How to Teach a Course in Research Methods for Psychology Students

Ross A. Seligman has been teaching Psychology Classes for over 27 years. He currently teaches at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, CA. Professor Seligman earned his B.A. Degree in Psychology at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He earned his M.A. Degree in Clinical Psychology at California State Los Angeles. He also completed his Ph.D. Coursework at The Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. Professor Seligman has taught 16 different Psychology Courses throughout his career at several different Colleges and Universities. He has also worked as a Department Chair and Dean.

Chapter 1. Meeting with the Dean and Getting Hired.- Chapter 2. Creating the Research Methods Syllabus.- Chapter 3. Finding the Right Textbook.- Chapter 4. The First Day of Class: What to Plan and Expect.- Chapter 5. Weekly Overview of Class: Lecture and Lab.- Chapter 6. Creating Exams for a Research Methods Class.- Chapter 7. The Final Project: What Does it Look Like?.- Chapter 8. The Student Experience: What is it Like Being a Student in a Research Methods Class?.- Chapter 9. How to Teach Research Methods Online.- Chapter 10. Alternative Lab Assignments. 

"The book is likely to be more useful for less advanced lecturers. ... For beginner tutors ... it can be a helpful guide. ... For experienced lecturers, it can be a time-saving book in which they can look at a well-crafted instruction for the organization of a methodological course and thus be inspired to work with their PhD students in the role of tutor. Therefore, the book can be a tool for supervisors to guide future lecturers." (Jana Dlouhá, ISCB News, iscb.info, June, 2022)

"The book How to Teach a Course in Research Methods for Psychology Students by Ross A. Seligman will be useful for new teachers. It will also be interesting for Research Methods professors to read this book as an exchange of experience. In addition, this book was interesting to me personally as a way of acquiring new information about higher education in the United States, which is different from my experience in the Ukraine." (Maria Ivanchuk, ISCB News, iscb.info, Issue 70, December, 2020)