Abstract
Practical research courses are an important component of the psychology curriculum. This article presents an approach to teaching one such course that emphasizes an experiential orientation to learning to do research. Course assignments are of two types. One is a series of specific exercises designed to teach a range of skills important for research practitioners; the other uses research projects to provide research experience. Several group-based projects furnish experience with different research strategies, and an individual project promotes application and generalization of the skills and knowledge gained. The advantages of the experiential approach to research courses are discussed. It is concluded that courses of this type are valuable, even in light of the heavy demands on the teacher.
