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Frequently Asked Questions
about the UH-Hilo HSP Psy100 Research Requirement—and answers
Q: How many research credits
do I need to complete to fulfill the PSY 100 research requirement?
- Each
Psychology 100 student needs to complete three (3) research credits
during the semester to fulfill their research requirement.
Q: What equals one
research credit?
- Typically,
one hour of research participation = one research credit.
- However,
many studies take less than one hour to complete. Therefore, any
research participation taking one hour or less will be awarded one
research credit. Please refer to “amount of time required and
number of credits” listed under each study on the Human Subject Pool
(HSP) website at: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~psych/hsp.html, to
identify this information for each study you are interested in.
- Also, one
psychology article summary = one research credit.
Q: Can I have a
combination of research study
participation and article summaries to meet the requirement?
- Yes, you
can. The three-credit requirement can be met in one of three ways:
1. Sign up to participate in research studies
until you have acquired 3 credits.
2. Review 3
academic Psychology journal articles of your choice and write a
one-page summary on each article.
3. Do a
combination of the two to total three completed research credits.
Q: What is a Psychology
article summary?
- A summary
is your brief description of an academic article you have found and
read. The best strategy to use when writing a summary is to read
the article you are interested in summarizing, put to the side, and
write down what you remember most from the article. Feel free to
incorporate other psychological concepts from your courses if they are
relevant to the article. If you also express what the article
means to you in the context of your experience, you will likely have a
very strong document to submit.
- Caution:
Do NOT write word for word what the article is saying. A summary
needs to be in your own words, or properly cited, else you risk
plagiarizing the work of the author.
Q: How long does
my summary have to be?
- The
summary should be one page, double-spaced throughout. 12-point Times
New Roman font is preferred.
Q: What if I am
concerned about plagiarism?
- The best
way to avoid plagiarism (when you have written down word for word what
the authors have written without proper citations) is to read the
article completely, set to the side, and then write down the best
summary you can without looking again at the article. Include
your thoughts about the article, did you agree or disagree with what
the authors were saying?
- Please
visit this site: http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html,
if
you have more questions about what
plagiarism is, and how to avoid it.
Q: When is the deadline for
submitting article summaries and participating in research studies for
HSP credit?
- The last
day of regular class instruction. Caution, this is not the end of
the semester or the last day of finals week. You must have all
research participation and summaries submitted by the final day of
classes before finals week in order to avoid an “Incomplete” in your
class.
Q: How do I sign
up for a study?
- Visit the
HSP website at: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~psych/hsp.html, and follow
the instructions under sign-up information for each study. You
must sign up individually for each study with that researcher directly.
Q: What if I have
a question for a researcher?
- You may
contact the researcher of that study individually by following the
instructions under sign-up information.
Q: How do I find
an academic Psychology
journal article?
- Visit the
UHH library database on-line at this website: http://library.uhh.hawaii.edu/articles/subj_index.htm#psych
- Here, you
can search for Psychology articles (PsycARTICLES and PsycINFO are two
helpful resources). Once you access one of these databases, you
can search within an area of interest that you have (e.g., drug
addiction, physical or sexual violence, romantic relationships, child
development etc.) to find an article that you would like to read and
summarize for your paper.
- If you are
unfamiliar with the library on-line database, stop by the UHH library
reference desk and ask for assistance and instruction, it is unlikely
that this will be the last time you will need to utilize this resource
during your career at UHH and you will find it helpful later on down
the road.
Q:
How do I remove an "I" grade?
- If you
receive an “Incomplete” for Psychology 100 you can receive your
“earned” grade once you have completed the PSY 100 research
requirement. The research completion requirements are the same:
You must complete three research credit hours either through study
participation, article summaries or a combination of the two in order
to have the “I” removed. If you completed some of the requirement
during the semester you were enrolled (i.e. participated in studies or
wrote summaries but did not complete all three credits to fulfill the
requirement), those credits will count toward your requirement, and you
need only complete the remainder.
- Note
that each semester there is a deadline for meeting the criteria to
remove an “I” grade, and this deadline is posted in the UHH academic
calendar.
Q: What if I have
another question that isn’t
listed here?
- Feel
free to contact Dr. Brian Uldall at uldall@hawaii.edu or the HSP
administrative assistant at uhh.hsp@gmail.com for any additional
clarification.
Mahalo!
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