1. Course Outline Three Themes for the course: Theme 1: Starting a Research Design and setting it up Theme 2: in-depth lectures on the most common research designs you will run into Theme 3: typical research tasks you will come across as a research assistant

2. Textbook Required: The Research Process, Canadian Edition Bouma, Ling & Wilkinson

3. Grade Distribution 15 % Research Labs *(3 Workshops X 5 Marks Each) 40% Midterm 45 % Final Exam

4. Office Hours Office hours start next week Office hours are by appt or through email

5. Email No attachments in emails sent to me Email response have 24hr turn around

6. Lecture Hints Buddy up for lecture notes if you miss a class

7. Slides Lecture slides will be posted on the course website the Sunday before class in PowerPoint. If you are having technical problem with opening documents or access to the website, please contact computer services. If you don’t have the software, open slides on campus and convert them to whatever format you like.

8. Welcome! Let’s Have a Great Term !!!!