Course Description
Provides students with experience analyzing data, interpreting results, and writing methods/results for several of the most popular methodologies published in top-tier journals. Although a semester-long course could be devoted to any single method, this course provides students a “toolkit” to publish with a broad variety of research methodologies.
Athena Title
Advanced Research Methods
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course seeks to accomplish several primary objectives. After this course, you should be able to: (1) Run analyses for a variety of popular research methodologies (e.g., multiple regression, polynomial regression and response surface methodology, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, social network analysis, meta-analysis, among others). (2) Interpret the output and results of those analyses. (3) Write up Method and Results sections for publication based on those results.
Topical Outline
Class Topics 1 Variance, Covariance, and Basic Regression 2 Multiple Regression and Moderated Regression 3 Mediation and Moderated Mediation 4 Polynomial Regression and Response Surface Methods 5 Factor Analysis 6 Structural Equation Modeling I 7 Structural Equation Modeling II 8 EXAM I 9 Nonindependence and Interrater Agreement 10 Multilevel Modeling 11 Social Network Analysis 12 Meta-Analysis 13 Experimental Design and Analyses 14 Publishing, Revising, and Reviewing Scientific Research 15 EXAM II
Syllabus
Public CV