About the UNL Psychology Undergraduate Quantitative Courses:
Questions about these courses? Email Dr. Cal Garbin
Psychology 350: Research Methods and Data Analysis
- Usual Instructor: Cal Garbin
- Pre-Requisites: 10 credit hours in Psychology, including PSYC 181 or instructor permission
- Course Format: 4 credit hours; grade only, lecture and lab activities, meets ACE outcome 10
- Notes: PSYC 350 is offered each semester and is a pre-requisite for PSYC 425, 449, 450, 451, 460, 462, and 470.
- Description: Presentation of basic designs, methods, and data analysis techniques employed in
psychological and behavioral research. Critical review of existing research, development of empirical
hypotheses, design of research to test those hypotheses, statistical analysis and interpretation,
and presentation of results. Create, perform, and present an individual research project.
- Current Online Course Materials
Psychology 450/850: Advanced Research Design and Data Analysis
- Usual Instructor: Cal Garbin
- Pre-Requisites: PSYC 350 with a grade of B or better
- Course Format: 4 credit hours; grade only, lecture and lab activities
- Notes: PSYC 450/850 (usually offered in the fall) and PSYC 451/851 (usually offered in the spring)
can be taken in any order.
- Description: Presentation of advanced, experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental research designs
and statistical models employed in psychological and behavioral research. Factorial ANOVA and ANCOVA designs and analysis,
with interpretation and presentation of the results in oral, written, and web-based formats. Create, perform, and present
an individual research project.
- Current Online Course Materials
Psychology 451/851: Multivariate Research Design and Data Analysis
- Usual Instructor: Cal Garbin
- Pre-Requisites: PSYC 350 with a grade of B or better
- Course Format: 4 credit hours; grade only, lecture and lab activities
- Notes: PSYC 450/850 (usually offered in the fall) and PSYC 451/851 (usually offered in the spring)
can be taken in any order.
- Description: Presentation of multivariate research designs and statistical models employed in
psychological and behavioral research. Analysis using multiple regression and linear discriminant function models;
interpretation and presentation of the results in oral, written, and web-based formats. Create, perform, and present
an individual research project.
- Current Online Course Materials