Being Public and Engaging Policy Academics are increasingly asked to engage with public actors from policymakers to journalists. Rarely, however, are academics given any guidance or strategies for doing so. In this lecture, Dr. Ray will provide strategies for … Read more
Introduction to Focus Groups Focus group interviews are commonly used for survey development, content development, and qualitative data collection to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs that affect behavior. An overview of the basics of focus groups … Read more
R Open Labs Open labs are (mostly) unstructured workshops designed to help you learn R. Each week brief instruction will be provided, followed by time to practice, work together, ask questions and get help. Participants can join the lab … Read more
Atlas.ti 8 for the PC Hands-On Workshop (Part 1) This part 1 hands-on short course will illustrate the capabilities of the PC version of ATLAS.ti 8, a software program for coding and interpreting qualitative text. It provides a network … Read more
Big Data and Social Science Objective By the end of the course participants will: -Have a good understanding of commonalities and differences between the techniques used in the social sciences and those used in computer science -Have seen … Read more
R Open Labs Open labs are (mostly) unstructured workshops designed to help you learn R. Each week brief instruction will be provided, followed by time to practice, work together, ask questions and get help. Participants can join the lab … Read more
Working with Data in Excel This workshop will cover some of the most useful functions, shortcuts, and other tools to navigate, manipulate and summarize data more effectively in Excel. General computer skills are required, but specialized prior knowledge is … Read more
Data Collection Using Mobile Phones in Developing Countries: New Approaches with SMS, IVR, Web, and CATI The rapid growth of mobile phones in developing countries opens up new possibilities for data collection. Short message service (SMS), interactive voice … Read more
R Open Labs Open labs are (mostly) unstructured workshops designed to help you learn R. Each week brief instruction will be provided, followed by time to practice, work together, ask questions and get help. Participants can join the lab … Read more
Agent-Based Modeling This course offers a brief introduction to agent-based modeling (ABM), a technique that allows researchers to understand and represent interactions and complexity in nearly every field imaginable. ABM can augment traditional statistical approaches and explore questions … Read more
