Only students taking this course to fulfill the college research requirement should be concerned with the information below. Any student having already completed the research requirement may skip this page. Although not required, all students could benefit from reviewing the APA pamphlet, "An Introduction to Library Research in Psychology." It is found on-line at <www.apa.org/science/lib.html>.

Each Houghton student is required to fulfill a college-mandated research requirement by registering for an R-designated course and successfully completing all research related requirements. This includes completion of all requirements associated with six outside library sessions, and successful completion of the annotated bibliography described elsewhere in this syllabus.

Even if you have previously fulfilled the college-mandated research requirement you are still expected to complete the research project associated with this course. Prior completion of the research requirement simply means that you now have the information research skills necessary to complete both the individual annotated bibliography and the group project.

It is generally expected that you will fulfill this requirement by no later than the first semester of the sophomore year. If you have not done so, and had not planned to do so during this course, I strongly urge you to reconsider. Information gained in the six library sessions will be very helpful. Presumably, students who have previously met the research requirement are prepared for this course's research project. Students who have not met this requirement will gain the necessary research skills by completing the library sessions.

I will use the following procedure to certify that a student has fulfilled the research requirement at the end of the semester:

a) The librarians will provide a list of students at the end of the semester who have completed all the outside library sessions.  You must attend all six sessions and complete the homework assignments they give you.

b) If a student successfully completes the library sessions and the research project required in this course, I will certify to the Records Office that he or she has met the research requirement.

c) A student will not be certified as having met the research requirement unless he or she successfully completes all requirements associated with both the library sessions and the psychology research project.