EDCO 745 - Intermediate Statistics and Research

EDCO 745 Discussion Board Forums (8)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will participate in discussion boards each week. These discussion boards are intended for the student to ask questions of other students and the instructor of your course. It is important for the student to answer these questions primarily. Your instructor will monitor the DB and comment when necessary. Explaining a concept is an important part of understanding a concept. The student must subscribe to the DBs for each of the modules.

EDCO 745 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training

The student will complete CITI training, which is an online training course on ethics in research. To complete training, follow the instructions on this website: http://www.liberty.edu/academics/graduate/irb/index.cfm?PID=27730. CITI training allows users to select which subjects to complete, and the student only need to complete the social and behavioral researchers’ sections for this course. If the student has previously completed CITI training within the last 2 years, he/she does not need to complete it again if he/she submits proof of completion.

EDCO 745 Group Pick

A key aspect of producing quality research is collaboration. While group projects have their challenges, working through those challenges to create a conference ready poster for this course will be an activity where you will be building a work product that can serve as a template for you and your group members going forward. Each team member must turn in a Microsoft Word document with the name of each of the team members. In addition, each student must indicate what his/her team plan is to effectively communicate with one another during the course of this project.

EDCO 745 Pick Topic

Each student needs to pick a topic related to the data Each student’s topic must be focused around 1 or more of the constructs measured in the scales. In addition to these scales, the data has basic demographics. All participants in the dataset are between the ages of 18 and 80. The student must submit a Microsoft Word document indicating his/her topic and at least 4 references related to the topic that utilized 1 or more of the scales in Blackboard.

EDCO 745 Outline of Literature Review

The student will construct an outline for his/her Literature Review. These outlines must be thorough and include citations and descriptions of the articles the student reviewed. This must include major themes as well as integration between themes. The outline of the student’s Literature Review must have at least 5 major headings. The student may resubmit this assignment a second time after receiving feedback.

Example Organization:

I: Introduction

II: Theme 1

III Theme 2

IV: Integrate and Synthesize Themes

V: Conclusion

EDCO 745 Data Screening Exercise

The student will choose any 2 categorical and 2 quantitative variables and go through the data screening process outlined in Warner chapter 4. The student will write a data screening paragraph consistent with Warner's instructions and submit the paragraph and output in a Microsoft Word document.

EDCO 745 Literature Review Draft

The student will turn in the best-written 2 pages of his/her Literature Review to date. These 2 pages must represent his/her best writing.

The student’s best writing includes: no direct quotes, complete, and descriptive sentences, integrated to beautifully organized and written paragraphs, and logical transitions from one paragraph to another.

EDCO 745 Data Screening Output (Group)

The student will turn in his/her data screening output for an analysis of group differences. This is a group project. Only 1 person has to turn this in. There are a number of demographics that the student can explore differences between (e.g., gender) in the dataset.

EDCO 745 Group Differences Results

Provide a results section of a between groups analysis, written in current APA format. Include all relevant tables and figures. Attach your SPSS output to the assignment as well. Be sure and include a title page and a reference page.

EDCO 745 WebEx Session with Instructor

The student will schedule a live online meeting with his/her professor where all of his/her team members can be present.

EDCO 745 Regression Data Screening Output (Group)

The student will turn in his/her data screening output for an analysis of group differences. This is a group project. Only 1 person has to turn this in. Thet variables must be based on the models that the student has developed.

EDCO 745 Model Drawings

The student will turn in at least 2 proposed models. These models must be based on Hayes' models in his currently published text. The student must use his/her variables of interest to construct his/her models. For each model, a brief description must be included. A title page is also required. This is a group project. Only 1 member of the group needs to turn in the assignment.

EDCO 745 Regression Output and Write-Up

The student must provide a results section of a regression analysis written in current APA format. All relevant tables and figures must be included. The student must attach his/her SPSS output to the assignment as well. A title page and a reference page must also be included.

EDCO 745 Poster Draft

Each team receives 25 points for turning their poster in and getting feedback from the instructor.

EDCO 745 Poster – Final Submission

Using the course materials and the examples in Blackboard, the student will construct a research poster presenting his/her group’s complete research study. The poster submission must have a central focus, and that focus must be evident throughout the poster. Specifically, the introduction, analysis, and results must be focused around a set of research questions and/or hypotheses that are obvious in the theoretical diagram. The focus must comprehensively place problem/question in appropriate scholarly context (scholarly literature, theory, model, or genre). All elements of method/techniques must be fully developed and articulated. Approaches support a complex and/or nuanced analysis of the problem. Interpretation is explicitly linked to theoretical framework or scholarly model. Implications, consequences, and/or questions raised by the project are thoroughly explored. Limitations must be fully articulated. Presentation of the material must be professional and compelling.

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