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Week
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Date
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Topic & Notes
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Notes & Readings
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Bonus
Readings
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Discussion Group
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Week
1
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8/28/06
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Basic assumptions of
the scientific method. lectures1.ppt
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NYT, Kansas School
Board.doc
Creationism
editorials
NYT, Darwin v
design.doc
NYT,
Science v. Pseudoscience.doc
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New
Yorker, INTELLIGENT DESIGN satire, 09-26-05.doc
Washington
Post, Empirical basis of Darwin v ID, 9-26-05.doc
NYT, Stem
cell overview, 8-24-04.doc
Censorship food chain.doc
Salon, Evolution debate, 1-05.doc
Gallup polls on evolution, 2005-2006.doc
Gallup,
beliefs in paranormal, 6-05.doc
Miller,
attitudes re evolution, Science, 2006.pdf
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Politics &
science: evolution v. creationism. dgroup1.doc
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Week
2
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9/4/06
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General methods &
theory in science. (week 1 notes)
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NYT, fat diet, 2002.doc
NYT, Does science matter, 11-11-03.doc
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NYT, Bush misuses
data, 8-8-03.doc
Salon,
Republican War on Science, 9-14-05.doc
Sen. Waxman's
Web site
BaltSun, Science, religion & health policy, 9-10-04.doc
NYT,
Politics & sex research, 7-11-04.doc
APS Observer, Politics & Peer Review, 2003.doc
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Identifying theories,
hypotheses, & methods in research articles. dgroup2.doc
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/
reference/resources/journals/
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Week
3
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9/11/06
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Developing
hypotheses, basic research designs. lectures3.ppt
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TIME paleontology
review, 1994.doc
NYT_fossil_find,7-11-02.doc.
NYT, Cold fusion.doc.
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NatlGeo, NYT
Homo floresiensis, 2005.doc
NYT, Judge rejects ID, 12-21-05.doc
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Theories, hypotheses,
methods dgroup3.doc
paper
assignment
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Week
4
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9/18/06
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Ethics in research. Lectures4.ppt
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NYT,
fraud, error & politics, 1998.doc,
NYT,
Clinical trial ethics, 1-5-99.doc
NEJM, Placebo
trial ethics, 1997.doc
Tribune, UIC IRB articles, 1999.doc
Winkipedia Tuskegee entry.
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com
/m/miss_evers_boys/
NYT,
Zimbardo Prison Experiment, 4-8-73.doc
Zimbardo,
25yr post prison study, AmPsy, 1998.pdf
Zimbardo's Web site
NYT,
Globe, Iraq & prison exp., May, 2004.doc
New
Yorker, Hersh, Iraqi prisoners, 2004.doc
Salon
Abu Gharib photos Salon,
APA & tourture, 2006.doc
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Ethics and bias in
research
dgroup4.doc
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Week
5
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9/25/06
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Basic experimental
design, control, and context.
lectures5.ppt
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NYT, negative results.doc
NYT, Drug data release, 9-1-04.doc
Overholster, Salience Example, 1999.doc
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Salon, Free
research movement, 2003.doc
NYT, opinion polls.doc
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Analyze design
features of a published study.
dgroup5.doc
Detweiler,
message framing - sunscreen use, HlthPsy, 1999.pdf
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Week
6
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10/2/06
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Continue experimental
design, begin sampling.
Lectures6.ppt
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NYT, Early
Child Care Study, 10-02.doc
Tribune, School test scores & statistics, 9-28-03.doc
Zimmerman,
Sampling in depression research, AmJrPsy, 2002.pdf
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TIME paleontology
review, 1994.doc
Bearman,
Adolescent sexual networks, working draft.pdf
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Research paper
introduction. dgroup6.doc
PaperRequirement.html
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Week
7
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10/9/06
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Finish sampling, exam
on Wednesday. (Week 6 notes)
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Tribune, HIV studies.doc
NYT, interpreting research.doc
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Onion, placebo
prescription, 9-17-03.doc
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Measurement v.
experimental studies & paper topics
dgroup7.doc
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Week
8
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10/16/06
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Begin statistics;
variance and distributions. Statistics
introduction 1.ppt
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NYT,
Broder, political use of statistics.doc
NYT, Bush misuses data, 8-8-03.doc
NYT, Texas test scam, 8-13-03.doc
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Hyperstat
T-table.doc
critical values for Pearson Correlation.doc
Critical values, Chi Square.doc
Chi Square handout.doc
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Exam overview, basic
frequency distributions
dgroup8.doc
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Week
9
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10/23/06
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Inferential
statistics: t-tests, correlations, Chi square.
Statistics introduction 2.ppt
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Plato.html Tribune, relative
risks, 3-15-02.doc
Tribune mammography overview, 3-02.doc
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Hyperstat
T-table.doc
critical values for Pearson Correlation.doc
Critical values, Chi Square.doc
Salon, Reefer
Madness, 9-16-05.doc
Chi Square handout.doc
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"Relative
risk" statistics, research ethics and politics.
dgroup9.doc
t-table.doc
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Week
10
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10/30/06
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Multiple independent
variables, factorial designs, interactions. lectures10.ppt
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McKirnan,
AIM escape paper, JrSubAb, 2001.pdf
Genetics of depression.pdf
genetics of
depression, full text.pdf
OBrien, gender x stereotype interaction, PSPB, 2003.pdf
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NYT, coincidence &
conspiracy.doc
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Calculate a t-test,
initial paper results.
dgroup10.doc
dgroup11.doc
T-table.doc
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Week
11
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11/6/06
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Finish multivariate
designs, within-subject designs.
lectures11.ppt
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Tribune, Science
reporting, 2004.doc
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Correlations: Paper
statistics due. dgroup11.doc critical
values for Pearson Correlation.doc
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Week
12
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11/13/06
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Quasi-experimental
and evaluation designs.
Quasi-experimental designs.ppt
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Consumer
Reports Depression.doc
NYT,
Baboon culture, 4-13-04.doc
Slate,
price of motherhood, 2005.doc
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Tribune,
contrails 9-11.doc
Slate Magazine
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Exam overview, paper
methods section due.
dgroup12.doc
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Week
13
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11/20/06
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Descriptive research.
Single
subject & descriptive.ppt
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Murder
- medicine press Release, 8-31-02.doc
Murder&MedicineJHSMAY2002.pdf
NYT,
Down Low, 8-3-03.doc
NYT, Baboon culture, 4-13-04.doc
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NYT,
Science & art, 2-8-04.doc
Tribune,
Dino casts doubt on theory.doc
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
/vwdocs/ vwlessons%20/lessons/Pangea/ Pangea1.html
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Randomized block
designs.
dgroup13.doc
McKirnan,
AIM escape paper, JrSubAb, 2001.pdf
Genetics of
depression, full text.pdf
Fillmore,
gender and alcohol, Add, 2004.pdf
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Week
14 & 15
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11/27/06
12/ 4/06
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Surveys &
questionnaires, sampling. Surveys.ppt
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Tribune,
political polls.doc
NYT,
opinion polls.doc
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http://www.physorg.com/news10824.html
http://edworkforce.house.gov/
McKirnan,
MSM smoking, SubUseMis, 2006.pdf
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Design a survey,
course evaluation.
dgroup14.doc
No discussion group, Week 15.
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