Required Course Materials

Textbook, InQuizitive, Additional Readings, and Videos

E-book & InQuizitive: Morling, B. (2018). Research methods in psychology: Evaluating a world of information (3rd ed.). New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN: 978-0-393-61754-2
- This textbook is required for the course as it will serve as a foundation for presenting the course material. You will be asked to read the chapters before reading/watching the lectures, engaging in class discussions, completing assignments, taking the chapter quizzes, and completing the exams. Additionally, you will need to have access to InQuizitive in order to complete the quizzes for this class. I strongly encourage you to get the text and InQuizitive as soon as possible, as they will be utilized throughout the duration of this course. The textbook may be purchased in person or online from the MU Bookstore, http://www.themizzoustore.com/. The MU bookstore offers a discounted price if you use AutoAccess (which includes the e-text and InQuizitive). If you purchase AutoAccess through the bookstore, you may obtain a printed copy of the text for an additional small fee.
  You may access our e-book by clicking on the Ebook chapter links in the learning modules in our Canvas course site. For help accessing the AutoAccess e-book, please click here https://www.themizzoustore.com/t-autoaccess.aspx (Links to an external site.) and then click on the "Need help with AutoAccess? Click Here" button or call the Mizzou Store at: (800) 827-8447.
- Please note that if you choose to purchase/rent the book (e-book or paper copy) from someplace other than the bookstore, that you will also need to purchase InQuizitive (for the 3^rd edition of the book).
Supplementary readings. During the course of the semester, you may be asked to obtain peer-reviewed journal articles from the library. Some of the articles that you will need are available in electronic form from on-line databases. You have free access to these databases as a registered student at Mizzou as long as you access the MU databases through http://library.missouri.edu/databases/ and sign in with your pawprint.

Videos. During the course of the semester, you may be asked to watch videos. Links to the videos will be provided.

Technology Access

To complete this course, you will need to have all of the following:

REGULAR Access to Canvas
A keyboard/text input (external or built-in)
Headphones or speakers (external or built-in)
A microphone (external or built-in)
A webcam (external or built-in)
A computer, laptop, and/or mobile device
A stable Internet connection
A modern web browser
Microsoft Office or OpenOffice, installed, for opening and manipulating downloaded Word documents
A PDF viewer, installed (Adobe Reader or similar
Zoom UMSystem software or app installed

Minimum Technical Skills

To excel in this course, you should have these incoming technical skills:

The ability to download, edit, and save Word documents.
The ability to download PowerPoint files
The ability to effectively use peripheral computer components, including speakers, webcams, and microphones.
The ability to download and install software on your personal computer and/or install apps on your mobile devices.
The ability to run the Zoom UMSystem software or app and join a virtual meeting (a meeting link/URL will be shared with you).
The ability to perform a variety of functions within Canvas, including but not limited to:
- uploading and submitting Word documents
- posting text-based comments on a discussion forum thread and replying to classmates' posts
- recording and posting a video on a discussion forum thread
- accessing the Groups feature within Canvas
- posting Announcements and/or creating and updating Pages within the Groups area in Canvas
- using the Collaborations tools provided in Canvas
- taking a quiz
- taking an exam
- opening files within the Canvas LMS for on-screen viewing and/or downloading them for offline viewing
- accessing the Grades area
- accessing the Calendar tool
- updating your account information (e.g. profile/bio, notification preferences, contact information)