BCSC 206: Lecture Schedule
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| Date | Mon: student presentations | Wed: support lectures/discussions |
| 08/31 | R: Introduction: What is science? Hypothesis Testing | pdf |
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| 09/02 | R: Replication crisis Project Options Students Choose Projects J: IRB approval | pdf |
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| 09/07 | Labor Day | |
| 09/09 | E: Background Research & Hypothesis demo: cited reference search, journal impact search Judi Biden Guest Lecturer |
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| 09/14 | Present Brief Background of Target Study Hypothesis (3-5 Articles) | |
| 09/16 | J: Experimental Design | pdf discussion: paper assigned, identify design parts |
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| 09/21 | Present Experimental Design of
Target Study Conditions, timing, num trials, subjects |
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| 09/23 | J: Preregistration of Design | pdf discussion: what parts to preregister, studies that can/can’t be preregistered easily |
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| 09/28 | Present Preregistration
https://osf.io/ Hypothesis, Task, Measures, Analyses |
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| 09/30 | J: Measurement (common paradigms, tools) | pdf demo: stimulus programming Alyssa Kersey Guest Lecturer |
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| 10/05 | Fall break | |
| 10/07 | R: Organization (notes, files, code, workflow) demo: real life project folder, git |
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| 10/12 | Present Study Checklist Work flow plan, Skills needed, IRB |
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| 10/14 | R: Understanding Results (graphs & stats) discussion: paper assigned |
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| 10/19 | Progress update: stimuli and task | |
| 10/21 | J: Working with Data Output
demo: data spreadsheets, Excel, Matlab, SPSS, R Alyssa Kersey Guest Lecturer |
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| 10/26 | Progress update: behavior recording, example data file | |
| 10/28 | R: Visualization: Choosing the right graph demo: making clear graphs |
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| 11/02 | Progress update: pilot subjects run, implementation problems | |
| 11/04 | R: Statistics | |
| 11/09 | Progress update: preliminary analyses and graphs | |
| 11/11 | J: Presentation Skills | pdf discussion: assign some blog post tips, eg. Scholl |
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| 11/16 | Preliminary Presentation | |
| 11/18 | E: Scientific Writing & Dissemination | pdf demo: replication journals | pdf Whitney Gegg-Harrison Guest Lecturer |
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| 11/23 | Thanksgiving break | |
| 11/25 | Thanksgiving break | |
| 11/30 | R: Peer Review Process (& flaws) | pdf discussion: critique others’ target studies |
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| 12/02 | Final Project Presentation |
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| 12/07 | Final Project Presentation Submit all stimuli, code, data, slides |
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| 12/09 | FINAL ESSAY DUE (Take-Home Assignment) |