November 2005 Review Period: July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2005 Table of Contents

Class Attendance Policy

Active discussion of the ideas contained in the readings and lectures as well as class attendance and participation inside or outside class exercises is central to the success of the course. Excessive absences (more than a total of five classes) may result in a lowered grade or administrative withdrawal of the student from the course. Students are especially expected to attend classes for which speakers, presentations, or activities have been scheduled.

1. Attendance & Participation in class 10%

2. Exam 1, 2 20% (10% for each)

3. Article Critique 20%

4. SPSS Exercise 10%

5. Proposal Presentation 10%

6. Final Paper (Research Proposal) 30%
Incomplete: Normally, incompletes will not be given. However, when a valid

reason exists, the student must complete the form prepared by the Office of

Student Services, College of Health Sciences (8th floor, Urban Life Building).
Make-up Policy
Assignments/Exams should be completed on dates described or presented in class. If extenuating circumstances prevent this, alternative plans must be negotiated with the instructor prior to the due dates. Students who do not turn in any assignments on time without prior permission of the instructor will have a reduction in their grade for that assignment. The amount of grade reduction will vary with the amount of delay in turning in the assignment.
Academic Honesty

All students at Georgia State University are expected to engage in academic pursuits on their own with complete honesty and integrity. Any student found guilty of dishonesty in any phase of academic work will be subject to disciplinary action. Students should review the “Academic Honesty” section in the GSU catalog (hardcopy or on GSU website).

Plagiarism is presenting another person's work as one's own. Furthermore, plagiarism includes any paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgment, including the submitting of another student's work as one's own. Plagiarism frequently involves a failure to acknowledge in the text, notes, or footnotes the quotation of paragraphs, sentences, or even a few phrases written or spoken by someone else. The purchase of research or completed papers or projects prepared by someone else is plagiarism, as in the unacknowledged use of research source gathered by someone else when that use is specifically forbidden by the instructor. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one's reliance on other sources is also a form of plagiarism.

Georgia State University complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities who seek academic accommodations must first take appropriate documentation to the Office of Disability Services located in Suite 230 of the Student Center.

Article Critique by

Research Proposal Presentation by

Research Proposal Paper by

Session	Date	Topic	Readings
1	1/13/04	Overview of the Course
2	1/15/04	Research in Human Service	Ch.1
3	1/20/04	The Logic of Social Research	Ch.2
4	1/22/04	Ethical Issues in Social Research	Ch.3
5	1/27/04	Problem Formulation	Ch.4
6	1/29/04	Process of Measurement	Ch.5
7	2/3/04	Single-Subject Designs	Ch.11
8	2/5/04	Library Orientation for Social Work Sources	Lyn Thaxton
9	2/10/04	Exam 1
10	2/12/04	Sampling	Ch.6
11	2/17/04	Survey Research	Ch.7
12	2/19/04	Experimental Research	Ch.10
13	2/24/04	Experimental Research	Ch.10
14	2/26/04	Experimental Research	Ch.10
15	3/2/04	Evaluation Research	Ch.12
16	3/4/04	Exam2
	3/8-3/14/04	Spring Break/ No Class
17	3/16/04	Qualitative Methods / Article Critique Due	Ch.9
18	3/18/04	Issues of Community Research	Articles 1-3
19	3/23/04	Writing for Research	Ch.17
20	3/25/04	Data Analysis I	Ch.14
21	3/30/04	Data Analysis I/ SPSS Lab
22	4/1/04	Data Analysis II	Ch.16
23	4/6/04	Data Analysis II/ SPSS Lab
24	4/8/04	Making a professional presentation
25	4/13/04	Presentations
26	4/15/04	Presentations
27	4/20/04	Presentations
28	4/22/04	Presentations
29	4/27/04	Presentations
30	4/29/04	Final Paper Due and Wrap-Up