HOD 1700 EndofSemester Reflection HOD 1700 Course Objectives

HOD 1700 End-of-Semester Reflection

HOD 1700 Course Objectives • understand the value of skepticism, rational thought, and critical thinking • be able to differentiate between opinion articles and reports of systematic research • gain familiarity with the most common methods of data collection and analysis techniques • develop and refine research questions • select appropriate research methods • collect and analyze data • report research findings in a professional format • collaborate with classmates to improve and refine their critical thinking skills

21 st Century Survival Skills 1. Critical thinking and problem solving skills 2. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence 3. Agility and adaptability 4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism 5. Effective oral and written communication 6. Accessing and analyzing information 7. Curiosity and imagination

21 st Century Survival Skills 1. Critical thinking and problem solving skills 2. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence 3. Agility and adaptability 4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism 5. Effective oral and written communication 6. Accessing and analyzing information 7. Curiosity and imagination

Readings • Global Achievement Gap – Seven survival skills for the 21 st century • The Concept of Knowledge & How to Measure It – What is required for you to claim you know something? • The Obviousness of Social and Educational Research Results – People tend to regard as obvious almost any reasonable statement about human behavior • Words of Estimative Probability – Precision with terminology related to certitude

Readings • The Wine Trials – Expert knowledge; quantitative descriptive • 7 Ways to Increase Tips – Conventional wisdom; quantitative experimental • A Guide to Writing the Dissertation Lit Review – Conducting a review of the literature

Practicing Critical Review • Treatment of Flying Phobia – Quantitative / Experimental • The Effect of Divorce on Sons’ Aggression – Quantitative / Descriptive • Midlife Crises of Men at Age 50 – Qualitative / Ethnography • Evaluation of Health Maintenance Organizations – Mixed Methods / Case Study

Critical Review of a Research Article • A Comparison of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver • Effects of Posting Self-Set Goals on Collegiate Football Players’ Skill Execution During Practice and Games • Risky Situation or Harmless Fun? A Qualitative Examination of College Women’s Bad Hook-Up and Rape Scripts • Practicing “Sorority Rush”: Mockery and the Dramatistic Rehearsing of Organziational Conventions

Videos • The Surprising Science of Motivation – Autonomy, mastery, and purpose • Milgram Experiment Replication – Research Ethics; Institutional Review Board

Major Assignments • Research Question Development • Critical Review of a Research Article • Structured Abstract • Literature Review

Certifications • How to Recognize Plagiarism • Institutional Review Board

Correlation vs. Causality Exercise

Correlation vs. Causality Exercise

Diet Soda and Heart/Stroke Risk

Diet Soda and Heart/Stroke Risk

Quizzes and Test • 15 quizzes • Midterm Exam • Final Exam or “Do Anything”

BIG IDEAS

Question Everything We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe, and those we never think to question. Orson Scott Card American Author

What Consultants Smart People Do My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions. Peter Drucker Management Consultant

Earn Your Opinion Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John F. Kennedy U. S. President

Be Willing to Change Your Mind I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives. - Leo Tolstoy

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