Dr. Ray Redick, PsyD. Classroom: Dawson Hall D114 Office: PSYC SENIOR THESIS

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1 Fall 2014 Dr. Ray Redick, PsyD. Classrm: Dawsn Hall D114 Office: Octber 15 December 17, Every Wednesday 6:00-10:00 P.M. Classrm: 10/22, 10/29, 12/10, 12/17 Online:10/15,11/5,11/12,11/19,11/26,12/3 PRE-ASSIGNMENT: 1. Review the syllabus 2. Read Chapters 1 & 2 f textbk "Writing With Style". PSYC SENIOR THESIS I. COURSE DESCRIPTION (3 CREDIT HOURS) Cmpletin f an riginal research prject under faculty supervisin, invlving an riginal survey design, case study r experimental analysis. II. TEXTBOOKS: Szuchman, Lenre (2014). Writing with Style: APA style made easy (6th Ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN: ISBN: III. MISSION STATEMENT Benedictine University is dedicated t the educatin f undergraduate and graduate students frm diverse ethnic, racial and religius backgrunds. As an academic cmmunity cmmitted t liberal arts and prfessinal educatin distinguished and guided by ur Rman Cathlic traditin and Benedictine heritage, we prepare ur students fr a lifetime as active, infrmed and respnsible citizens and leaders in the wrld cmmunity. IV. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES A. Benedictine Cre Gals Benedictine University's cre missin is t prepare students fr active participatin in an increasingly intercnnected wrld. Its Cre Curriculum advances this missin by enabling students t attain a brad range f learning gals, listed belw: 1. Demnstrate an effective level f cgnitive, cmmunicative, and research skills; 2. Achieve a cllege level f cmputatinal skills and an ability t understand and interpret numerical data; 3. Acquire a knwledge f the histry and heritage f western civilizatin, t include the cntributins f religius faith and philsphical thught t understanding the persn in cmmunity, the relatinship f the individual t sciety: membership and participatin in grups and institutins, scientific literacy thrugh a knwledge f the histry, the methds, and the impact f science n the individual, sciety, and the envirnment, artistic and literary heritage; 4. Develp an understanding f glbal sciety: cultural diversity, mutual relatinships, interdependence f peples and natins; 5. Apply liberal learning in prblem-slving cntexts as preparatin fr active participatin in sciety;

2 6. Make infrmed ethical decisins that prmte persnal integrity, the legitimate rights and aspiratins f individuals and grups, and the cmmn gd. B. Curse Objectives/Outcmes As a distributin curse within the Cre Curriculum, PSYC 395 was designed with the abve Cre gals in mind. Thus, upn successful cmpletin f Senir Thesis (PSYC 395), the student will be able t demnstrate their mastery f the fllwing bjectives and student learning utcmes: 1. T design and cmplete research prject. 2. T develp a familiarity with the prper APA (American Psychlgical Assciatin) style. 3. T develp an understanding f scial science research methds. 4. T becme familiar with the basic techniques f scial science research. 5. T develp, articulate and test hypthesis. 6. T identify and emply a research design strategy and recgnize and address threats t the design strategy. 7. T critically evaluate research articles fr a literature review and describe and implement the methdlgy t be emplyed in the thesis. 8. T apply descriptive and inferential statistical techniques t analyze the data. 9. T apply ethnical guidelines fr cnducting and evaluating research in scial science and recgnize and avid plagiarism. 10. T cmplete the thesis using the APA American Psychlgical Assciatin publicatin style. 11. T cmmunicate effectively in ral and written frm. V. TEACHING METHODS Lecture/discussin/cmputer lab based statistical inquiry. Individual cnsultatins with instructr and students. VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS Attendance Plicy This curse is highly accelerated, and students will need t take a great deal f respnsibility fr their wn learning utcmes. Attendance is required in each class meeting fr the full perid f time. Any absence must be due t extrardinary circumstances and will require dcumentatin fr it t be cnsidered excused. Dcumentatin must be prvided immediately in rder t determine what, if any, accmmdatins are reasnable r pssible. Class attendance will directly impact yur final grade, and each undcumented absence will be cnsidered unexcused and will result in a 20% reductin in the final grade fr the curse. Due t the accelerated nature f the curse, shuld yu experience a medical cnditin which prevents yu frm attending any class(es), apprpriate medical dcumentatin must be prvided immediately s it may be determined what, if any, accmmdatins are reasnable r pssible. Students may cntact instructr by phne r schedule a meeting at schl thrughut the curse t cnsult abut their thesis. Reading Assignments It is expected that students will read and implement the writing frmats nted in bth the APA Manual and in the Writing with Style textbk. Each week students will be assigned research article t read and review. Written and Oral Assignments Thesis (100 pints) The student must cnduct a research prject and prduce a thesis by the end f the semester. Details are attached. The thesis will be based n the prpsal develped in the PSYC 395 Research Methds curse. The thesis must be submitted in class n the day it is due, r it will nt be accepted and the student will receive a failing grade fr the assignment. Only students wh submit a verified medical excuse can make arrangements t submit the thesis late. We will be using SafeAssign fr the assignment. Mre detail will be prvided in class.

3 Each student will submit a review f a research articles psted n D2L by the assigned due date. The utline f the review will be given t the students. Each student will cmplete chapters exercises and submit them by the assigned due date. Students are required t submit a rugh draft f their thesis fr review. Instructr will prvide feedback and recmmendatins. Students will pst their prgress weekly. Additinally, students are asked t intrduce themselves and their thesis tpic n the discussin bard. Students must submit their assignments and papers via the D2L Drp Bx Functin. Presentatin (20 pints) During the class sessin, students will present their thesis t the class. The presentatin shuld be abut 45 minutes in length. Students may ask their family members r friends t attend their presentatins. Each student will prvide a descriptin f the prject and the results f the study. Students will present infrmatin using pwer pint. If a student fails t d the presentatin at the scheduled time, an F will be given fr the assignment. Benedictine University at Springfield Student Academic Hnesty Plicy The search fr truth and the disseminatin f knwledge are the central missins f a university. Benedictine University at Springfield pursues these missins in an envirnment guided by ur Rman Cathlic traditin and ur Benedictine heritage. Integrity and hnesty are therefre expected f all University students. Actins such as cheating, plagiarism, cllusin, fabricatin, frgery, falsificatin, destructin, multiple submissin, slicitatin, and misrepresentatin are vilatins f these expectatins and cnstitute unacceptable behavir in the University cmmunity. Student s Respnsibility Thugh there is n frmal hnr cde at Benedictine University at Springfield, students are expected t exhibit academic hnesty at all times. Vilatins against academic hnesty are always serius and may result in sanctins that culd have prfund lng-term effects. The final respnsibility fr understanding the Academic Hnesty Plicy f the institutin, as well as the specific plicies fr individual curses nrmally fund in syllabi, rests with students. If any dubt exists abut what cnstitutes academic dishnesty students have the respnsibility t talk t the faculty member. Students shuld expect the members f the class t be academically hnest. If students believe ne r mre members f the class have been deceitful t gain academic advantage in the class, students shuld feel cmfrtable t apprach the faculty member f the curse withut prejudice. Vilatins f the Academic Hnesty Plicy will be reprted t the Office f Dean f Academic Affairs. Alng with a verbal warning, the fllwing are cnsequences a student may face fr academic dishnesty: a failing grade r zer fr the assignment dismissal frm the and a failing grade fr the curse, r dismissal frm the institutin VII. MEANS OF EVALUATION Evaluatins will be made using the fllwing pint system: Review f research articles Chapters exercises Thesis Presentatin Ttal Pints 10 pints 10 pints 100 pints 20 pints 140 pints A= , B= , C=111-98, D=97-84, F= belw 83 The grade scale is as fllws: A % B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F belw 60%

4 Grade Appeal Prcess If a student believes that an errr has been made in reprting a grade, an appeal must be made in writing t the instructr and must be initiated within 60 calendar days after the end f the term fr which the grade in questin was reprted. The appeal shuld cntain specific infrmatin abut why it is believed the grade reprted is inaccurate. See the Student Handbk fr details. Add/Drp Dates Please refer t the current Academic Calendar fr add/drp dates. Incmplete Request T qualify fr an I grade, a minimum f 75% f the curse wrk must be cmpleted with a "C" r better, and a student must submit a cmpleted Request fr an Incmplete frm t the Registrar s Office. The frm must be cmpleted by bth student and instructr, but it is the student s respnsibility (nt the instructr s) t initiate this prcess and btain the necessary signatures. Student Withdrawal Prcedure It is the student s respnsibility t fficially withdraw frm a curse by cmpleting the apprpriate frm, with apprpriate signatures, and returning the cmpleted frm t the Advising Office. Please refer t the Student Handbk fr imprtant financial infrmatin related t withdrawals. VIII. TOPICAL COURSE OUTLINE First week assignment: Read Chapters 1-2 in Writing With Style. Week Date Discussin Tpic: Week 1 10/15 Intrduce yurself and thesis tpic n discussin bard Submit wrksheet n thesis Cmplete exercises Chapters 1 & 2 in Writing With Style Week 2 10/22 Review f literature and reference Discuss assigned research article Chapters 3 & 4 in Writing With Style Week 3 10/29 Review f methds and instrument Chapter 5 in Writing With Style Discuss assigned research article Week 4 11/5 Pst review f assigned research article Cmplete exercises in Chapter 6 in Writing With Style Pst thesis prgress

5 Week 5 11/12 Pst review f assign research article Cmplete exercises in Chapter 7 in Writing With Style Pst thesis prgress Week 6 11/19 Pst review f assigned research article Cmplete exercises in Chapters 8 and 9 in Writing With Style Pst thesis prgress Week 7 11/26 Pst rugh draft f Thesis Pst review f assigned research article Week 8 12/3 Pst feedback n review f rugh draft Pst review f assigned research article Week 9 12/10 Presentatins Thesis due Week 10 12/17 Presentatins IX. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) Benedictine University at Springfield prvides individuals with disabilities reasnable accmmdatins t participate in educatinal prgrams, activities, and services. Students with disabilities requiring accmmdatins t participate in campus-spnsred prgrams, activities, and services, r t meet curse requirements, shuld cntact the Resurce Center at springaccess@ben.edu r X. ASSESSMENT Gals, bjectives, and learning utcmes that will be assessed in the class are stated in this syllabus. Instructr will use backgrund knwledge prbes, ne-minute papers, reflective essays and/r ther Classrm Assessment Techniques as deemed necessary in rder t prvide cntinuus imprvement f instructin.

6 PSYC 395 Senir Thesis Due date 12/10/ pages in length, typed, duble-spaced - Use APA style - Frmat: Title Page (2 pints) Include title, authr, rganizatinal affiliatin, running head Abstract ne paragraph f less than 120 wrds (5 pints) State the prblem, the intent f the thesis, the methdlgy used, the findings, and the implicatins. Intrductin (15 pints) State the prblem and its imprtance, its backgrund, the research questin and the variables which will be cnsidered in the study. Literature Review (25 pints) Describe the general theries which are related t the prject, recent studies related t the tpic, and relevant methdlgical appraches frm related studies. Methdlgy (15 pints) Describe the research design; detail the qualitative r quantitative apprach, the data cllectin methds including sampling, surveying r bservatinal techniques, and the data analysis technique which will be emplyed. Results (10 pints) Describe the techniques used fr cnducting the data analysis, reprt the data, emphasize the imprtant results Discussin (15 pints) Summarize the findings, describe the implicatins f the data analysis, address the limitatins f the apprach Cnclusin (5 pints) Describe the applicability f the study, make suggestins fr future research References (8 pints) Use prper APA frm - Use yur best writing and reasning skills: pints will be taken ff fr English errrs. - D nt plagiarize - Intentinal plagiarism is grunds fr an autmatic failing grade. If yu must use smene else's wrk, give them credit. Cite using APA style. Plagiarism will nt be tlerated in this class. Intentinal plagiarism will result in an autmatic failing grade fr that assignment.