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= Schedule = '''NOTE''': This section will be modified throughout the course to meet the class's needs. Check back in often. There are links to each day's slides. Note that these are slides from an earlier version of the class and will typically be updated the day of each class. == Week 1: Philosophy of Science (January 8) == === Tuesday === '''Readings:''' '''Agenda:''' * Class overview and expectations — We'll walk through this syllabus. * [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16GUXWQYpSBX87JVPPIUhG2S4G0uknYHKcT-lbRLUZzc/edit#gid=0 Sign up as discussant] (2 weeks) === Thursday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Sebastian Murgueitio Ramirez (Philosophy) '''Readings:''' * [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-method/ Scientific Method] == Week 2: Research Questions and Hypotheses (January 15) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Torsten Reimer (Communication) '''Readings:''' 1. Section 2.5 of Chapter 2 in [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15395306/View Gravetter and Forzano] 2. Page 1-7 from [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15395305/View Gigerenzer et al.] 3. The first two pages of [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15395304/View Davis (1971)]. '''Assignments Due:''' * Turn in brief reflection about what you hope to get from this class (on Brightspace) === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Huntington-Klein. "[https://theeffectbook.net/ch-ResearchQuestions.html Research Questions]". ''The Effect''. * Schwartz. "[https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/121/11/1771/30038/The-importance-of-stupidity-in-scientific-research The importance of stupidity in scientific research]". ''Journal of Cell Science''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15471040/View BrightSpace] * (Recommended) The rest of Davis. "[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/004839317100100211 That's Interesting!]". ''Philosophy of the Social Sciences''. '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Julius Jake == Week 3: Theories and Theoretical Frameworks (January 22) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Robin Stryker (Sociology) '''Readings:''' * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15652537/View Robin Stryker. 2006. Chair’s Corner: Challenges to Theory Growth and Growth of the Theory Section. Newsletter for the ASA Theory Section 28(4) 2006.] * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15652536/View Robin Stryker. 1996: “Beyond History vs. Theory: Strategic Narrative and Sociological Explanation, Sociological Methods and Research 24: 204-252.] (Reading the first part of the article through p. 332 will be especially helpful.) '''Assignments Due:''' * [[#Hypotheses|Hypotheses Assignment]] === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Rojas. Preface. [https://purdue.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_walterdegruyter_books_10_7312_roja18164_prf&context=PC&vid=01PURDUE_PUWL:PURDUE&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,theory%20for%20the%20working%20sociologists ''Theory for the Working Sociologist (Purdue University Library Link)''] * Healy. [https://kieranhealy.org/files/papers/fuck-nuance.pdf Fuck Nuance]. Sociological Theory. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15471201/View Brightspace] * Identify three papers from your field and take note of how they talk about theory and theoretical frameworks. Come prepared to discuss both individual-level approaches and higher-level patterns that you see. '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Julius == Week 4: Concepts and Measurements (January 29) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Louis Tay (Psychology) '''Readings:''' 1. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15396256/View Hoyle, R. H., Borsboom, D., & Tay, L. (2024). Measuring constructs. In D. Gilbert, S. Fiske, E. Finkel, & W. Mendes (Eds.), The Handbook of Social Psychology.] 2. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15396255/View Jebb, A. T., Ng, V., & Tay, L. (2021). A review of key Likert scale development advances: 1995–2019. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 637547.] '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * D'Ignazio, C., & Klein, L. (2020). Introduction: Why Data Science Needs Feminism. In Data Feminism. https://data-feminism.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/frfa9szd * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15412506/View Goertz. Chapter 2. ''Social Science Concepts and Measurement''] * After reading Goertz, take three papers in your field and see if you can fit them into Goertz's framework: identify the top-level concept, the secondary-level dimensions, and data-indicator levels. Come prepared to discuss and share. '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Jin Baldick == Week 5: Ethics in Research (February 5) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Jeff Haddad (Health and Kinesiology) '''Readings:''' * [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0800136 Miller and Emmanual (2008). Quality-Improvement Research and Informed Consent. New England Journal of Medecine.] '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * [https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/read-the-belmont-report/index.html The Belmont Report]: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15471674/View (Brightspace)] * Salganik. [https://www.bitbybitbook.com/en/1st-ed/ethics/ Ethics]. In ''Bit By Bit'' '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Amy Janis == Week 6: Causal Inference (February 12) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Shawn Bauldry (Sociology) '''Readings:''' 1. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15396715/View Barringer, S. N., Eliason, S. R., & Leahey, E. (2013). A History of Causal Analysis in the Social Sciences. In Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (pp. 9-26). (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6094-3_2] 2. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15396716/View Rohrer, J. M. (2018). Thinking clearly about correlations and causation: Graphical causal models for observational data. Advances in methods and practices in psychological science, 1(1), 27-42.] '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Cunningham. [https://mixtape.scunning.com/01-introduction Introduction]. ''Causal Inference: The Mixtape'' * Angrist and Pischke. Chapters 1--2. ''Mostly Harmless Econometrics'' [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472088/View (On Brightspace)] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Amy Janis == Week 7: Experimental Studies (February 19) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Trenton Mize (Sociology) '''Readings:''' 1. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15399178/View Mize TD, Manago B. The past, present, and future of experimental methods in the social sciences. Soc Sci Res. 2022 Nov;108:102799. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102799. Epub 2022 Oct 3. PMID: 36334924.] You can skip Section 6. 2. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15399177/View Hainmueller, J., Hangartner, D., & Yamamoto, T. (2015). Validating vignette and conjoint survey experiments against real-world behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(8), 2395-2400.] '''Assignments Due:''' * [[#Literature review|Literature Review]] === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * King et al. [https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.20279 A “politically robust” experimental design for public policy evaluation, with application to the Mexican Universal Health Insurance program]. ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management'' [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472167/View (Brightspace)] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Jorge == Week 8: Observational Studies (February 26) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Kristine Marceau (Human Development and Family Science) '''Readings:''' [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15801965/View C J Mann. Observational research methods. Research design II: cohort, cross-sectional, and case-control studies] [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15801966/View Munaro et al. 2021. Triangulating Evidence through the Inclusion of Genetically Informed Designs] '''Assignments Due:''' * First [[Self_Assessment_Reflection | self-assessment reflection]] is due (on Brightspace). === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Salganik. [https://www.bitbybitbook.com/en/1st-ed/observing-behavior/ Chapter 2]. ''Bit By Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age'' '''Discussion Leader(s):''' '''Assignment Due:''' Cassidy Munoz, Josh == Week 9: Surveys (March 4) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. James McCann (Political Science) '''Readings:''' * McCann, J. A., & Jones-Correa, M. (2016). Key Design Features of the 2012 Latino Immigrant National Election Study. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2(3), 230-235. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15652550/View (Brightspace)] * Moy, P., & Murphy, J. (2016). Problems and Prospects in Survey Research. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 93(1), 16-37. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15652551/View (Brightspace)] * Pew. [https://www.pewresearch.org/our-methods/u-s-surveys/writing-survey-questions/ Writing Survey Questions] '''Assignments Due:''' * Sign up for a Self Reflection Discussion on my calendar at https://jeremydfoote.com/calendar/ (15 minutes) ** Sometime in the next ~week ** Please prioritize office hours (Tuesdays from 2-4) === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Pew. [https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2023/04/19/how-public-polling-has-changed-in-the-21st-century/ How Public Polling Has Changed in the 21st Century] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Jin Baldick Josh == Week 10: SPRING BREAK — NO CLASS (March 11) == == Week 11: Sampling (March 18) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Sharon Christ (Human Development and Family Science) '''Readings:''' * Sampling: Design and Analysis 3rd Edition, by Sharon Lohr ** I. Introduction (pp. 1-10, 17).[https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15963887/View (Brightspace)] *** Sections 1.1 - 1.3.6 and 1.6 ** II. Simple Probability Samples (pp.31-39, 44-46) [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15963888/View (Brightspace)] *** Sections 1, 2, and 4 '''Assignments Due:''' * [[#Methods and Dummy Results|Methods and Dummy Results]] === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Geddes (1990). [https://doi.org/10.1093/pan/2.1.131 How the Cases You Choose Affect the Answers You Get: Selection Bias in Comparative Politics.] ''Political Analysis''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472370/View (Brightspace)] * Henrich, J., Heine, S., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X0999152X The weirdest people in the world?] ''Behavioral and Brain Sciences''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472371/View (Brightspace)] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Jake == Week 12: Interviews and Focus Groups (March 25) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Haocen Wang (Nursing) '''Readings:''' - [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15987802/View Intro to reading and appraising qualitative research] - [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15987803/View Focus Groups] - [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15987804/View Intro to Qual Research] - [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15987805/View Morse 2015] '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Jiménez, T.R., Orozco, M. (2021). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s11133-021-09483-2 Prompts, Not Questions: Four Techniques for Crafting Better Interview Protocols]. ''Qualitative Sociology'' [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472590/View (Brightspace)] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Cassidy Munoz, Claire Rosenberger '''Assignment Due:''' == Week 13: Ethnography and Participant Observation (April 1) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Laura Zanotti (Anthropology) '''Readings:''' * Madison, D. S. (2020). Critical ethnography : method, ethics, and performance (3rd edition.). SAGE Publications, Inc. Chapters [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15403495/View 1], [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15403496/View 2], and [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15403497/View 4]. * SUISEEYA, K. R. M., & ZANOTTI, L. (2023). From Method to Methodology at Plural Sites of Agreement-Making. Conducting Research on Global Environmental Agreement-Making, 186. '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * [Optional] Geertz, C. (2005). [https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/PDF/410/Geertz72.pdf Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight]. ''Daedalus''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472601/View (Brightspace)] * [Optional] Geertz, C. (1973). "Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture". ''The Interpretation of Cultures''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472602/View (On Brightspace)] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Wei-Lin == Week 14: Mixed Methods Design (April 8) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Zhao Ma (Natural Resource Social Science) '''Readings:''' '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Johnson, R. B., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2004). [https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X033007014 Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come]. ''Educational Researcher''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472614/View (Brightspace)] * Creamer, E. G. (2018). Chapter 1. ''An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research''. [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15274146/View (On Brightspace)] '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Wei-Lin, Claire Rosenberger == Week 15: Computational Methods and Prediction (April 15) == === Tuesday === '''Guest Speaker:''' Dr. Jeremy Foote (Communication) '''Readings:''' * Lazer et al. [https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1167742 Computational Social Science]. ''Science'' [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15472905/View (Brightspace)] * Nelson, L. K. (2020). Computational Grounded Theory: A Methodological Framework. Sociological Methods & Research, 49(1), 3-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124117729703 * Foote, J. Shaw, A., Hill, B.M. Communication networks do not predict success in attempts at peer production, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Volume 28, Issue 3, May 2023, zmad002, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmad002 '''Assignments Due:''' === Thursday === '''Readings:''' * Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, Machine Learning as a Tool for Hypothesis Generation, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024;, qjad055, https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjad055 '''Discussion Leader(s):''' Jorge == Week 16: Final Project Presentations == === Tuesday === * Claire * Julius * Jorge * Wei Lin * Amy === Thursday === * Jake * Joshua * Cassidy * Jin == Week 17: Final Paper Due (April 30) == '''Assignment Due:''' * Final paper due * [[Final_self_reflection|Final self reflection]] due
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