CHST 4200 Applied Research in Children’s Studies: Calendar

Jan 30:

• Course Introduction & Overview
• **US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?
• **Research questions, hypotheses and objectives

Feb 6

• QUIZ 1
• **Best practices in using and conducting research in applied settings.
• A-1. Scientific Research (Page 5 – 6)
• A-2. Thinking like a researcher (Page 9 – 12)
• A-3. The Research Process (Page 20 – 24)
• A-4. Theories in Scientific Research (Page 26 – 29)

Feb. 13

• QUIZ 2
• B-Part I: The What and Why of Applied Research (Page 6 – 16)

Feb. 20

• ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE: Applied Research Topic (in class worksheet)
• EXAM 1

Feb. 27

• MEETING IN ROOM: 5201 JAMES HALL: QUIZ 3
• A-5. Research Design
• **How to read a research paper? – 2 articles
• Library Resources

Mar. 5

• ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE: Research Articles 
• QUIZ 4
• B-Part II: How to design and Implement an Applied Research Project
• APA Style

Friday Mar. 6: ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE: Research Articles 

Mar. 12

• QUIZ 5
• A-6. Measurements and Constructs (Page 43 – 49)
• A-7. Scale Reliability and Validity (Page 55 – 60)

Mar. 19: EXAM 2

Friday Mar. 20: ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE: Literature Review

Mar. 26

• QUIZ 6
• A-8. Sampling
• A-9. Survey Research
• A-11. Case Research

Apr. 2

• QUIZ 7
• A-10. Experimental Research
• A-14. Quantitative Analysis: Descriptive Statistics

Friday Apr. 3: ASSIGNMENT 4 DUE: Methods Section & Appendix

Apr. 9 - Apr. 16: NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK – ENJOY!

Friday Apr. 17: CITI CERTIFICATE DUE

Apr. 23

• QUIZ 8
• A-15. Quantitative Analysis: Inferential Statistics
• A-16. Ethics
• **US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?

Apr. 30:EXAM 3

Friday May 1: FINAL PROJECT DUE: Research Proposal

May 7: Student Presentations

May 14: Student Presentations

May 21: FINAL EXAM: INFOGRAPHIC DUE 6PM – 8PM