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Psychological Sciences

Tianjun Sun

Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences

Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Member, Institute of Health Resilience and Innovation

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Average rating

3.9

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Difficulty

3.8

course-linked average

Courses

10

in seeded sections

Public profile

Research areas

personnel selection; individual differences; research methods; applied psychometrics; cross-cultural psychology

Courses taught

PSYC 485

Ug Supervised Research

Supervised empirical research. Research paper required. Sponsorship by faculty member required. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 339, PSYC 340. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone1-6 credits
4.26.4hBeier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Hooge, Kim, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Lesane-Brown, Chase, Martin, Randi, Maynard, Mark, Nicolaou, Colette, Parsons, Sandra, Salas, Eduardo, Standen, Erin, Sun, Tianjun, Westmoreland, Kirsten

PSYC 488

Supervised Reading

Supervised reading of books and empirical papers on a topic of mutual interest to students and faculty. Term paper required. Sponsorship by faculty member required. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 339 and PSYC 340. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone1-6 credits
3.97.1hBeier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Hooge, Kim, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Lesane-Brown, Chase, Maynard, Mark, Nicolaou, Colette, Parsons, Sandra, Salas, Eduardo, Sun, Tianjun, Westmoreland, Kirsten, Zahn, Rachel

PSYC 561

Teaching In Psychology

Assistance in the teaching of undergraduate and occasionally graduate courses in psychology. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone3 credits
3.211.3hBeier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Hooge, Kim, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Lesane-Brown, Chase, Maynard, Mark, Moore, Bart, Nicolaou, Colette, Parsons, Sandra, Salas, Eduardo, Standen, Erin, Sun, Tianjun, Westmoreland, Kirsten, Zahn, Rachel

PSYC 571

First-Year Project

Individual research project undertaken in the first year of the graduate program. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone3 credits
3.711.5hAdam, Kirsten, Beier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Oswald, Frederick, Salas, Eduardo, Sun, Tianjun

PSYC 572

Second-Year Project

Individual research project undertaken during the second year of the graduate program. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone3 credits
3.59.3hAdam, Kirsten, Beier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Oswald, Frederick, Salas, Eduardo, Sun, Tianjun

PSYC 573

Non-Thesis Graduate Research

Individual research prior to achieving candidacy. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone1-15 credits
3.89.3hAdam, Kirsten, Beier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Martin, Randi, Oswald, Frederick, Salas, Eduardo, Sun, Tianjun

PSYC 602

Psychometrics

Test theory, including reliability, validity, item response theory, and generalizability theory. In addition, the course offers hands-on experience with analysis software and discussion of practical issues such as test bias, item writing, and scale construction.

PsychologyNone3 credits
3.910.4hSun, Tianjun

PSYC 630

Training

Topics will vary. Repeatable for different topics. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone3 credits
4.010.7hAlliger, George, Brossoit, Rebecca, Sun, Tianjun

PSYC 700

Thesis Research

Research for the master's thesis. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone1-15 credits
3.56.8hBeier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Salas, Eduardo, Sun, Tianjun

PSYC 800

Dissertation Research

Research for the doctoral dissertation. Repeatable for Credit.

PsychologyNone1-15 credits
3.35.4hBeier, Margaret, Brossoit, Rebecca, Byrne, Michael, Chen, Jing, DeLucia, Pat, Denny, Bryan, Fagundes, Christopher, Fischer-Baum, Simon, Garcini, Luz, Hebl, Mikki, Jordan, Danielle, King, Eden, Kortum, Philip, Salas, Eduardo, Sun, Tianjun

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