assignments in class. Students from a variety of disciplines are welcome.
Prereq. 8 credits of 200-level social science or humanities and permission of instructor
Instructor(s): Corson
Fall 2012 Schedule: yes
Method: General Methods; Research Design
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 330s
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Lab in Developmental Psychology, Laboratory in Romantic Development: Observational Coding Methodology
Course Description: Students will work in teams to code videotaped observations of romantic conflict discussions. Students will learn to code emotion expressions,conflict engagement and resolution strategies, attachment behaviors, and relationship quality at both the dyadic and individual levels. Students will also write their own coding scales to apply to these observations. Issues of coding bias, construct validity, and intercoder reliability will be addressed. Emphasis will be on conceptual and methodological aspects of developing, coding, and analyzing observational data for individuals and individuals nested within dyads.
Prereq. Psychology 200, 201; 230 or 236 and permission of instructor.; During advising week students must submit a essay to the professor on why they want to take the course.
Instructor(s): Haydon
Fall 2012 Schedule:
Method: General Methods; Research Design
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 340s
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Laboratory in Perception and Cognition Speech
Course Description: This course presents an overview of laboratory methods in cognitive psychology, including: research design, methodology, data analysis, and statistical inference. We will explore these issues through the lens of human communication; specifically, speech. Students will design and complete a research project in which they record and analyze speech to explore questions about how meaning is expressed through spoken language.
Prereq. Psychology 200, 201 and 241
Instructor(s): Breen
Fall 2012 Schedule:
Method: General Methods; Research Design
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 310f
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Laboratory: Research Methods in Social Psychology
Course Description: This course is an introduction to laboratory and field methods in social psychology: methodology, data analysis, ethical problems, statistical inference, and research design. All students are expected to design and conduct a research project.
Prereq. Psychology 200 and permission of instructor. Students must email Prof. Deutsch during advising week to explain why they want to take the course
Instructor(s): F. Deutsch
Fall 2012 Schedule: yes
Method: General Methods; Research Design; Survey Research; Math/Stats
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Sociology 225s
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Survey Research and Data Analysis
Course Description: Introducing the logic and methods of social research, this course is concerned with a review of social science methodology; questions of measurement, design, and general research strategies; and specific discussion of sample survey techniques and the logic and practice of data manipulation and statistical analysis.
Prereq. sociology majors or permission of instructor
Instructor(s): Not available
Fall 2012 Schedule:
Method: General Methods; Research Design; Survey Research; Math/Stats; Computing
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 200f/s
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Research Methods in Psychology
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the skills necessary for becoming good producers and consumers of psychological research. Students learn to develop research questions, survey related literature, design rigorous and ethically sound studies, and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Students build on their computer skills relevant for psychological research and learn to read and critique original empirical journal articles. The course culminates in an original, collaborative research project, a final paper, and an oral presentation.
Prereq. a 100-level course in psychology AND Psychology 201 or Statistics 240; students must take statistics (Psychology 201) before enrolling in this course; students should sign up for the lecture course and one lab section
Instructor(s): Binder
Fall 2012 Schedule: yes
Method: General Methods; Research Design; Writing; Interviewing; Ethnography; Fieldwork; Historical; Content Analysis?
School: Mount Holyoke
Course: Psychology 323f
Course Level (G/U): Undergraduate
Course Title: Laboratory in Qualitative Research
Course Description:(Speaking- and writing-intensive course) This course offers a hands-on introduction to methods of psychological research that focus on the qualitative description and analysis of human experience. Students learn a variety of techniques of data collection (interviewing, intensive observation, archival research) and methods of analyzing textual sources -- from historical accounts to blogs, memoirs, observational narratives, and interview transcripts. Readings focus on specific methodological practices as well as on the history and philosophy of science differentiating qualitative methods from other approaches to psychological research. Students work both collaboratively and individually on projects throughout the course. Prereq. Psychology 200 and permission of instructor. Students must meet with Prof. Hornstein during advising week.
Instructor(s): Hornstein
Fall 2012 Schedule: yes