Summer 2013
Instructor: Dr. Dawn Mackey
Office: K8629
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30
am
Email: dmackey@sfu.ca
Course Description: This
course emphasizes the application of statistical and data acquisition methods
in relation to various research designs that are relevant to Biomedical
Physiology and Kinesiology. The course builds upon the statistical knowledge
acquired in STAT 201 and covers evaluation of measurement quality, statistical
test construction and assessment, and computer techniques for data acquisition
and signal processing relevant to issues in Biomedical Physiology and
Kinesiology. A key component of the course is learning how to write a
peer-reviewed scientific journal article. Both the writing assignment and
course project will be marked, reviewed and returned to the student for
revision and resubmission.
Prerequisites: KIN 142, 201, 205, and STAT 201.
Lectures and Lab Tutorials: The course includes two hours of
lecture on Tuesdays, one hour of lecture on Thursdays, and one hour of tutorial
in a computer teaching lab on Thursdays.
Text: Inquiry & Measurement in
Kinesiology, Ward 2005. This is a custom text written specifically to cover the
diverse topics in this course. Chapters will be posted as .pdf files on the
course website at no charge.
Evaluation:
Lab
Results Sheets (handed out at each lab) |
4% |
Lab
Midterm 1 (Week 8) Lab
Midterm 2 (Week 13) |
6% 5% |
Project
Part I (Results Section) 1st
Submission (Week 8) 10% 2nd
Submission (at Final Exam) 5% |
15% |
Project
Part II (Complete Journal Article) 1st
Submission (Week 12)
30% 2nd
Submission (at Final Exam) 5% |
35% |
Final
Exam |
35% |
Lab Tutorials: Lab Tutorials will be held in a
University Computer Teaching Lab. The T.A. will address skills and evaluation
procedures necessary for the completion of the tutorials. Numerous example data
sets and analyses will be used. Lab results sheets will be handed out at the
beginning of lab.
These sheets will be completed during the lab and submitted before leaving at
the end of the lab. These sheets will not be
handed out before the beginning of your registered lab.
Lab Midterms: There will be two 45-minute
practical exams held during your regularly scheduled lab time in weeks 7 and
12. Lab midterms will test the knowledge and skills acquired in the preceding
labs.
Project Part I: Students will be required to write
the Results section of a journal article based on the results obtained
from the data analysis completed in the Week 5 lab. This writing assignment
will be given in Week 5 and is due at the Tuesday lecture in Week 7 (1st
submission). Project Part I will be graded, edited, and returned to the student
in Week 9. The student will revise the Project Part I and re-submit it for 2nd
submission at the final exam. Note: Hand-in the marked 1st
submission of the Project Part I with the 2nd submission. Failure to
do so will result in a mark of 0/5 for the 2nd submission.
Project Part II: Building on the Results section
completed for Project Part I, students will be required to write a complete journal
article as one would submit to a scientific journal. Project Part II will
be due for 1st submission at Tuesday lecture in Week 11. This will
be edited and returned to the student at Tuesday lecture in Week 13. The
student will revise the Project Part II and re-submit it for 2nd
submission at the final exam. Note: Hand-in the marked 1st
submission of the Project Part II with the 2nd submission. Failure
to do so will result in a mark of 0/5 for the 2nd submission.
Late Policy for Project: You will lose 10% per day up to 50%
if you hand in Project Part I or Part II late. These will not be accepted after
50% has been lost. The final revised project (due at the beginning of the final
exam) will not be accepted late.
Attendance: Class attendance is strongly
recommended. You are not required to attend class. However, if you choose not
to attend, do not expect the instructor to repeat announcements, to loan you
her lecture materials, or to give you any handouts that might have been
distributed. If you know that you are going to miss a class, you might want to
ask a classmate to pick up materials for you and to borrow her notes. If extenuating
circumstances (unusual circumstances beyond your control, such as death of
a close family member or severe illness) cause you to miss a lab or other
marked activity, you should contact the instructor to make alternate
arrangements as soon as you can. If you will need to miss class for a religious
holiday or travel related to a university function (e.g., athletic
competition), please let the instructor know within the first week of the
semester.
The procedure to be followed if you
miss class work due to illness is explained at the following link. http://students.sfu.ca/health/healthclinics/sicknotes.html
If a medical note is appropriate,
please bring a Health Care Provider Statement to your physician for completion,
especially if it is required for labs, midterms, the project, and final exam.
The completed note should state the limitations caused by your sickness (e.g.
requires bed rest, will not be able to sit for extended periods, cannot
concentrate etc.)
The Health Care Provider form is
available at the following link: http://students.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/students/pdf/healthcare-statement-general.pdf
Academic Honesty and Student
Conduct: Academic
honesty is a condition of continued membership in the University community.
Academic dishonesty, including plagiarism or any other form of cheating is
subject to serious academic penalty, i.e., failure on an assignment, failure in
a course, suspension or expulsion from the University. The University codes of
student conduct and academic honesty are contained in policies T10.01 and
T10.02, which are available at http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/teaching.html
Office Hours: Dr. Mackey’s office hours are
Tuesdays from 10:30 – 11:30 am in K8629.
Perveen Biln (Writer Marker) will
hold a number of office hours throughout the semester in K8619 to provide
assistance and feedback on the project (writing assignments). Perveen’s
office hours will be as follows:
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 9:30-11:30
am (before Project Part I is due)
Friday, July 5, 2013, 9:30-11:30 am
(after marked Project Part I is returned)
Monday, July 15, 9:30-11:30 am
(before Project Part II is due)
August 7, 9:00-11:00 am
(after marked Project Part II is returned and before final project is due)
Week
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Tuesday Lecture
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Thursday Lab
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Readings
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#1 Tuesday |
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No Lab |
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#2 Tuesday |
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Lab 1:
Introduction to SPSS
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Chap 1-3:
Processing Data using EXCEL Chap
1-4: Processing Data using SPSS Chap 2-1: Descriptive
Statistics Chap 2-2: Norms & Rating
Scales |
#3 Tuesday May 21 |
Tests
of Differences between Means I |
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Chap 2-4: Inferential
Statistics |
#4 Tuesday May 28 |
Lab
3: T tests, ANOVA
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Chap 2-7:
Tests of Differences between Means |
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#5 Tuesday June 4 |
Tests
of Differences between Means III |
During lab we will do the data
analysis for the Project |
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#6 Tuesday June 11 |
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Lab 5:
Correlation & Regression |
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#7 Tuesday June 18 |
Thursday: 30 min Q & A
period before Lab Midterm Project Part I
(Results Section) due at beginning of lecture on Tuesday, June 18 |
Lab Midterm 1
In your registered lab time (45 mins). Open
book, open computer, but no e-mailing or texting.
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#8 Tuesday June 25 |
Lab 6: NonParametric
Statistics |
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#9 Tuesday July 2 |
Project Part I will
be returned in lecture on Tuesday, July 2 |
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Chap
2-12: Mathematical Modeling of Serial Data |
#10 Tuesday |
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Lab 8: Modeling
Skinfold Compressibility |
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#11 Tuesday July 16 |
A/D Example: Undergrad
Research Opportunities Project Part II due
at beginning of lecture on Tuesday, July 16 |
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#12 Tuesday July 23 |
Learning
Checkpoint for Lab MT2 Thursday: 30 min Q & A
period before Lab Midterm |
Lab Midterm 2
In your registered lab time (45 mins). Open
book, open computer, but no e-mailing or texting.
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#13 Tuesday July 30 |
Project Part II will
be returned Lab Midterm #2 will
be returned |
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Exam Period |
Final Exam Friday, August 16 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Location TBA Closed Book 3 Hours |
Revised Project due
at beginning of final exam (Hand-in marked 1st
submissions with 2nd submissions.) |
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