Dallas Dolan
Human Relations in a Culturally Diverse Society

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Research Project
Spring 2005
Psychology 105
The research project has two parts, a group research project and an individual article review project. They are related!

Research Project & Presentation (Group) (50 points)

Small groups will be formed early in the semester. Each group will choose a problem/topic related to the course for further study. Each member of the group will be responsible for using existing professional literature in psychology/sociology journals to survey what has already been written about the topic (See Article Reviews). The group will develop a hypothesis and choose the most appropriate research design to study the problem/topic. The group will then carry out their research project (utilizing students and staff from CCBC as subjects) and collect and analyze their data. Finally, each group will present their research project data and conclusions to the class. Each member of the group will receive the same grade on the Group Research Project & Presentation. At the end of the semester, group members will have an opportunity to reflect on their own functioning, and each other member’s functioning in the group.

3. Article Reviews (Individual) (100 points)

Each individual student is responsible for utilizing the databases owned by CCBC-Dundalk to find at least 3 articles related to the problem/topic your group is studying (see #2). (Group members must each find different articles). Articles must come from professional journals in psychology/sociology, and should be not more than 5 years old. Students will read and prepare an article review of each article in a format given in class. Students will also prepare a Title Page and Reference List in APA style, which will include each article reviewed. (See links on CCBC-Dundalk Library Webpage under “Assignments”.