DATE

ASSIGNMENT

COMMENTS

Jan. 13

Introduction and Class Overview

Jan. 15

Chapters 1, 2

Scientific Inquiry and Theory

Jan. 20

Chapter 3; Gould reading

Causation and Validity

Jan. 22

Chapter 4, pages 69-83

Research Issues; ; Quiz # 1 (Chapters 1-3)

Jan. 27

Chapter 4, pages 83-91

Research Design, Proposals

Jan. 29

Chapter 5

Operationalization and Measurement

Feb. 3

Topics due for research assignment # 1; Quiz # 2 (Chapters 4-5)

Feb. 5

Chapter 5

Measuring Crime

Feb. 10

Chapter 6

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Feb. 12

 Chapter 6

Feb. 17

Quiz # 3 (2^nd half Chapter 4, Chapters 5-6)

Feb. 19

 Chapter 7

 Ethics

Feb. 24

Chapters 7&8

Experiments and Ethics

Feb. 26

Chapter 9

Quiz # 4 (Chapters 7-8)

Mar. 3

Chapter 10

Surveys: asking questions

Mar. 5

 Chapter 10

Surveys

Mar. 10

Chapter 11

Quiz # 5 (Chapter 10); Field Research, Observing Behavior

Mar. 12

 Chapter 11

Field Research, Class Review

Mar. 26

Chapter 12

Content Analysis, Secondary Analysis

Mar. 31

Research report # 1 due; topics due for research assignment # 2

Apr. 2

Quiz # 6 (Chapters 11-12)

Apr. 7

Evaluation Research

Apr. 9

Evaluation readings

Apr. 14

(Chapter 13)

Apr. 16

Chapter 14

Summarizing Data, Statistics

Apr. 21

Apr. 23

Chapter 15

(Chapter 14)

Apr. 28

Research report # 2 due; Quiz # 7

Apr. 30

Review class

May 8

Final Exam

 BH 209 -- 10:30-12:30