Description
The supervised psychology empirical research project for academic credit is a research-oriented course, which provides students the opportunity to observe and measure psychological phenomena and produce knowledge from the research experience. Topics covered in the course include but are not limited to: research ethics within the field of psychology; institutional Internal Review Board online training and checklist; problem statement; application of a research project seeking approval; conceptualizing; operationalizing; data collection structured by formal research design; data analysis; as well as, generalizing and theorizing. Upon successful completion of the course, students will full-fill their contracted and supervised hours of the project with their instructor; submit academic means of assessment for review by their instructor, which includes an empirical report in APA format of their findings, while enhancing their portfolio throughout the course. Prerequisites: Completion of PSY