Topics, Assignments, and Due Dates
Fall 2010

Dates
Topic
Readings
Class Activity
Due (HW dates are tentative)
Aug 23, 25, 27 Intro to the course, SPSS, research methods AAC Ch. 1 Activity 1  
Aug 30, Sept 1, 3 Review of Central Tendency & Variability; Z scores & Normal Curve

AAC Ch. 2 & 3

  9/1- HW1:
Sept 8, 10, 13 Hyp Testing Intro & Start Ch. 5 (9/13) AAC Ch. 4 and Ch. 5 Activity 2

9/13 - HW2:


Sept 13, 15, 17, 20 Hypothesis Testing with Means of Samples; Review AAC Ch. 5 Activity 3

9/20 - HW3:

Sept 22
EXAM 1
Sept 24, 27, 29 Effect size & Power AAC Ch 6 Activity 4  
Oct 1, 4, 6 Intro to T-tests (Single Sample t & Dependent t) AAC Ch 7 Activity5 10/1 - HW4:


Oct 8, 11, 13 Independent Samples t-test AAC Ch 8 Activity 6

10/8 - HW5:


Oct 15, 18, 20 ANOVA (one-way); ANOVA in SPSS AAC Ch 9 Activity 7 10/20 - HW 6:
Oct 22 Review for Exam 2, Assign Final Projects      
Oct 25
EXAM 2 - Part 1: concepts & calculations

Oct 27 (new!)
EXAM 2 - Part 2: SPSS output interpretation
Oct 29
no class (a quick post-exam break!!)
Nov 1, 3, 5 Factorial ANOVA AAC Ch 10 Activity 8  
Nov 5, 8, 10 Correlation & Intro to Prediction AAC Ch. 11 & 12   11/8 - HW7:
Nov 12, 15, 17 Regression & Multiple Regression AAC Ch 12 Activity 9

11/17 - HW8:


Nov 19
Open lab to work on final projects
Nov 29, Dec 1, 3 Chi-Square Tests AAC Ch 13 Activity 10


Dec 6, 8 General Linear Model &
Work on Projects (12/8 open lab)
AAC Ch 15 (p. 611-616 only)   12/6 - HW9:

Dec 10 Turn in Final Project & Review
  12/10 - Final Project Due
Thurs Dec 16th
FINAL EXAM (#3) at 7:50 a.m.

last updated 12/6/10


For more information contact me at ktschne@ilstu.edu