THURSDAY, VIRTUAL CLASSROOM CLASS SCHEDULE SPRING 2009

Date	Topics	Assignment Due
1/15	Introduction       Course Overview       Introduction to Research       Research Criteria       Problems Statement
1/22	Methods of Research       Research Goals       Reporting Techniques	Assignment #1
1/29	Contents of Chapter 1       Introduction       Background and Significance       Limitations and Assumptions       Definition of Terms       Summary and Overview	Assignment #2
2/5	Contents of Chapter 2       Review of Literature       Supporting Literature Sources	Assignment #3
2/12	Test       Library Usage       Human Subjects Review	Test #1 Chapter 1
2/19	Contents of Chapter 3       Sampling Techniques       Validity       Reliability	Assignment #4
2/26	Test Selection      Questionnaire Design      Attitude Measurement	Assignment #5
3/5	Test   Contents of Chapter 4       Introduction to Statistics       Types of Data	Test #2 Assignment #6
3/19	Measures of Central Tendency Statistical Computer Packages Measures of Variability	Chapter 2
4/2	t-Test Chi-Square	Assignment #7
4/9	Pearson's r Spearman's Rho	Assignment #9
4/16	Evaluation of Research  Reporting Data  Tables and Figures  Contents of Chapter 5 and Others      Summary, Conclusions, &      Recommendations.      References      Appendices      Cover Page and Signature Page   Review for Test 3	Assignment #8 Chapter 3
4/23	Test  Review for Final	Test #3 Assignment #10
4/30	Final  ( 4:30 - 5:30 PM)	Final Exam Study - It will be comprehensive!