26/SU Data Collect, Manage & Present (PSY-786-26SU2)
Course Description
The purpose of this 4-credit course is to help develop technical skills that students typically need to conduct research. Topics include creating surveys (Qualtrics), navigating commonly used analytical software for quantitative data (e.g., SPSS, JASP), creating a poster presentation (PowerPoint), and working with the IRB with particular emphasis on aligning survey programming with data preparation. The course does not specifically include developing a research question or designing a study, both of which should be overseen by the research supervisor or their appointee. The course supplements PSY-686B, PSY-716A, and PSY-787 (Applied Design & Methodology I).
Course Learning Objectives/Competencies
Learning outcomes:
1. Be able to complete an IRB application with accompanying appendices correctly
2. Generate a Qualtrics survey with multiple blocks, item formats, and item/block randomization
3. Be able to download and clean data
4. Create a functional data file with recoded, transformed, and computed variables
5. Learn how to select/conduct/interpret descriptive statistics, correlations, and simple tests between means in analytical software
6. Create APA-style tables, figures, and graphs
7. Use PowerPoint to create a poster presentation
The purpose of this 4-credit course is to help develop technical skills that students typically need to conduct research. Topics include creating surveys (Qualtrics), navigating commonly used analytical software for quantitative data (e.g., SPSS, JASP), creating a poster presentation (PowerPoint), and working with the IRB with particular emphasis on aligning survey programming with data preparation. The course does not specifically include developing a research question or designing a study, both of which should be overseen by the research supervisor or their appointee. The course supplements PSY-686B, PSY-716A, and PSY-787 (Applied Design & Methodology I).
Course Learning Objectives/Competencies
Learning outcomes:
1. Be able to complete an IRB application with accompanying appendices correctly
2. Generate a Qualtrics survey with multiple blocks, item formats, and item/block randomization
3. Be able to download and clean data
4. Create a functional data file with recoded, transformed, and computed variables
5. Learn how to select/conduct/interpret descriptive statistics, correlations, and simple tests between means in analytical software
6. Create APA-style tables, figures, and graphs
7. Use PowerPoint to create a poster presentation
- Faculty: Brittney Roberson