FYC 6800: Scientific Reasoning & Research Design
Section 800A, Fall Semester, 2022
Note that we meet in TWO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS
Wednesday, Period 3 (9:35 AM - 10:25 AM), 2056 Weim Hall
Friday, Periods 3 & 4 (9:35 AM - 11:30 AM) 0279 Weil Hall
Instructor:
3026 McCarty Hall D
Call 352-273-3538
Office Hours: Available by appointment Wednesday, 10:45 - Noon in person, by telephone or by Zoom
Will meet at other times if needed, also by appointment
Grant Writing
SYLLABUS
Key Documents This is a "go to" place for the documents that I create for this class. It provides links to the syllabus, instructions for graded submissions, and all of my "cheat sheets" that are relevant to this course. These are documents that I have prepared in response to the needs of students. I do NOT link all of the these documents on the individual week web pages. You can get everything with one click here.
All correspondence regarding this class -- questions, clarifications, etc. -- must occur through UFL.EDU
e-mail. I cannot respond to you if you communicate through other e-mail accounts.
I continue to update these webpages to make changes that become necessary. Please refresh this and other pages at this website regularly. Otherwise, you may see a dated version of documents -- including assignments -- which will cause problems for you.
Submit all assignments through Canvas. Canvas will close the assignment and you will not be able to upload your submission after the due date and time for all submissions. Consult the course syllabus for policy regarding late submissions.
ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE AT 11:59 PM ON THE DATE INDICATED
| WEEK |
DATE |
TOPIC |
SUBMISSION |
| 1 |
08/24 |
Introductions, Course Expectations, Review of Syllabus |
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08/26
| Thinking Like a Scientist |
Human Subjects Research Training Due August 30 |
| 2 |
08/31 |
Select article for assignments 2 and 3 |
Post full reference for article selected for Assignments 2 & 3 on Week 2 Canvas discussion board, Due 9/03 |
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09/02 |
How Science Works: Theory, the Research Cycle & Proving Ourselves WRONG |
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| 3 |
09/07 |
Work on Assignment 2, Part 1 |
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09/09 |
The Research Question & Overview of Design Types |
Assignment 2: How to Read a Research Report Part 1: Question & Objectives, Due 9/12 |
| 4 |
09/14 |
Work on Assignment 2, Part 2 |
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09/16 |
Conclusions: What We Can and Cannot Claim |
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| 5 |
09/21 |
Key Concepts in Sampling |
Assignment 2: How to Read a Research Report Part 2: Conclusions, Due 9/21 |
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09/23 |
Types of Samples |
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| 6 |
09/28 |
Cancelled |
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09/30 |
Cancelled |
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| 7 |
10/05 |
Questions Regarding Assignment 3 and Introduction to Data Analysis |
Assignment 3: How to Read a Research Report - Part 1: Sampling, Due 10/05 |
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10/07 |
No Classes |
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| 8 |
10/12 |
Qualitative Data Analysis Topic 1: Basic procedures in qualitative analysis |
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10/14 |
Qualitative Data Analysis Topic 2: The MANY Ways to Conduct QDA
Statistical Analyses |
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| 9 |
10/19 |
Statistical Analyses Part 2 |
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10/21 |
Introduction to Experimental Designs
Assignment 4 Instructions and Assessment Criteria |
Assignment 3: How to Read a Research Report - Part 2: Data Analysis and Results, Due 10/25 |
| 10 |
10/26 |
Group Work on Assignment 4: Experimental Design |
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10/28 |
Further Considerations for Experiments |
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| 11 |
11/02 |
Complete Assignment 4 |
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11/04 |
Cross Sectional Designs |
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| 12 |
11/09 |
Data Analysis and Analytics
| Submit Assignment 4 Experimental Design 11/09 and Team Member Assessment 1 |
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11/11 |
Holiday No Class |
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13 |
11/16 |
Longitudinal Designs |
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11/18 |
Case Study Designs |
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14 |
11/23 |
Holiday - No Class |
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11/25 |
Holiday - No Class |
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15 |
11/30 |
Review the Characteristics of the Designs and the Research Cycle |
Assignment 5: Cross-Sectional Design due by 11:59 PM on November 29 and Team Member Assessment 2 due by 11:59 PM on December 01. |
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12/02 |
Design and Rigor in Research and Impact of Research |
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| 16 |
12/07 |
Summing It All Up: Your Take-Home Ideas |
Submit Assignment 6
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Revised August 01, 2022