The best aspect of the course was the overal course structure, which al owed students to design and carry out their own personal research projects. The worst aspects of the course included the lack of organization and the ever changing syl abus, which made the course very demanding and inconvenient. Overall, students found the pace of the course to be very rushed and did not receive much help from the teaching assistants. The course could improve if the students had more guidance on their research projects and if the lectures were more focused on content that was relevant to student research. Prospective students should know that this course involves lots of work and assumes a previous background in statistics.

Students found that the best aspect of this course was learning how to write a scientific paper. Many students felt that the work was overwhelming, and that grading standards varied through the different sections. Students believed the lectures were long and ineffective, and that the timeline of the assignments was too rapid. Suggestions for improvement included focusing the course on designing research and performing an actual experiment. Students also thought that smaller class lectures would allow for discussions and more interactive and interesting sessions. Prospective students are warned that this course requires a lot of work and that having a strong background in statistics is a must.

Students appreciated the opportunity this course gave to gain practical experience in designing experiments and learning to write scientifically for research projects. Students believed that the lectures for this course could have been more engaging and departed more often from material covered in the textbook. Students also felt that the workload could have been streamlined to focus on more relevant and practical assignments. Students thought it was important for those thinking about taking this course that it is best-suited to students interested in psychological research. Students also thought that experience with statistics is helpful.