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Fall 2009
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Psychology
5993: Twin and Family Research
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PSYCHOLOGY 5993, SECTION
14 FALL SEMESTER 2009 Friday 1:15-2:30 Schedule link (to the left) gives schedule of presentations and readings Instructors:
Objectives: The purpose of this seminar is to review research of relevance to members of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family research (MCTFR) and the Minnesota Twin Registry (MTR). The goals of the seminar are to: 1) make researchers aware of ongoing research in the MCTFR and MTR, 2) provide a forum to seek advice on research topics and methods, and 3) stimulate interest in new research topics. Evaluation: All students are expected to read the assigned articles for each week and be prepared to discuss these in class. Requirements differ for graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate students will either: 1) give a formal presentation on their research, or 2) be responsible for leading one of the weekly group discussions of the assigned journal articles. Undergraduate students who are taking the seminar on an A/F grading basis must write a 10/15 page paper on a topic of relevance to the seminar (details provided here) in addition to attending the seminar. All undergraduate students, whether taking the seminar S/N or for a grade, are required to attend at least 80% of the sessions. Students taking the course S/N will receive an S grade if they meet this standard. Hopefully, everyone will participate in class discussions. Format:This time we are experimenting with a new seminar format. At each meeting we will have two presentations and all seminar participants (except undergraduates) will be expected to give at least one presentation. There will be two types of presentations: research presentations and practical presentations, described below. Associated with each type of presentation, there may be articles. It is expected that seminar participants will read these articles.
Research Presentations: Unless a presenter prefers otherwise, presentations should last about half the class session of 75 minutes. Presentations should provide a concise introduction to the research topic, the research methodology and results. Presentations can be made in Power Point, in which case copies of the Power Point slides should be provided to the seminar participants.
Practical Presentations : Practical presentations are meant to provide information about the MCTFR database or procedures, or general research methodology that provide seminar participants with practical information that Participants who do not have a research project will be assigned a practical presentation. Practical presentations should follow the same format as a research presentation. That is, they should last approximately 35-40 minutes and should utilize powerpoint. Handouts of powerpoint slides should be provided to seminar participants. Enrollment: Students interested in taking the seminar should enroll in Psychology 5993 for three credits. Those who cannot take the full credit load should enroll for fewer credits in 8993 or 4993. If you need a magic number, please contact Khosi Nkosi at cspr@umn.edu. Check in with Bill Iacono if you have any problems.
PAPER ASSIGNMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES
To Download readings you will need a copy of Adoe Acrobat, which you can download for free by clicking here |
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