Sorted out TA stuff. To do:
- look at Wikipedia tutorial
- look at setting up group discussions in courselink
- see if there are obvious gaps in the current Wikipedia info on Cog Neuro
- talk to Amber Johnston about swapping invigilation
Other to dos:
- Make change form for Ben for Stonehenge and ask him to send it, otherwise we can't test out there anymore
- update change request for the Value Learning and send to Sandra (done)
- fix various bits and pieces of VL experiment
- make Yellow+ and Red+ versions
- get a few people to run through it
- analyse data
- get all data for Hot or Not, add to analysis and send to Mark
- speak to Angele about starting testing again
- finish NSERC proposal, send to Mark
- get Danae to read over?
- finish Contributions and Statements and send to Mark
- update resume
- speak to Karly about sorting out references for SD Review
- decide on EndNote vs. RefWorks
Whew! Looks like another busy week...
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
1st week of classes craziness
Good lord, it has been a busy week. I spent most of it feeling frantic, but everything is getting done so it is all good.
Very short meeting this week so we just dealt with the major issues.
1. TA stuff - signed and off to Robin
2. I don't seem to be listed as a student for some reason
- spoke to Robin about this and she thinks she may have got it sorted out. Robin is a star.
3. Value Learning
- Mark hasn't had a chance to look at the program yet. Hopefully on Monday.
- ethics change form needed
4. NSERC
- in progress, had a good discussion of what to write.
This week, I have written up an ethics change form, did a lot of work on the SD review and did more with my NSERC app. The SD review is now in Ben's court, which is a huge relief as I feel I've been doing all of it. He will add what he can before next Friday and then I will look it over one more time. I have also spoken to Karly about helping out with references, so will get that started too.
To do this week:
- NSERC research proposal fully written by Monday
- other bits of NSERC to be worked on during the week (CV, personal statement thing etc)
- TA conference all day Sat plus volunteering
- Sort out EndNote
- Speak to Karly about getting the references sorted
- find out about Helena's stuff about in utero cocaine exposure
- do all versions of VL exp't if approved
- write SD review abstract
To discuss with Mark on Monday:
- Go over ethics change form and submit
- Go over exp't and make sure ready to go
- Decide on exact procedure re: paying ppts
- NSERC: will have research proposal ready, so go over that
- ask re:NSERC letter of reference
Very short meeting this week so we just dealt with the major issues.
1. TA stuff - signed and off to Robin
2. I don't seem to be listed as a student for some reason
- spoke to Robin about this and she thinks she may have got it sorted out. Robin is a star.
3. Value Learning
- Mark hasn't had a chance to look at the program yet. Hopefully on Monday.
- ethics change form needed
4. NSERC
- in progress, had a good discussion of what to write.
This week, I have written up an ethics change form, did a lot of work on the SD review and did more with my NSERC app. The SD review is now in Ben's court, which is a huge relief as I feel I've been doing all of it. He will add what he can before next Friday and then I will look it over one more time. I have also spoken to Karly about helping out with references, so will get that started too.
To do this week:
- NSERC research proposal fully written by Monday
- other bits of NSERC to be worked on during the week (CV, personal statement thing etc)
- TA conference all day Sat plus volunteering
- Sort out EndNote
- Speak to Karly about getting the references sorted
- find out about Helena's stuff about in utero cocaine exposure
- do all versions of VL exp't if approved
- write SD review abstract
To discuss with Mark on Monday:
- Go over ethics change form and submit
- Go over exp't and make sure ready to go
- Decide on exact procedure re: paying ppts
- NSERC: will have research proposal ready, so go over that
- ask re:NSERC letter of reference
Friday, September 4, 2009
Beginning of September
It has been a really good week, as I finally solved all the problems with the Value Learning E-Prime (thanks to Kamil and Mark) and have a version up and running. This is VERY exciting after weeks of staring at it wondering why it won't work properly. I am waiting to hear back from Mark on nitpicks and also the ethics situation, but as far as I'm concerned I think it is nearly ready to run.
Had a look at the data from the Hot or Not Inhibition study this week as well. If we remove one person who rated everyone of both sexes very low, we get significant differences between go and no go on the people who they are not attracted to, but non-significant on the people they are attracted to. However, our N is still pretty low so I will run more ppts to get us up to 24 usable ones. Then we should have a better idea of what exactly is going on.
In other news, heard from Jan at Stonehenge that things are crazy there right now and could I please not bother her for three weeks or so. (not in so many words!) Fair enough, so that project is on the back burner until the end of September.
We have a draft of the SD review!!!! Sort of. But I have been working quite hard on it this week and it is getting much more readable. Ben finally uploaded something, but I haven't really looked at it as have been working on fleshing out the final section on attentional training. Some quite cool experiments, but sadly not looking like the results are clinically applicable.
And finally, Christian stopped by and determined that my Python problems are something Mac-related. He is determined to find a solution. Once one is found, I will attempt to make the Value Learning experiment in Python as well (and then we will have a choice of methods).
To do*:
- try modifying E-Prime so that we can modify the win/loss contingency
- work on SD review
- NSERC proposal
* but I may be away portaging all next week, so not too much may get done.
Had a look at the data from the Hot or Not Inhibition study this week as well. If we remove one person who rated everyone of both sexes very low, we get significant differences between go and no go on the people who they are not attracted to, but non-significant on the people they are attracted to. However, our N is still pretty low so I will run more ppts to get us up to 24 usable ones. Then we should have a better idea of what exactly is going on.
In other news, heard from Jan at Stonehenge that things are crazy there right now and could I please not bother her for three weeks or so. (not in so many words!) Fair enough, so that project is on the back burner until the end of September.
We have a draft of the SD review!!!! Sort of. But I have been working quite hard on it this week and it is getting much more readable. Ben finally uploaded something, but I haven't really looked at it as have been working on fleshing out the final section on attentional training. Some quite cool experiments, but sadly not looking like the results are clinically applicable.
And finally, Christian stopped by and determined that my Python problems are something Mac-related. He is determined to find a solution. Once one is found, I will attempt to make the Value Learning experiment in Python as well (and then we will have a choice of methods).
To do*:
- try modifying E-Prime so that we can modify the win/loss contingency
- work on SD review
- NSERC proposal
* but I may be away portaging all next week, so not too much may get done.
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