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 instructions for the assignments in this course.

Here’s a guide to the schedule:

Date Title Materials Assignment
Week 1
January 21 Introduction and Philosophy of Science
January 23 Philosophy of Science
Week 2
January 26 Social Scientific Inquiry
January 28 Social Scientific Inquiry
January 30 Social Scientific Inquiry
Week 3
February 2 R101
February 4 R101
February 6 Research Question Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 4
February 9 How Experiments Work
February 11 How Experiments Work
February 13 Problem Set 1 Due  (submit by 09:00:00)
Week 5
February 16 Working with Survey Data
February 18 Working with Survey Data
February 20 Problem Set 2 Due  (submit by 09:00:00)
Week 6
February 23 Working with Survey Data
February 25 Working with Survey Data
February 27 Midterm Exam
Week 7
March 2–March 6 Spring Break
Week 8
March 9 The Research Process
March 11 The Research Process
March 13 Qualitative Approaches
Week 9
March 16 Qualitative Approaches
March 18 No in-person meeting. Work with group.
March 20 Literature Review and Expectations  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 10
March 23 Predictions with Linear Regression
March 25 Predictions with Linear Regression
March 27 Problem Set 4 Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 11
March 30 Observational Studies
April 1 Observational Studies
April 3 NO CLASS. Easter Break.
Week 12
April 6 NO CLASS. Easter Break.
April 8 Validity and Probability
April 10 Problem Set 5 Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 13
April 13 Probability
April 15 Probability
April 17 Probability
Week 14
April 20 How Certain Are We?
April 22 NO CLASS.
April 24 No in-person meeting. Recorded lecture.
April 24 Problem Set 6 Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 15
April 27 Research Presentations
April 29 Research Presentations
May 1 Extra Credit Problem Set Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 16
May 4 Final Paper Due  (submit by 23:59:00)
Week 17
May 14 Final exam  (submit by 15:00:00)