This document contains the class schedule for a research methods course from January to May 2012. It lists the daily and weekly topics to be covered, including introductions to research methods, scientific inquiry, the research process, elements of research such as sampling and ethics, various research methods like surveys and experiments, statistics, and completing a research project. It also notes important dates like exams, holidays, and the end of classes and commencement.

1. January 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
New Year’s Day
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Chinese New Year Course Overview Research Methods
First Day of Classes Intro to Course Overview
Syllabus
29 DROP DATE 30 31 Science Method

2. February 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4
Scientific inquiry,
continuted;
Research Process
5 6 7 Research 8 9 Elements of 10 11
process, continued research
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Elements of Research Ethics
research,
continued
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
President’s Day Sampling Sampling,
continued
26 27 28 Exam #1 29
Leap Day

3. March 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 Survey Research 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Survey Research, Content analysis
continued
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Daylight Saving Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break St. Patrick’s Day
Time Starts
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Content analysis, Experimental
continued Research
25 26 27 Experimental 28 29 Qualitative 30 31

4. April 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TUESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Qualitative Qualitative Good Friday Passover
Research Methods, Research Methods,
continued continued
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Easter Intro to Statistics Exam #2 Project design +
and SPSS instrument due
(data collection)
15 16 17 Statistics and 18 19 Statistics and 20 21
SPSS, continued SPSS, continued
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Data collection Data collection
29 30

5. May 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4 Last day of 5
Data Analysis Data Analysis classes
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Final Exam
TVR 263 (10 a.m.)
10:30 am – 1 pm
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Mother’s Day Final Grades Due
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Commencement
27 28 29 30 31
Memorial Day