Psychology 2820E-001 (Online for 2020-21)
Research Methods and Statistical Analysis in Psychology
If there is a discrepancy between the outline posted below and the outline posted on the OWL course website, the latter shall prevail.
1.0 CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
An introduction to the design, conduct, and statistical analyses of psychological research. The intent is to provide students with knowledge of how to implement and evaluate research in both laboratory and applied settings. Design and statistical analysis will be taught in the context of specific studies and data sets from correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental and qualitative research. Written research projects will be required.
Prerequisites: One full course in mathematics plus a mark of at least 60% in 1.0 credits of Psychology at the 1000 level. To fulfill the mathematics requirement, you must complete a full course equivalent by taking 1.0 courses from among the following courses: Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Applied Mathematics 1413, Mathematics 0110A/B, Mathematics 1120A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, Mathematics 1228A/B, Mathematics 1229A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B. If Mathematics 0110A/B is selected, then either Statistical Sciences 1024A/B or Mathematics 1228A/B must be taken.
The combination of Mathematics 1228A/B and Statistical Sciences 1024A/B is strongly recommended
Unless you have either the prerequisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enrol in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.
Antirequisites: Biology 2244A/B, Economics 2122A/B, Economics 2222A/B, Geography 2210A/B, Health Sciences 3801A/B, MOS 2242A/B, Psychology 2800E, Psychology 2810, Psychology 2830A/B, Psychology 2840F/G, Psychology 2850A/B, Psychology 2851A/B, Psychology 2855F/G, Psychology 2856F/G, Social Work 2207A/B, Sociology 2205A/B, Statistical Sciences 2035, Statistical Sciences 2141A/B, Statistical Sciences 2143A/B, Statistical Sciences 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2858A/B.
Antirequisites are courses that overlap sufficiently in content that only one can be taken for credit. So if you take a course that is an antirequisite to a course previously taken, you will lose credit for the earlier course, regardless of the grade achieved in the most recent course.
2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours; 1.0 course
2.0 COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor: Dr. Riley Hinson
Office and Phone Number: 7308 SSC 519-661-2111 ext 84649
Office Hours: By appointment and via Zoom
Email: hinson@uwo.ca
Time of Lectures: 2:30-4:30 Thursday. There are no in-person classes, all classroom activities will be via Zoom
Labs: You should have enrolled in one of the following labs.
002 Monday 10:30-12:30
003 Wednesday 3:30-5:30
004 Tuesday 11:30-1:30
005 Monday 3:30-5:30
007 Tuesday 2:30-4:30
008 Wednesday 10:30-12:30
009 Wednesday 11:30-1:30
Changing labs is only allowed if you change from a lab with a higher enrollment to one with a lower enrollment. As an example, you may change from a lab with 20 students into a lab with 10 students, but you may not change from a lab with 10 students into a lab with 20 students.
Website address:
There is An OWL site for this course. In order to enter this web site you must enter your password and id, which should be your email name and student number. Important course information will be posted at the website, and this is the main method of communicating information to students. It is the student’s responsibility to check the web site regularly for important course information. If you miss a course component (test, make up test, etc) when the information for that course component has been posted on the web site, then you will receive a grade of zero (0) on that course component
Students who are in emotional/mental distress should refer to Mental Health@Western
http://www.uwo.ca/uwocom/mentalhealth/ for a complete list of options about how to obtain help.
Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Student Accessibility Services (formerly known as Services for Students with Disabilities) at 519-661-2147.
3.0 TEXTBOOK
There is a set of Power Point slides which you can view via Voice Thread on OWL. These PP slides provide an overview of the material, but are not as detailed as the Text Notes described below. The PP slides are based on the Text Notes, and cover the material but do not provide a detailed walk-through of the procedures. You may feel comfortable with only having the PP slides to view. Or you may feel like you wish to purchase the complete Text Notes. That is your decision as a student, but you will be responsible for everything that is in the Text Notes. I have put some websites at the end of each PP chapter which you may find useful. Note: The websites are only there to provide additional discussion of the topic in the PP slides and Text Notes. You are not responsible for any new information in the websites (unless it is in the Text Notes or PP slides you are not responsible for it). Also note that some of the websites present formulas or material in different formats than the PP slides or Text notes. It is the information in the PP slides and Text Notes which is considered the correct version of any information.
The Text Notes are available from the Book Store. You may purchase an electronic version and/or a printed version. Instructions are on the Book Store site for this course. You are not required to purchase the Text Notes. It is your decision as to whether you feel you need them.
You will need a calculator for this course. The calculator should have a “stats mode”. You should choose a calculator that is easy to use, as compared to one that has a lot of functions not needed for this course. Most calculators sufficient for this course cost about $15-35. You should have your calculator for all class periods as you will need it. The best calculator for this course is probably a Sharp EL (something in the 531 model---the older 520 model is fine also).
4.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES
In this course, we will discuss several of the methodologies that may be used to conduct research in Psychology—these include descriptive, correlational, experimental, and quasi-experimental methodologies. In the lecture component of the course, we will discuss topics that researchers must consider whenever they design and implement any research project. These topics include generating research ideas, ethical aspects of the research project, issues of validity and reliability, and how to form the sample(s) of participants to be used in the research. Following these general considerations in conducting research, we will consider how each of these issues is involved in individual research designs and describe, with the aid of specific examples, how each of the research designs would be implemented. In order to introduce students to statistical analyses, typical methods of analyzing data collected in each of the individual research designs will be presented during the discussion of each design.
The lab component is designed to give the student first-hand experience in the steps involved in designing and conducting a research project. Labs will involve generating research ideas, searching literature data bases, writing a literature review, conducting an individual research project, and writing a journal style paper
4.1 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course the successful student should be able to
- Memorize (M), describe(D) and apply (A) main concepts and principles of research design, methodology and statistical analysis as occurs in psychological research
- Locate, read, and write about scholarly research that pertains to a research hypothesis
- Formulate and test a research hypothesis by writing about it in a research project
- Conduct research involving recruiting participants and taking measurements
- Apply skills required to conduct research in psychology
- Identify and conduct an appropriate methodology and statistical procedure that should be used to address a specific research question
- Give an oral presentation of research ideas and how to scientifically evaluate research ideas
- Identify, describe, and correct ethical issues in the conduct of research
- Identify and distinguish well conducted research whether presented in scientific publications or popular press
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5.0 EVALUATION
PLEASE NOTE: Because this is an essay course, as per Senate Regulations, you must pass the essay component to pass the course. That is, the average mark for your written assignments in the labs must be at least 50%.
Tests and examinations in this course may be conducted using both Zoom and the remote proctoring service, Proctortrack.
When Zoom is used for exam invigilation, you will be required to keep your camera on for the entire session, hold up your student card for identification purposes, and share your screen with the invigilator if asked to do so at any time during the exam. The exam session using Zoom will not be recorded.*
Proctortrack will require you to provide personal information (including some biometric data). The session will be recorded. By taking this course, you are consenting to the use of this software.
More information about remote proctoring is available in the Online Proctoring
Guidelines at the following link: https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/onlineproctorguidelines.pdf
Completion of this course will require you to have a reliable internet connection and a device that meets the system and technical requirements for both Zoom and Proctortrack. Information about the system and technical requirements are available at the following links:
https://www.proctortrack.com/tech-requirements/
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us
* Please note that Zoom servers are located outside Canada. If you would prefer to use only your first name or a nickname to login to Zoom, please provide this information to the instructor in advance of the test or examination.
Quizzes and Assignments: 30 marks toward the course grade will be based on quizzes. You should expect a quiz every week (except for the class of Sept. 10). The quizzes will be administered via the OWL Tests and Quizzes platform. There will be a quiz every week, unless otherwise announced on OWL. The weekly quizzes will involve MC questions, but some of the questions will requirement calculations. You will need to have a calculator and the statistical tables (available on OWL) for the quizzes. The quizzes will be open-book. You may use your notes, the PP slides, the Text Notes, the formula sheets, or you can visit websites. However, YOU MUST DO THE QUIZ BY YOURSELF. YOU CANNOT HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER PERSON OR PERSONS. HAVING SOMEONE ELSE HELP YOU, OR ACTUALLY TAKE THE QUIZZES, IS A SERIOUS ACADEMIC OFFENSE.
- The weekly quiz will be available during a 24 hour period from 3 PM on Wednesday until 3 PM on Thursday, with one exception being the week in December when classes end. For that week the 24 hr period will be from 3 PM on Tuesday until 3 PM on Wednesday. You may take the quiz any time during that period. The quiz is time-limited. Once you access the quiz the time limit starts, and when the time-limit has run out you will not longer be able to access the quiz. You cannot start and stop, once you start, the clock runs until the time limit is met. Most quizzes will be 15-20 minutes. So, if you access the quiz at 5:00 PM on Wednesday you would have until 5:15 or 5:20 to complete the quiz. I will choose a number of MC questions that you should be able to answer in the time limit if you know the material. If you do not know the material you will probably not have time to try to find it in the PP slides or Text Notes or on some website. Even though the quizzes are open-book you should treat them like a typical test in the sense that you need to the know the material without having to look it up (again you can try to find it in the notes, but you will probably not finish if you do this). The quizzes are formatted such that once you have submitted an answer to a question, you cannot go back to that question. You should have printed versions of statistical tables, formula sheets, notes, etc. because you will not have time to go back and forth between screens to find material. The quiz in a given week will emphasize the material covered in the previous Thursday PP/Text Notes, but may cover any material from the beginning of term up to and including that previous Thursday’s material. Each MC question will be worth 1 point even though some may be very short and quick, and others may take longer.
Quizzes may, and most likely will, occur for each of the following Wed/Thur 24 hr periods:
S16/17; S23/24; S30/O1; O7/8; O14/15; O21/22; O28/29; N18/19; N11/12; N25-26; D2/3; D8/9
NO QUIZZ N4/5 DUE TO READING WEEK;
J6/7; J13/14; J20/21; J27/28; F 3/4; F10/11; F 24/25; M3/4; M10/11; M17/18; M24/25; M31/A1
NO QUIZZ F17/18 DUE TO READING WEEK;
This gives a total of 24 possible weekly quizzes. Your grade for the quizzes will be the % of the total marks you earn on the quizzes. For example, if each quiz was worth 10 marks, and we had 24 quizzes, there would be 240 possible marks, and if you made 180 marks, you have 75% on the quizzes, so 75% of the 25=18.75.
Excuses are not accepted for missing a quiz (you will not be excused for any reason). In order to accommodate for the possibility that you may be unable to take a quiz every student will be allowed to drop the lowest 3 quizzes (Take note, if you do not write a quiz it will be recorded as a zero and that will be one of the three you can drop. Or if you do not write 3 quizzes, all three will be recorded as zero, and that will be all three of the ones you are allowed to drop). Even if we do not write 24 quizzes you will still be allowed to drop the lowest three. You are only allowed to drop 3, so you cannot drop 3 and then expect to be excused from others. Three is all that will be drop regardless the reason for those being your lowest three.
- December test: 20 marks toward the course grade will be based on this test. It will cover any material from the beginning of classes. The format will be mixed and may involve any or all of the following: MC, short and long essay, statistical calculational questions. I have requested an in-person format, but that has not yet been approved. More information will be provided as it becomes available. If you miss this test a make-up may be given but the format of the make may be different from the original test. The make-up may not include any MC questions---it may be entirely either essay or statistical calculation questions, or some combination of these.
- April test: 25 marks toward the course grade will be based on this test. It will cover any material from the beginning of classes. The format will be mixed and may involve any or all of the following: MC, short and long essay, statistical calculational questions. I have requested an in-person format, but that has not yet been approved. More information will be provided as it becomes available. If you miss this test a make-up may be given but the format of the make may be different from the original test. The make-up may not include any MC questions---it may be entirely either essay or statistical calculation questions, or some combination of these.
- “Research project” via labs: 25 marks toward the course grade will be based on this project. In other years students would have designed and conducted an actual research project of their own conception. This year you will be doing a research project that will involve everything but actual data collection from real people. I will be creating data sets based on research dealing with drugs and drug addiction (this is my area of professional research and interest). You will choose some of the data as the basis of your project, and from that you will write your research paper. An example: Negative Urgency has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of drug addiction. Negative Urgency is the tendency to respond more strongly to negative events and to feel the impulsive need to deal with those feelings (typically by taking drugs). I will create some data related to this. If you choose this data you will then write an Introduction based on a review of the literature related to the association between negative urgency and addiction. You will write a hypothetical methodology reflecting what you would have done in terms of participant recruitment, sampling procedures, questionnaires used to measure negative urgency and drug addiction, etc. had you actually conducted the study. You will then analyze the data I have generated and write a results section. You will then provide a discussion of the findings. In other words, you will do everything that has been done by students in the past, except collect actual data. More information on this aspect of the course will be provided in the labs. There is also some flexibility for you to create a project that does not deal with drug addiction. The TAs will discuss this. The project will be completed in stages (e.g.,you will form a list of references to use and format those according to APA style---this will be covered in labs). You will receive feedback on the stages and they will be graded as follows:
Bibliography 2 Marks Your TA will set the date some time in October
Introduction 4 Marks Due Monday, November 16 via OWL Assignment submission
Methods 2 Marks Your TA will set the date some time in October
Results 2 Marks Your TA will set the date some time in October
Completed Final Project 15 Marks. You may be given the option of having the Final Project worth the entire 25 marks, in other words, you may be allowed to remove any grade you have received on the stages and simply have the Final Project graded out of 25. More on that will be announced in the labs.
Computer-marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams may be subject to submission for similarity review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may indicate cheating.
Note: In previous years the student had to separately pass both the lecture and lab components in order to pass the course. Because of the change in the way the course is being presented, this requirement has been suspended for this year. As noted above you must pass the Research Project component since this is an E course.
CALCULATION OF YOUR FINAL COURSE GRADE.
As long as you pass the lab component, as required by this being an E course, you course grade will be the marks you earn. Note that per departmental policy, course grades will NOT be rounded.
Although the Psychology Department does not require instructors to adjust their course grades to conform to specific targets, the expectation is that course marks will be distributed around the following averages:
70% 1000-level and 2000-level courses
72% 2190-2990 level courses
75% 3000-level courses
80% 4000-level courses
The Psychology Department follows Western's grading guidelines, which are as follows (see http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/grades_undergrad.pdf):
A+ 90-100 One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
A 80-89 Superior work that is clearly above average
B 70-79 Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory
C 60-69 Competent work, meeting requirements
D 50-59 Fair work, minimally acceptable
F below 50 Fail
6.0 ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION SCHEDULE
SEE BELOW UNDER 7.0
7.0 CLASS SCHEDULE -- TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Remember: There will be a quiz almost every week.
How will classes be conducted: There will be no live or recorded lectures for this course. Students are expected to review and study the PP slides, Text Notes (if you decide to purchase), added website sources on PP slides for each week. At 3 PM on the scheduled Thursday class day, I will be on Zoom to answer any questions and discuss any material students wish. These sessions will NOT be recorded. You are not required to Zoom in. I also plan to set up a Zoom session on either the Monday or Tuesday prior to the quiz availability on Wednesday. This will allow you to ask questions before the quiz. The day/time of this Zoom session will be determined based on when the most students can attend and my schedule.
Copyright Statement: Lectures and course materials, including power point presentations, outlines, and similar materials, are protected by copyright. You may take notes and make copies of course materials for your own educational use. You may not record lectures, reproduce (or allow others to reproduce), post or distribute lecture notes, wiki material, and other course materials publicly and/or for commercial purposes without the instructor’s written consent.
September 10—Introduction to Class and “Why the scientific method in psychological research?”
Power Point: Introduction and Text Notes 1-5
September 17—"What do you want to find out from your study?” and “Using visual displays and descriptive statistics as a way of describing data”
Power Point: B1B2 and Text Notes 6-25
September 24—“Using visual displays and descriptive statistics as a way of describing data”
Power Point: B1B2 and Text Notes 6-25
October 1— “Correlation: Describing the relationship between variables” and “Causation”
Power Point: B3B4 and Text Notes 26-39
October 8—“Who is going to be in your study and how are you going to recruit them?”
Power Point: C and Text Notes 40-42
October 15—“Ethical considerations”
Power Point: D and Text Notes 43-51
October 22—“Psychological measures”
Power Point: E and Text Notes 51-64
October 29—“Internal and external validity”
Power Point: F and Text Notes 64-74
November 5—No Class
November 12—“Qualitative research” and “Observational methodology”
Power Point: G and H and Text Notes 75-83
The Introduction MUST be submitted no later than Midnight, November 15. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY (WORD OR PDF) TO THE TURNITIN ASSIGNMENT ON OWL. IF A COPY IS NOT SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN BY THAT DUE DAY/TIME THE INTRODUCTION WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO AS THE GRADE. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT BY THE DUE DAY/TIME YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THE INTRODUCTION.
November 19—“Single participant studies” and “Cross sectional, longitudinal, and panel designs”
Power Point: I and J and Text Notes 83-90
November 26—“Using your data: Providing descriptions and testing hypothesis”
Power Point: K and Text Notes 91-99
December 3—Catch up session and review
THERE WILL BE A TEST DURING THE DECEMBER EXAM PERIOD. IT WILL BE EXPLICITLY CUMULATIVE COVERING ALL MATERIAL IN THE FIRST TERM. IT WILL BE 3 HOURS LONG. THE DATE, TIME AND FORM OF DELIVERY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN LATE NOVEMBER.
January 7—“Single sample mean: Hypothesis testing, CI, effect size” and “Single sample binomial proportion: Hypothesis testing, CI, effect size”
Power Point: L and M and Text Notes 100-116
January 14—“Single sample correlation coefficient” and “Regression analysis”
Power Point: N and O and Text Notes 117-131
January 21—“Two sample difference in the means (Independent)
Power Point: P1P2P3 and Text Notes 132-153
January 28—“Two sample difference in the means (Dependent)
Power Point: P3A and Text Notes 154-164
February 4—“Two sample difference in proportions” and “Two sample difference in correlations”
Power Point: P4 and P5 and Text Notes 165-175
February 13—“Meta analysis ”
Power Point: Q and Text Notes 176-180
February 18—No Class
February 25—“Introduction to ANOVA”
Power Point: R and Text Notes 181-191
March 4—“Pairwise comparisons” and “Dependent single factor ANOVA”
Power Point: S and T and Text Notes 192-212
March 11—“Factorial ANOVA”
Power Point: U and Text Notes 213-230
March 18—“Factorial ANOVA”
Power Point: U and Text Notes 213-230
March 25—“Analysis of 2 dimensional count data”
Power Point: V and Text Notes 231-240
April 1—Catch up and review
THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE SCHEDULED BY THE REGISTRAR. IT WILL BE 3 HOURS LONG. IT WILL CUMULATIVE OVER THE YEAR, BUT WITH EMPHASIS ON 2ND TERM.
THE DUE DATE FOR THE FINAL VERSION OF THE ENTIRE LAB PROJECT WILL BE POSTED ON OWL NEAR THE MIDDLE OF MARCH.
8.0 STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC OFFENCES
Students are responsible for understanding the nature and avoiding the occurrence of plagiarism and other scholastic offences. Plagiarism and cheating are considered very serious offences because they undermine the integrity of research and education. Actions constituting a scholastic offence are described at the following link: http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf
As of Sept. 1, 2009, the Department of Psychology will take the following steps to detect scholastic offences. All multiple-choice tests and exams will be checked for similarities in the pattern of responses using reliable software, and records will be made of student seating locations in all tests and exams. All written assignments will be submitted to TurnItIn, a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism by comparing written material to over 5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s databases. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between Western and Turnitin.com (http://www.turnitin.com).
Computer-marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams will be subject to submission for similarity review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may indicate cheating.
In classes that involve the use of a personal response system (PRS), data collected using the PRS will only be used in a manner consistent to that described in this outline. It is the instructor’s responsibility to make every effort to ensure that data remain confidential. However, students should be aware that as with all forms of electronic communication, privacy is not guaranteed. Your PRS login credentials are for your sole use only. Students attempting to use another student’s credentials to submit data through the PRS may be subject to academic misconduct proceedings.
Possible penalties for a scholastic offence include failure of the assignment/exam, failure of the course, suspension from the University, and expulsion from the University.
9.0 POLICY ON ACCOMMODATION FOR ILLNESS OR OTHER ABSENCES
Western’s policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness can be found at:
http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/PolicyPages.cfm?PolicyCategoryID=1&Command=showCategory&SelectedCalendar=Live&ArchiveID=#Page_12
The full policy for consideration for absences can be accessed at: https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/Academic_Consideration_for_absences.pdf
If you experience an extenuating circumstance (e.g., illness, injury) sufficiently significant to temporarily make you unable to meet academic requirements, you may request accommodation through the following routes:
- Submitting a Self-Reported Absence form (for circumstances that are expected to resolve within 48 hours);
- For medical absences, submitting a Student Medical Certificate (SMC) signed by a licensed medical or mental health practitioner in order to be eligible for Academic Consideration;
- For non-medical absences, submitting appropriate documentation (e.g., obituary, police report, accident report, court order, etc.) to Academic Counselling in their Faculty of registration in order to be eligible for academic consideration. Students are encouraged to contact their Academic Counselling unit to clarify what documentation is appropriate.
Students must see the Academic Counsellor and submit all required documentation in order to be approved for certain accommodation. The self-reported absence form must be submitted before the exam/coursework deadline in order to be valid. It may NOT be used for absences longer than 48 hours; coursework/tests/exams/etc., worth more than 30% of the final grade; or exams scheduled in the December or April final-exam periods: http://counselling.ssc.uwo.ca/procedures/medical_accommodation.html
Students seeking academic consideration:
- are advised to consider carefully the implications of postponing tests or midterm exams or delaying handing in work;
- are encouraged to make appropriate decisions based on their specific circumstances, recognizing that minor ailments (upset stomach) or upsets (argument with a friend) are not normally an appropriate basis for a self-reported absence;
- must communicate with their instructors no later than 24 hoursafter the end of the period covered by either the self-reported absence or SMC, or immediately upon their return following a documented absence
10.0 Contingency Plan for Return to Lockdown
In the event of a COVID-19 resurgence during the course that necessitates the course delivery moving away from face-to-face interaction, all remaining course content will be delivered entirely online, either synchronously (i.e., at the times indicated in the timetable) or asynchronously (e.g., posted on OWL for students to view at their convenience). The grading scheme will not change. Any remaining assessments will also be conducted online as determined by the course instructor.
11.0 STATEMENTS CONCERNING ONLINE ETIQUETTE
In courses involving online interactions, the Psychology Department expects students to honour the following rules of etiquette:
- please “arrive” to class on time
- please use your computer and/or laptop if possible (as opposed to a cell phone or tablet)
- please ensure that you are in a private location to protect the confidentiality of discussions in the event that a class discussion deals with sensitive or personal material
- to minimize background noise, kindly mute your microphone for the entire class until you are invited to speak, unless directed otherwise
- In classes larger than 30 participants please turn off your video camera for the entire class unless you are invited to speak
- In classes of 30 students or fewer, where video chat procedures are being used, please be prepared to turn your video camera off at the instructor’s request if the internet connection becomes unstable
- Unless invited by your instructor, do not share your screen in the meeting
The course instructor will act as moderator for the class and will deal with any questions from participants. To participate please consider the following:
- If you wish to speak, use the “raise hand” function and wait for the instructor to acknowledge you before beginning your comment or question.
- Please remember to unmute your microphone and turn on your video camera before speaking.
- Self-identify when speaking.
- Please remember to mute your mic and turn off your video camera after speaking (unless directed otherwise).
General considerations of “netiquette”:
- Keep in mind the different cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the students in the course.
- Be courteous toward the instructor, your colleagues, and authors whose work you are discussing.
- Be respectful of the diversity of viewpoints that you will encounter in the class and in your readings. The exchange of diverse ideas and opinions is part of the scholarly environment. “Flaming” is never appropriate.
- Be professional and scholarly in all online postings. Use proper grammar and spelling. Cite the ideas of others appropriately.
Note that disruptive behaviour of any type during online classes, including inappropriate use of the chat function, is unacceptable. Students found guilty of Zoom-bombing a class or of other serious online offenses may be subject to disciplinary measures under the Code of Student Conduct.
12.0 OTHER INFORMATION
Office of the Registrar: http://registrar.uwo.ca
Student Development Services: www.sdc.uwo.ca
Please see the Psychology Undergraduate web site for information on the following:
http://psychology.uwo.ca/undergraduate/student_responsibilities/index.html
- Policy on Cheating and Academic Misconduct
- Procedures for Appealing Academic Evaluations
- Policy on Attendance
- Policy Regarding Makeup Exams and Extensions of Deadlines
- Policy for Assignments
- Short Absences
- Extended Absences
- Documentation
- Academic Concerns
- 2020-2021 Calendar References
Copyright Statement: Lectures and course materials, including power point presentations, outlines, videos and similar materials, are protected by copyright. You may take notes and make copies of course materials for your own educational use. You may not record lectures, reproduce (or allow others to reproduce), post or distribute any course materials publicly and/or for commercial purposes without the instructor’s written consent.
