Textbooks and Essential Information -- Spring, 2009 -- Marcell

Your 6 hour "combination course" is Psychology 250: Psychological Statistics & Research Methods (Section 1). This course is an alternative way to complete two required courses for the Psychology major, Psyc 211 and Psyc 220. It meets every day and moves quickly. It is recommended that you be strong in mathematics or have already completed a course in statistics.

Your classes are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (1:00 - 1:50 PM) and Tuesday and Thursday (10:50 AM - 12:05 PM).

Your classroom is R.S. Small Library, Room 113.

Your textbooks are as follows:

 
            Goodwin, C.J. (2008). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (5th Edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.   (Clicking this link will take you to the student companion web site for the Goodwin text.)  This hardback textbook is available at the College of Charleston Bookstore (160 Calhoun St., 953-5518) and at University Books of Charleston (360 King St., 853-8700).

           Gravetter, F.J., & Wallnau, L.B. (2008). Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (6th Edition). Belmont, CA: Thomson Learning . (Clicking this link will take you to the student companion web site for the Gravetter & Wallnau text.)  This paperback textbook is available at the College of Charleston Bookstore (160 Calhoun St., 953-5518) and at University Books of Charleston (360 King St., 853-8700).

           Kirkpatrick, L.A., & Feeney, B.C. (2008). A Simple Guide to SPSS for Windows - Version 14.0 (8th Edition). Belmont, CA: Thomson Learning .  This small paperback textbook is available at the College of Charleston Bookstore (160 Calhoun St., 953-5518) and at University Books of Charleston (360 King St., 853-8700). THERE ARE SEVERAL EDITIONS OF THIS PAPERBACK AVAILABLE, CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF SPSS. ANY OF THEM (NEW OR USED) WILL BE FINE.

See you in class!