Instructors: Abby Boytos & Andrew Zaman
The purpose of the Craft of Research course is to provide students with additional education and training in research and related processes, supplement the guidance received through research team projects, as well as to prepare them for SPIRE-EIT REU milestones.
Book: The Craft of Research
Week 1: Introduction to Research
- Art of Reading a Journal Article
- Good, Bad, and Ugly
- Giving Psychological Science Away
- Article Evaluation
Week 2: Theory, Problem Statements, and IRBs
Week 3: Literature Review and Reading the Results Section
Week 4: Methodology and Open Science Framework
Week 5: Results, Figures, and Presenting Data
Week 6: Discussion & References
Week 7: How to Make a Poster
Week 8: Research Paper Drafts & Revisions
Week 9: Practice Poster Talks
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Additional Resources:
IRB Resources:
- IRB Review Types
- Six Regulatory Exemption Categories
- Nine Regulatory Expedited Categories
- IRB Non-Exempt Application
- IRB Exempt Application
Plagiarism Resources:
- Top 10 Plagiarism Scandals of 2014
- Types of Plagiarism Infographhic
- Ethics of Self-Plagiarism
- Costs of Research Misconduct
- Life Sciences Plagiarism Case Study
Research Writing Resources:
- General Guide to Research Writing
- Introduction/Literature Review Section Explanation
- Methods Section Explanation
- Results Section Explanation
- Discussions/Conclusions Section Explanation
Poster Resources: