LING
604
Research Design
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Semester
Winter
Overview of, and experience in, research approaches and methodologies in linguistics and applied linguistics with a concentration on department faculty research interests.
Scientific Method
Understand the scientific method, why it is important, and how it relates to hypothesis testing
Experimental Methods in Linguistics
Become familiar with different experimental methods as they apply to linguistics
Human Subjects Experiment Proposal
Be able to write a proposal to use human subjects in experiments (IRB)
Conference Abstract
Be able to write a good conference abstract
Complete Experiments using Software
Be able to design and carry out experiments using software such as DMDX and Qualtrics
Statistical Tests
Understand, and be able to use statistical tests such as correlation, t-tests, ANOVA, multiple regression, logistic regression, and chi square in SPSS
Thesis Prospectus
Produce a draft of a thesis prospectus