USING INTERNET RESOURCES IN A RESEARCH METHODS COURSE

Internet resources (a WWW home page, a Unix-based Listserv discussion list, and e-mail) were used to supplement traditional materials in a r esearch methods course. The course also included word processing and c omputerized data analysis, and the student version of MEL was used as a research simulator. A computer usage survey was administered at the beginning and end of the semester. Analysis of the survey results indi cated that students were more positive in their attitudes about comput ers as a helpful tool for psychologists at the end of the course than at the beginning. They did not show an increased appreciation for the usefulness of Internet and e-mail, however,which is probably the resul t of the text-based Internet browser and the slowness of the e-mail sy stem used.