Professor: Roberto R. Heredia., Ph.D. | URL: https://www.tamiu.edu/coas/psy/heredia |
Office: Brain & Cognition Laboratory, (CNS 205) | E-mail: rheredia@tamiu.edu |
Class Time & Place: W 6:00 – 8:45 PM; AIC 127 | Phone: (956) 326-2637 |
Office Hours: T & R 12:00 to 1:00 PM; M & W 4:00 – 5:50 PM or By Appointment |
REQUIRED TEXTS
Jackson, S.L. (2009). Research methods and statistics: A critical thinking approach (3rd Ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. (ISBN-13: 978-0-495-51001-7)
Navarro, D.J., & Foxcroft, D.R. (2019). Learning statistics with jamovi: A tutorial for psychology students and other beginners. (Version 0.70). DOI: 10.24384/hgc3-7p15. (Download it here & visit jamovi community resources).
Scientific Journal Articles: TBA (See Evaluation below)
STATISTICAL SOFTWAREFree Computer Programs (Class and Laboratory will emphasize Jamovi): JASP, Jamovi, and PSPP which can be downloaded for Windows, Mac, and Linux users, and DATABASES.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course you will:
As rightly pointed out by Linden (2007), I will Imagine that [my] audience has [some] knowledge [Research Design and Statistics] but infinite intelligence (Prologue, The accidental mind: How brain evolution has given us love, memory, dreams, and god).
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
ASSIGNMENTS
SUMMARY
Total possible points: 650 pts.
A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, Unsatisfactory = 79% and below
DATE |
TOPIC |
READINGS *Jackson #Navarro & Foxcroft |
JAN 27 |
Introduction: Scientific Research/Ethics in Research |
*Ch 1, 2, 13 |
FEB 3 |
Defining, Measuring, and Manipulating Variables |
*Ch 3 |
FEB 10 |
Descriptive Research Methods/Survey Methods |
*Ch 4, #Ch 1 |
FEB 17 |
The Logic of Experimental Design |
*Ch 8, #Ch 2 |
FEB 24 |
Experimental Designs with More Than Two Levels of an Independent Variable |
*Ch 10 |
MAR 3 |
Complex Experimental Design |
*Ch 11 |
MAR 10 |
MIDTERM |
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MAR 17 |
Descriptive Statistics/Correlational Methods | |
MAR 24 |
Inferential Statistics: Hypothesis Testing Principles |
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MAR 31 |
Inferential Statistics: Two-Group Designs |
*Ch 9, #Ch 11 |
APR 7 |
One-Way Analysis of Variance |
*Ch 10, #Ch 13 |
APR 14 |
Factorial Designs: Analysis of Variance/Research Presentations TBA |
*Ch 11, #Ch 14 |
APR 21 |
Linear/Multiple Regression/Research Presentations TBA |
*Ch 6, #Ch 12 |
APR 28 | Quasi Experimental, Single-Case Designs/ Research Presentations TBA | *Ch 12, #Ch 10 |
MAY 5 |
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NOTE: The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.
Texas A&M International University
Course Policies (Last Revised: January 13, 2021)
Campus/Classroom Requirements (Spring 2021 COVID-19 Requirements)
In order to ensure your safety and that of others, for the Spring 2021 semester and until further notice you are required:
Classroom Behavior
TAMIU encourages classroom discussion and academic debate as an essential intellectual activity. It is essential that students learn to express and defend their beliefs, but it is also essential that they learn to listen and respond respectfully to others whose beliefs they may not share. The College will always tolerate diverse, unorthodox, and unpopular points of view, but it will not tolerate condescending or insulting remarks. When students verbally abuse or ridicule and intimidate others whose views they do not agree with, they subvert the free exchange of ideas that should characterize a university classroom. If their actions are deemed by the professor to be disruptive, they will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action (please refer to Student Handbook Article 4).
Students are responsible for providing satisfactory evidence (i.e., physician note, medical release, etc.) to faculty members within seven calendar days of their absence and return to class. They must substantiate the reason for absence. If the absence is excused, faculty members must either provide students with the opportunity to make up the exam or other work missed or provide a satisfactory alternative to complete the exam or other work missed within 30 calendar days from the date of absence. Students who miss class due to a University-sponsored activity are responsible for identifying their absences to their instructors with as much advance notice as possible. The right to viewing recorded class meetings depends upon receiving an excused absence from the faculty member teaching the class.
TAMIU Honor Code: Plagiarism and Cheating
As a TAMIU student, you are bound by the TAMIU Honor Code to conduct yourself ethically in all your activities as a TAMIU student and to report violations of the Honor Code. Please read carefully the Student Handbook Article 7 and Article 10.
We are committed to strict enforcement of the Honor Code.
Violations of the Honor Code tend to involve claiming work that is not one’s own, most commonly plagiarism in written assignments and simple cheating on exams and other types of assignments.
Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s work as your own. It occurs when you
Here is another explanation from the 2010, sixth edition of the Manual of The American Psychological Association(APA):
.Penalties for Plagiarism: Should a faculty member discover that a student has committed plagiarism, the student should receive a grade of 'F' in that course and the matter will be referred to the Honor Council for possible disciplinary action. The faculty member, however, may elect to give freshmen and sophomore students a “zero” for the assignment and to allow them to revise the assignment up to a grade of “F” (50%) if they believe that the student plagiarized out of ignorance or carelessness and not out of an attempt to deceive in order to earn an unmerited grade; the instructor must still report the offense to the Honor Council. This option should not be available to juniors, seniors, or graduate students, who cannot reasonably claim ignorance of documentation rules as an excuse. For repeat offenders in undergraduate courses or for an offender in any graduate course, the penalty for plagiarism is likely to include suspension or expulsion from the university.
• Student Right of Appeal: Faculty will notify students immediately via the student’s TAMIU e- mail account that they have submitted plagiarized work. Students have the right to appeal a faculty member’s charge of academic dishonesty by notifying the TAMIU Honor Council of their intent to appeal as long as the notification of appeal comes within 10 business days of the faculty member’s e-mail message to the student and/or the Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement. The Student Handbook provides more details.
Copyright Restrictions
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$250,000 and imprisonment. Copyright laws do not allow students and professors to make photocopies of copyrighted materials, but you may copy a limited portion of a work, such an article from a journal or a chapter from a book for your own personal academic use or, in the case of a professor, for personal, limited classroom use. In general, the extent of your copying should not suggest that the purpose or the effect of your copying is to avoid paying for the materials. And, of course, you may not sell these copies for a profit. Thus, students who copy textbooks to avoid buying them or professors who provide photocopies of textbooks to enable students to save money are violating the law.
Students with Disabilities
Texas A&M International University seeks to provide reasonable accommodations for all qualified persons with disabilities. This University will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal education opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to register with the Office of Student Counseling and Disability Services located in Student Center 126 and to contact the faculty member in a timely fashion to arrange for suitable accommodations.
Student Attendance and Leave of Absence (LOA) Policy
As part of our efforts to assist and encourage all students towards graduation, TAMIU provides LOA’s for students, including pregnant/parenting students, in accordance with the Attendance Rule (Section 3.07) and the Student LOA Rule (Section 3.08), which includes the “Leave of Absence Request” form. Both rules can be found in the TAMIU Student Handbook.
Pregnant and Parenting Students
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, harassment based on sex, including harassment because of pregnancy or related conditions, is prohibited. A pregnant/parenting student must be granted an absence for as long as the student’s physician deems the absence medically necessary. It is a violation of Title IX to ask for documentation relative to the pregnant/parenting student’s status beyond what would be required for other medical conditions. Ifa student would like to file a complaint for discrimination due to his or her pregnant/parenting status, please contact the TAMIU Title IX Coordinator (Lorissa M. Cortez, 5201 University Boulevard, KLM 159B, Laredo, TX 78041,TitleIX@tamiu.edu, 956.326.2857) and/or the Office of Civil Rights (Dallas Office, U.S. Department of Education, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, TX 75201-6810, 214.661.9600). You can also report it on TAMIU’s anonymous electronic reporting site: www.tamiu.edu/reportit.
TAMIU advises a pregnant/parenting student to notify their professor once the student is aware that accommodations for such will be necessary. It is recommended that the student and professor develop a reasonable plan for the student’s completion of missed coursework or assignments. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (Lorissa M. Cortez, lorissam.cortez@tamiu.edu) can assist the student and professor in working out the reasonable accommodations. For other questions or concerns regarding Title IX compliance related to pregnant/parenting students at the University, contact the Title IX Coordinator. In the event that a student will need a leave of absence for a substantial period of time, TAMIU urges the student to consider a Leave of Absence (LOA) as outlined in the TAMIU Student Handbook. As part of our efforts to assist and encourage all students towards graduation, TAMIU provides LOA’s for students, including pregnant/parenting students, in accordance with the Attendance Rule and the Student LOA Rule. Both rules can be found in the TAMIU Student Handbook.
Anti-Discrimination/Title IX
TAMIU does not discriminate or permit harassment against any individual on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity in admissions, educational programs, or employment. If you would like to file a complaint relative to Title IX or any civil rights violation, please contact the TAMIU Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity/Title IX Coordinator, Lorissa M. Cortez, 5201 University Boulevard, Killam Library 159B, Laredo, TX 78041,TitleIX@tamiu.edu, 956.326.2857, via the anonymous electronic reporting website, ReportIt, at www.tamiu.edu/reportit , and/or the Office of Civil Rights (Dallas Office), U.S. Department of Education, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, TX 75201-6810, 214.661.9600.
Incompletes
Students who are unable to complete a course should withdraw from the course before the final date for withdrawal and receive a “W.” To qualify for an “incomplete” and thus have the opportunity to complete the course at a later date, a student must meet the following criteria:
WIN Contracts
WIN Contracts are offered only under exceptional circumstances and are limited to seniors. Only courses offered by full-time TAMIU faculty or TAMIU instructors are eligible to be contracted for the WIN requirement. However, a WIN contract for a course taught by an adjunct may be approved, with special permission from the department chair and dean. Students must seek approval before beginning any work for the WIN Contract. No student will contract more than one course per semester. Summer WIN Contracts must continue through both summer sessions.
Student Responsibility for Dropping a Course
It is the responsibility of the student to drop the course before the final date for withdrawal from a course. Faculty members, in fact, may not drop a student from a course without getting the approval of their department chair and dean.
Independent Study Course
Independent Study (IS) courses are offered only under exceptional circumstances. Required courses intended to build academic skills may not be taken as IS (e.g., clinical supervision and internships). No student will take more than one IS course per semester. Moreover, IS courses are limited to seniors and graduate students. Summer IS course must continue through both summer sessions.
Grade Changes & Appeals
Faculty are authorized to change final grades only when they have committed a computational error or an error in recording a grade, and they must receive the approval of their department chairs and the dean to change the grade. As part of that approval, they must attach a detailed explanation of the reason for the mistake. Only in rare cases would another reason be entertained as legitimate for a grade change. A student who is unhappy with his or her grade on an assignment must discuss the situation with the faculty member teaching the course. If students believe that they have been graded unfairly, they have the right to appeal the grade using a grade appeal process in the Student Handbook and in the Faculty Handbook.
Final Examination
All courses in all colleges must include a comprehensive exam or performance and be given on the date and time specified by the Academic Calendar and the Final Exam schedule published by the Registrar’s Office. In the College of Arts & Sciences all final exams must contain a written component. The written component should comprise at least 20% of the final exam grade.
Exceptions to this policy must receive the approval of the department chair and the dean at the beginning of the semester.