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:'''Class Hours:''' Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00–1:15 PM | :'''Class Hours:''' Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00–1:15 PM | ||
== | == Instructor == | ||
:'''Instructor:''' [https://jeremydfoote.com Jeremy Foote] | :'''Instructor:''' [https://jeremydfoote.com Jeremy Foote] | ||
:'''Email:''' jdfoote@purdue.edu | :'''Email:''' jdfoote@purdue.edu | ||
:'''Office Hours:''' Tuesdays, 2–4 pm in BRNG 2156 or by appointment | :'''Office Hours:''' Tuesdays, 2–4 pm in BRNG 2156 or by appointment | ||
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=== Hypotheses === | === Hypotheses === | ||
;Due | ;Due date: January 22 | ||
;Maximum length: 1.5 pages | ;Maximum length: 1.5 pages | ||
Early on in the class, you will bring three ideas for research projects to class. For each idea, you should provide 1) a brief description of your research topic 2) your research questions, hypotheses, or objectives, and 3) a brief description of data that you could gather or use. In total, your ideas should be no more than 1.5 pages. We will circulate ideas in class and workshop them in small groups. You will then identify what you see as the most promising project, which you will submit on Brightspace. | Early on in the class, you will bring three ideas for research projects to class. For each idea, you should provide 1) a brief description of your research topic 2) your research questions, hypotheses, or objectives, and 3) a brief description of data that you could gather or use. In total, your ideas should be no more than 1.5 pages. We will circulate ideas in class and workshop them in small groups. You will then identify what you see as the most promising project, which you will submit on Brightspace. | ||
=== Literature Review === | === Literature Review === | ||
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;Maximum length: ~4-5 pages | ;Maximum length: ~4-5 pages | ||
Based on the principles discussed in class, you will complete a full draft of a | Based on the principles discussed in class, you will complete a full draft of a literature review. While norms differ for the length of literature reviews across disciplines and even across journals, this will be an exercise in making an argument with brevity, and your document should be no more than 5 pages (excluding references). | ||
=== Methods and Dummy Results === | === Methods and Dummy Results === | ||
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'''Agenda:''' | '''Agenda:''' | ||
* Class overview and expectations — We'll walk through this syllabus. | * Class overview and expectations — We'll walk through this syllabus. | ||
=== Thursday === | === Thursday === | ||
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'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
* Turn in brief reflection about what you hope to get from this class | * Turn in brief reflection about what you hope to get from this class | ||
=== Thursday === | === Thursday === | ||
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* Huntington-Klein. "[https://theeffectbook.net/ch-ResearchQuestions.html Research Questions]". ''The Effect''. | * 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] | * 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] | ||
* | * Davis. "[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/004839317100100211 That's Interesting!]". ''Philosophy of the Social Sciences''. | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 3: Theories and Theoretical Frameworks (January 22) == | == Week 3: Theories and Theoretical Frameworks (January 22) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
TBD | |||
'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
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* 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)''] | * 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] | * 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] | ||
* | * Read 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):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 4: Concepts and Measurements (January 29) == | == Week 4: Concepts and Measurements (January 29) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/948244/viewContent/15412506/View Goertz. Chapter 2. ''Social Science Concepts and Measurement''] | * [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. | * 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):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 5: Ethics in Research (February 5) == | == Week 5: Ethics in Research (February 5) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
TBD | |||
'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
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'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 6: Causal Inference (February 12) == | == Week 6: Causal Inference (February 12) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Cunningham. [https://mixtape.scunning.com/01-introduction Introduction]. ''Causal Inference: The Mixtape'' | * Cunningham. [https://mixtape.scunning.com/01-introduction Introduction]. ''Causal Inference: The Mixtape'' | ||
* Angrist and Pischke. Chapters 1--2. ''Mostly Harmless Econometrics'' | * Angrist and Pischke. Chapters 1--2. ''Mostly Harmless Econometrics'' (On Brightspace) | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 7: Experimental Studies (February 19) == | == Week 7: Experimental Studies (February 19) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''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.] | 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.] | ||
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.] | 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:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
* | * [#Literature review|Literature Review] | ||
=== Thursday === | === Thursday === | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''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'' | * 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'' | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 8: Observational Studies (February 26) == | == Week 8: Observational Studies (February 26) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
TBD | |||
'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
== Week 9: Surveys (March 4) == | == Week 9: Surveys (March 4) == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
TBD | |||
'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Pew. [https://www.pewresearch.org/our-methods/u-s-surveys/writing-survey-questions/ Writing Survey Questions]. | |||
* 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] | * 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):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 10: SPRING BREAK — NO CLASS (March 11) == | == Week 10: SPRING BREAK — NO CLASS (March 11) == | ||
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* Sampling: Design and Analysis 3rd Edition, by Sharon Lohr | * Sampling: Design and Analysis 3rd Edition, by Sharon Lohr | ||
** I. Introduction (pp. 1-10, 17) | ** I. Introduction (pp. 1-10, 17) | ||
*** Sections 1.1 - 1.3.6 and 1.6 | *** Sections 1.1 - 1.3.6 and 1.6 | ||
** II. Simple Probability Samples (pp.31-39, 44-46) | ** II. Simple Probability Samples (pp.31-39, 44-46) | ||
*** Sections 1, 2, and 4 | *** Sections 1, 2, and 4 | ||
'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
=== Thursday === | === Thursday === | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''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''. | * 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''. | ||
* Henrich, J., Heine, S., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X0999152X The weirdest people in the world?] ''Behavioral and Brain Sciences''. | * Henrich, J., Heine, S., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X0999152X The weirdest people in the world?] ''Behavioral and Brain Sciences''. | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 12: Interviews and Focus Groups (March 25) == | == Week 12: Interviews and Focus Groups (March 25) == | ||
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'''Assignments Due:''' | '''Assignments Due:''' | ||
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* 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'' | * 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'' | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
1. 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]. | 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]. | ||
2. 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. | |||
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* | * Geertz, C. (2005). [https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/PDF/410/Geertz72.pdf Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight]. ''Daedalus''. | ||
* | * Geertz, C. (1973). "Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture". ''The Interpretation of Cultures''. (On Brightspace) | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 14: Mixed Methods Design (April 8) == | == Week 14: Mixed Methods Design (April 8) == | ||
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* 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''. | * 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''. | ||
* Creamer, E. G. (2018). Chapter 1. ''An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research''. | * Creamer, E. G. (2018). Chapter 1. ''An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research''. (On Brightspace) | ||
'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 15: Computational Methods and Prediction (April 15) == | == Week 15: Computational Methods and Prediction (April 15) == | ||
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* Lazer et al. [https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1167742 Computational Social Science]. ''Science'' | * Lazer et al. [https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1167742 Computational Social Science]. ''Science'' | ||
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'''Discussion Leader(s):''' | '''Discussion Leader(s):''' | ||
== Week 16: Final Project Presentations == | == Week 16: Final Project Presentations == | ||
== Week 17: Final Paper Due (December 14) == | |||
== Week 17: Final Paper Due ( | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' |