|  |  |  |  | 
 | 1 |  |  |  | Goals of the class and overview of content and Administrivia |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 2 |  |  |  | The genesis and nature of research ideas Basics of data collection and analysis |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 3 |  |  |  | Experimental design - I |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 4 |  |  |  | Data analysis - I |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 5 |  |  |  | Experimental design - II |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 6 |  |  |  | Data analysis - II |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 7 |  |  |  | Home experiment presentations |  |  |  | Home experiments (set 2) handed out | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 8 |  |  |  | Data analysis in Excel; Presenting |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 9 |  |  |  | Tutorial on Matlab (data analysis and Psych Toolbox) |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 10 |  |  |  | Correlational research |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 11 |  |  |  | Small N designs |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 12 |  |  |  | Quasi-experimental designs/ Applied research/ Descriptive research |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 13 |  |  |  | Home experiments (set 2) presentations |  |  |  | Home experiments (set 3) handed out | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 14 |  |  |  | Mid-term Exam |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 15 |  |  |  | Ethics in conducting and reporting research |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 16 |  |  |  | Flawed papers - I |  |  |  | Papers for home experiments (set 2) due in class | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 17 |  |  |  | Flawed papers - II |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 18 |  |  |  | Home experiment presentations (set 3) |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 19 |  |  |  | Flawed papers - III |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 20 |  |  |  | Areas of research at MIT and the neighborhood |  |  |  | Papers for home experiments (set 3) due in class | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 21 |  |  |  | Final project presentations |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 22 |  |  |  | Final project presentations |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 23 |  |  |  | Final project presentations |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 24 |  |  |  | Final project presentations |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 | 25 |  |  |  | Show-case presentations |  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |