EDMS 645 UMSG SSII 2011

Instructor: Melissa Fein, Ph.D.

July 12, 2011 Agenda

Introduction to EDMS 645 Homework # 1 Topic #1: Research Methods/Research Design Break Topic #2: Introduction to Statistics Clarification of Homework # 1 Summary of Session

Introduction to EDMS 645

Syllabus Grading Class policies Expectations Objectives Computational software

Syllabus

Handout Online location Grading

Grading

25% Midterm Exam 25% Final Exam 25% Homework 10% Article Reviews 10% Participation (understand what is expected) 5% Additional Assignments

Policies

Make-up/missing exams Late HW Incompletes Emergencies Academic integrity Accommodations No sharing calculators on tests

Expectations

Attendance
Showing up for class Staying for the duration Engagement with the material

Group work Academic Integrity Legibility of work

Legibility Options

Use equation editor Write legiblyIf I cant read it, its wrong

Topics

Research Methods Research Design Mathematical Tools Descriptive Statistics Graphical Methods Normal Distribution Probability Intro

Topics (p. 2)

Sampling Distributions Hypothesis Testing Tests of the mean Correlation Regression Chi-square