Schedule

Here you can find the schedule for the semester with links to the list of readings for each week. In addition you’ll find links to the assignments in this course.

Here’s a guide to the schedule:

Date Title Materials Assignment
Week 1
August 26 Introduction and Philosophy of Science
August 28 Philosophy of Science
Week 2
August 31 Social Scientific Inquiry
September 2 Social Scientific Inquiry
September 4 No in-person meeting
Week 3
September 7 R101
September 9 R101
September 11 Research Question Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 4
September 14 How Experiments Work
September 16 How Experiments Work
September 18 Problem Set 1 - In-class
Week 5
September 21 Data Measurement
September 23 Literature Reviews
September 25 Problem Set 2 - In-class
Week 6
September 28 Survey Data
September 30 Bivariate Analysis
October 2 Problem Set 3 - In-class
Week 7
October 5 Midterm Exam
October 7 Midterm Exam
October 9 Midterm Exam
Week 8
October 12–October 16 Fall Break
Week 9
October 19 Qualitative Approaches
October 21 Qualitative Approaches
October 23 Literature Review and Expectations  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 10
October 26 Predictions with Linear Regression
October 28 Predictions with Linear Regression
October 30 Problem Set 4 - In-class
Week 11
November 2 Observational Studies
November 4 Observational Studies
November 6 Problem Set 5 - In-class
Week 12
November 9 Probability
November 11 Probability
November 13 Problem Set 6 - In-class
Week 13
November 16 Population Samples
November 18 Hypothesis Testing
November 20 Problem Set 7 - In-class
Week 14
November 23 Confidence Intervals
November 25–November 27 NO CLASS. Thanksgiving Break.
Week 15
November 30 Peer-review day
December 2 Workshop day
December 4 Final paper due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 16
May 4 Final exam  (submit by 10:30:00)