PSY 2030 Computer Applications in Psychology
This course will provide a brief introduction to various computer software applications as they relate to professional activities of psychologists. Activities for which software use will be reviewed include writing research proposals and APA-style manuscripts (MS WORD), the handling, management, and organization of research data (MS EXCEL), statistical data analysis and graph making (STATISTICA, MS EXCEL), and developing multimedia conference presentations (MS POWERPOINT). Other topics may include information retrieval in psychology, using the Internet as a source of scholarly information, and use of computers in the psychological laboratory.