Research Methods Course in Experimental Methods --- As an introduction to experimental methods and some of the major subject areas that have been addressed by laboratory and field experiments, this course discusses basic principles and concrete procedures for successful experimentation: picking an interesting and important problem, creating a laboratory environment, choosing and motivating subjects, designing and conducting experiments, collecting and analyzing the data, and reporting the results. Students should learn to complete the entire process of experimental research, from writing a mini-grant proposal to writing a publishable paper.