PSYCH 209: Fundamentals of Psychological Research

• Created exam questions, proctored exams, and graded them
• Led two labs of 25+ undergraduate students and lectured on research design
• Evaluated student’s work, providing substantial written and oral feedback

Course Description

• This course will introduce you to the ways in which psychologists use the scientific method to ask and answer questions. The emphasis of this course is on building the skills needed to be a successful psychology major at the University of Washington, including information literacy, research ethics, scientific study design, and scientific reporting.

• Course Learning Goals: By the end of this course, students will:
  1. Understand the major methods of psychological research and how to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses;
  2. Improve their critical thinking about scientific research in psychology;
  3. Be able to search for, read, comprehend, analyze, and evaluate scientific literature in psychology;
  4. Develop scientific writing skills appropriate for the field of psychology;
  5. Understand ethical issues surrounding research in psychology.
• Download the syllabuses (autumn and winter) here.

Software

• SPSS, R