A Survey of Computer Use by Undergraduate Psychology Departments in Virginia

Stoloff, Michael L.; Couch, James V.

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“…This article advocates the Structured Query Language (SQL), which introduces students to the general concept of database management. " Database management is a commion application for psychologists; 31% of psychology departments reported the use of database systems (Stoloff & Couch, 1987). My experience in applied research indicates a frequent need among social agencies for database applications such as client tracking.…”

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Computer Literacy in the Psychology Curriculum: Teaching a Database Language for Control of Experiments

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1990

Teaching of Psychology

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Undergraduates in a research design course were taught to program microcomputers for the control of experimental tasks. To promote general computer literacy, the training used a database management system with a full programming language (dBASE III Plus). The teaching approach is described for the 3-hr course unit, along with the experimental tasks that were programmed. In a mail survey, students ranked the programming of experimental tasks as important as other traditional topics covered in the course.

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“…The availability of programs for different machines appears to match the use of various brands within psychology departments. In a survey of computer use in Virginia (Stoloff & Couch, 1987) and in a national survey , Apple computers were most frequently cited, followed by IBM PCs. Other brands were rarely mentioned.…”

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Computer Use by Psychologists

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Riley³

1987

Social Science Microcomputer Review

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During the last several years psychologists have made increasing use of computers in professional activities. Historically, psychologists have collected and analyzed data with them, most often with mainframes or minicomputers. Recently, the reduced cost of hardware and growing availability of quality software has made the use of microcomputers vital in the psychologist's workplace. For example, clinical psychologists employ microcomputers in administering and interpreting psychological tests and preparing psychological reports. As it is in many other professions, the microcomputer revolution is leaving its mark in professional psychology.The authors have surveyed academic psychologists in Virginia (Stoloff & Couch, 1987) and nationally ) to obtain an overview of how microcomputers are used in the teaching of undergraduate psychology. In the present article they expand this base and describe how the microcomputer can be used by the clinical psychologist as well as by the academic psychologist with examples of the software available for different needs.For academic psychologists, word processing is the most common application of computers. Many also use statistical software to analyze the results of their research and simulation or tutorial software to teach their students. Microcomputers are not replacing the lecture. They are, however, changing the way laboratories are taught. Simulation and tutorial programs permit a great variety of experimental conditions to be demonstrated without expensive, single-purpose laboratory equipment Michael Stoloff is Associate Professor and James Couch is Professor of Psychology at James Madison Umversity. They have conducted research on the uses of microcomputers m psychology research, teachmg, and clinical practice. Their directory of microcomputer software for psychologists is to be pubhshed by the American Psychological Association.Sarah Riley is an undergraduate research assistant at James Madison Umversity.

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Computer Integration in Hotel and Foodservice Management Education

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1989

Hospitality Education and Research Journal

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A study was conducted using the 108 affiliated institutions of the Council on Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Education in the United States to determine computer usage in hotel and foodservice management (HFM) education.The major results of the study indicated: The respondents required computer usage in 34% of the undergraduate core courses and in 48% of the graduate core courses.Only two software applications were used by more than 50% of the respondents with WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 being the most often mentioned packages. The attitudes of the respondents showed that most of the respondents did not agree that the use of computers in the curriculum and the use of available computer software was adequate.

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A Survey of Computer Use by Undergraduate Psychology Departments in Virginia

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Computer Literacy in the Psychology Curriculum: Teaching a Database Language for Control of Experiments

Computer Literacy in the Psychology Curriculum: Teaching a Database Language for Control of Experiments

Computer Use by Psychologists

Computer Integration in Hotel and Foodservice Management Education

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