Research Methodology
Fall 2026
Fall 2026
Class overview
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and methods of quantitative research, with a focus on designing studies, formulating research questions and hypotheses, analyzing data, and communicating findings. Students will learn how to select appropriate statistical techniques, interpret results, and critically evaluate empirical research. Throughout the semester, students will develop a research project, receive iterative feedback, and gain hands-on experience with tools like Jamovi and writing a scientific paper using LaTeX. By the end of the course, students will be able to design and conduct a quantitative study and effectively present and report their findings.
Wednesday 10:00 am - 13:00 pm
Building N25, Room 104 409 (1st floor) - OFFLINE
Office hours: before and after class, or by appointment
Note ⚠️ The following schedule is tentative and likely to change
Slides 1 - Course introduction + What is research?
Homework
Reading club
How to read a paper (due Wednesday, September 9th)
Reading club
Hidden Prompts (due Wednesday, September 16th)
Slides 3 - Research ethics
Tutorial - IRB at KAIST + TA slides
Reading Video club
Why Science Fraud Goes Deeper Than the Stanford Scandal... (due Wednesday, September 23rd)
Slides 4 - Variables and descriptive statistics
Slides 6 - Experimental design, p-values and statistical power
Reading club
How To Lie with Statistics and Figures (due Wednesday, October 14th)
Slides 7 - Scales, Reliability & Validity
Tutorial - How to desiggn your own questionnaire
Tool: Survey Maker + examples
Midterm
Slides 9 - Correlation & Regression + Writing a paper
Slides 10 - t-test
Reading club
Slides 11 - ANOVA
Reading club
Slides 12 - ANOVA
Reading club
Slides 13 - nnon-parametric stats
Reading club
Slides 14 - TBD
Reading club
Slides 15 - Feedback
Reading club
⭐️ FINAL PRESENTATIONS ⭐️