#psyc 2030

[yorkulife]

second year psychology.. can i take research methods in first sem while i'm doing stats 1+2 ?

As long as you’ve completed PSYC 1010, then yes.

— H

[yorkulife]

If I fail stats 2021 and am taking stats 2030, at the same time. What happens if I fail 2021 and pass 2030? Do they not take it in account? I know you can take them as a co-requisite. Thanks in advance

If you pass the course you get the credit, no one will take that away from you. You’ll likely just have to repeat PSYC 2021 if you fail it or drop it before/by the drop/withdrawal deadline. Ultimately, you’ll have to do PSYC 2021 either way as it’s a requirement for the Psych major so in the end it won’t matter.

No probs.

- H

[yorkulife]

i'm planning to take PSYC 2030 in the summer with Heather L. Jenkin. Any possible feedback on how the course is and what to expect?

Followers any input?

- H

[yorkulife]

Hi, I am a psychology major student in second year and i think i may have failed my research methods course. What happens next? If i do not take this course again during summer school, will i not be able to continue on to my third year considering this is a mandatory course for second year? Thanks.

If your third year courses have that course as a prereq then yes that’s correct, you wouldn’t be able to take them until you’ve passed research methods. You will have to pass that course regardless because it’s a requirement for your degree.

- H

[yorkulife]

Is it ok to take stats II & research methods (psyc) in the same semester? Is that a popular choice? Thanks!!

Yes that’s perfectly okay. Not sure about how popular the choice is since it’s subjective to how people plan their schedule/courses, but both those courses are second year requirements that you have to complete as they are prereqs to enrolling in some fourth year courses. That’s why it’s a good idea to do them now, so if you struggle with them later on in the semester you’ll have the chance to do them again before fourth year.

- H

[yorkulife]

Has anyone taken Introduction to Research Methods (PSYCH 2030) with either Raymond A. Mar OR Michael Pettit ?? I don't know which one I should pick.. any feedback??

We’ve already discussed Research Methods in our PSYC 2030 tag and the research methods tag.

- H

[yorkulife]

question for 'LV': how was research methods with Michael Pettit? Was he easy to learn from? because I SUCK at anything to do with math.

Hey anon! 

Research Methods has virtually nothing to do with Math, so no worries! (It’s Intro to Stats that is heavily math-based, and I recommend Christopher Green by the way.) Pettit is highly recommended by many students and I’ve yet to hear a single bad comment about him. He’s an amazing lecturer, engaging, funny and approachable. He has good power point slides and posts them online. His tests are straight forward, nothing tricky, usually MC and short questions (short definition and significance). My syllabus has an assignment (report/essay) component, and he/his TAs were fair markers. 

Overall it’s an easy A in my opinion. If you have any more question feel free to ask! 

Good luck with the class! 

-LV 

[yorkulife]

Hey there,

I just want to say that you guys are awesome. Whenever, I need advice or help you guys are always there. I wish you guys great success in life. 

I have a few questions l, hope u don’t mind:

1) I’m planning to retake psyc 2030: Research methods, cause i didnt do so well in the course lasy year, i had Jubis. I was wondering would you guys recommend me taking it during the summer or fall/winter term? Also which prof would you recommend, from yours or other people experience?

2) I’m also taking social psyc, I heard a lot of great things about Struthers C. Ward. And I was wondering would you recommend him or do known any other profs that are good? (Pls not Kawakami)

3) I would like to do a certificate at york.But I’m not sure which one? I’m really interested in the Rehabilitation or health informatics certificate.I was wondering which one will open more doors into the healthcare job field? And while I’m completing the certificate can I get a job within rehabilitation or health iinformatics? (Sorry, I’m a health studies major, going into 4th year)

Thanks you!!!!

Hi anon, 

We’re glad to help whenever we can, and thank you for the appreciation. ^_^

1) We have reviews on Research Methods in our tag here, and one student advised against taking it in summer school because it would be too fast paced for the amount of information you have to learn. LV took the course with Michael Petit and another student took it with Raymond Mar (who s/he highly recommended).

2) I’ll ask M or LV to add on if they took Social Psychology, but we have course feedback on it here where someone recommended taking it with McCann.

LV here: I took it with Jennifer Steele online. The online aspect has worked out for me quite well because I dislike interpersonal contact and I like the option of going over the lectures at my convenience. She's a decent lecturer, holds great discussion and replies promptly, however her exams may be tricky and not 100% straight from the testbank. I took the class during the strike so my breakdown was slightly atypical. Steele is the only professor I know (feel free to correct me!) that holds this class online, so if you plan to take it online it's probably her class. If you have any more question feel free to ask. 

3) In terms of health care, it really depends on which path you want to go towards since there’s a few options you can take. Do you want to do something related to a clinical setting? Examples of that would would be; nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, physician’s assistant, etc. If you want to do something related to technology and computers, then informatics would be the way to go. If you want to go towards management or administration in healthcare then you would need to opt for something related to business - like a project management certificate, a health services financial management certificate, or an MBA/Masters in Health Administration.

Jobs aren’t that easy to come by, but with the completion of a certificate you may manage to find something - I can’t say anything with a guarantee though ofcourse, as experience plays a relevant role too. I’ve also noticed that most employers prefer hiring employees full time, so it’s actually difficult to get a job related to your field while you’re still studying and prefer working part time.

Hope that helped you somewhat. :) 

- H