Dr. Dennis R. Papini

dpapini@mtsu.edu

Dr. Dennis R. Papini

Psychology

Smart Classroom

AMG 116

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AMG116 is a classroom in the basement of AMG. It is a “normal” classroom. We propose turning it into a “state-of the art” statistics oriented master classroom/laboratory. The Psychology Department educates about 300 students in statistics each year. This number includes undergraduate basic and advanced statistics courses (Psy 3020 and 4080) as well as 2 large, required graduate courses (2 sections each year of 6280 and 6290). Psy 3020 is a required course for all psych majors while Psy 6280 and 6290 are required for 90% of the Psych graduate students. All have or will have required computer lab aspects to them (Psych 3020 starting in F06). There are also at least 6 specialty statistics courses offered once per year, for an additional 30-40 students, that also require access to the specialized stat software that will be installed on the 30 computers that will go into the room. As a master classroom designed to seat approximately 25-30 students, it will be used throughout the day for the necessary, required, computer based aspect of the statistics courses. The department is being pressured to move from classrooms in Peck Hall as part of a move towards college “domains”. Should we receive the funds to convert AMG116 our department would vacate a classroom that we currently occupy in Peck Hall. Specifically we would relinquish PH 313.