Course: Introduction to SPSS Course: SOCI 333 (3) Description: Introduction to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), a computer software for data processing and statistical analysis, enabling students without knowledge of programming or without programming aspirations to utilize the computer for scientific research Pre-reqs: SOCI 210 (Introduction to Sociology), SOCI 331 (Social Statistics) […]
I have a hard time at the end of each semester getting things done, mostly because I see them as being stepping stones to the last deadline, and to the final exam. I had a problem with it during my freshman year, and now I have a problem with it that I am approaching graduation. […]
With the Spring 2010 semester almost finished, it is probably worth listing what I have planned for the remainder of my degree program. Summer 2010 Behavior Modification [PSYC380] Emily R. Cogdell Behavior Modification: A study of applications of learning theories and laboratory findings to behavior problems in educational, clinical, and social settings, with emphasis on […]
It is hard to believe that yet another semester is almost over. It feels like it has snuck up on me. This morning GITI popped up with information for my first final exam of the semester. This semester has gone by quite quick, and I feel like it had really just gotten going. I have […]
I looked at my tuition bill for the Summer semester last night, and I was somewhat surprised by the amount of the bill, $12, 981.25. Now, the interesting thing about that number is that it is larger than what was paid for the entire 2009 year, which included spring, summer and fall courses. The correct […]
When I first started distance education (online) courses back in 2004 things were different than they are now. From that statement you might gather that things have improved, you know, something technical, so it has to have gotten better. The situation is quite the opposite. When I started online courses, I liked them better than […]
Below is a problem from an Algorithms assignment that I had to complete this evening. The instructions were to calculate the best case and worst case running times for the function. Because n could be any integer, this required a response in theta notation. Because it is a while loop, the best case is simple, […]
I do believe this is the worst image of the Great Nebula in Orion that has ever existed: I must say I am at least somewhat proud of it though, since I have never seen anything like this in any of my astrophotographs at all until now. I’m kind of proud of my little pink […]
I am working on a research paper for my Developmental Psychology course, and I’m running into a lot of newspaper articles that would be useful if they would actually cite what their source is instead of saying “a study by <insert nationality here> researchers indicates <some overly grandiose claim that article doesn’t prove>”. Do these […]
I am beginning to hate Blackboard for many things. First of all, most courses are based on these things called “due dates”, which I can only assume were never used before distance education, since Blackboard doesn’t seem to support them. Nowhere on an assignment in Blackboard is there a listing of a due date, or […]