Description
The supervised independent study for academic credit is a discrete literature-based course and project on a selected question in psychology. The course provides students the opportunity to choose a selected subfield of psychology, pose a problem statement, and engage in a systematic literature review. Topics covered in the course include but are not limited to: impact of psychological research on health, law and criminal justice, education, and work environments; types of journal articles and APA affiliated resources; description and correlation; statistical inference; conceptual and exact replication; evaluation and fundamental research issues; literature reviews; meta-analyses; and issues to consider regarding the generalization of research results. Upon successful completion of the course, students will summarize their findings in APA format, which includes the strengths and weaknesses of the research; point out consistencies, as well as inconsistencies in their findings and where r