| PSYC 4397: Advanced Seminar in Psychology Research - FALL 2008
Instructor: Dr. Lynne Steinberg, Dept. of Psychology
This course is designed for junior and senior psychology majors with strong interests in attending graduate school in psychology. It is a “hands-on” research course that requires active involvement and participation. The course involves designing and conducting a psychology research project.
We will discuss a broad range of issues such as translating ideas into a research question, experimental design, measurement and instrument development, data analysis and interpretation, ethical concerns for research, and presenting and writing a study in psychology.
A substantial part of the course is devoted to conducting a research project. The project involves all stages of research including: (1) formulating a workable research idea and proposal based on existing theory and research in the area of social psychology, (2) preparing materials and measures for the study, (3) making critical design and procedural decisions, (4) considering ethical implications and the Institutional Review Board, (5) conducting the study (collecting data), (6) data management, planning and conducting statistical analyses using SPSS software, (7) interpreting findings, (8) presenting the research to others, and (9) preparing a APA manuscript of the research.
This course will help prepare you for completing an honor’s thesis in psychology and for graduate school in psychology or other social science. Graduate programs often select applicants on the basis of their previous research experience. Successful completion of this course will also demonstrate your strong interests and experience in psychology research to those reviewing your application for graduate school.
The prerequisites for the course are PSYC 1300, PSYC 2301, PSYC 3301, and 6 additional credit hours in psychology courses. In addition, you must have an overall GPA of 3.0. To register you will need to email Dr. Steinberg at lsteinberg@uh.edu.
Your email should contain the following:
1. Subject line: PSYC 4397
2. How you learned about this course
3. One sentence that describes why you are interested in taking the course
4. List how you have met the prerequisites for the course.
If you would like additional information, please contact Dr. Steinberg at lsteinberg@uh.edu.
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HRD 6304: Research Design
Instructor: Dr. Holly Hutchins, Human Development & Consumer Sciences
This course prepares students to understand the role of research in society (both for practitioners and researchers), locate and use research tools, and design a research study. Although offered through the graduate human resource development program (HRD), this course may be taken by any post-bac or graduate student seeking advanced skills at identifying, reviewing, critiquing and designing research projects. The major outcome of the course will be a research proposal often used as the basis for thesis or as a framework for implementing a study for publication. The course is offered each fall and in a hybrid (online and face-face format). Please contact Dr. Holly M. Hutchins for details.
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Medicine and Society Program
Science, technology, and medicine are among the most significant and influential forms of knowledge and practice in modern society. Understanding how these activities have influenced society, and how society in turn has shaped their development, is thus of considerable interest. The Medicine and Society Program at the University of Houston is an interdisciplinary venture aimed at bringing together health-care and health-studies specialists from across the city to offer college classes and public events on a wide variety of medical, technology and health related issues in order to bring this "great conversation" to the University of Houston.
Houston is a city in which health care is an industry and social practice of immense importance, historically, economically, and culturally. The Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world and home to two medical schools, two schools of nursing, and a score of programs in the allied health sciences, as well more than a dozen major hospitals, clinics, research laboratories, and other medical facilities. The richness of the medical heritage of this city, combined with the wide range of outstanding medical expertise we are able to draw upon, have gotten this new program off to a flying start.
The Medicine and Society program offers a course entitled "Readings in Medicine and Society " that may be taken as a stand alone class or as part of the new minor in Medicine and Society. Both the "Readings" class and the Minor are open to all undergraduates at the University of Houston (that is, students do not need to be members of The Honors College to enroll in classes offered as part of the Medicine and Society Program). For more information, visit their website at www.uh.edu/honors/about_us/academic_life/msindex.html.
Director: William Monroe
Associate Director: W. Andrew Achenbaum
Coordinator: Helen Valier
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American Humanics Program at UH- Preparing Nonprofit Leaders
Do you have a passion for serving others? A vision of a better world? A desire for growth and talent for leadership? If so, the UH American Humanics program may be a great fit for you. The organization prepares the skilled professionals who'll be tomorrow's leaders in America's nonprofit organizations. Visit the American Humanics website for details.
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