PA 5932 is also offered in Fall 2023
PA 5932 is also offered in Fall 2022
PA 5932 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2020 | PA 5932 Section 001: Working with Data: Finding, Managing, and Using Data (33323)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 1.5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Student
- Times and Locations:
Second Half of Term
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
Open (12 of 22 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Hands-on experience with common issues that arise when using secondary data sets. After successful completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. Determine where to find data and information about data (metadata) for policy-related topics. 2. Repurpose, manipulate, and/or clean data collected by someone else or for a different purpose in order to answer questions. 3. Determine appropriate units of analysis, weights, data structure, and variables of interest in order to answer policy-related questions. 4. Document workflow to allow reproducibility and protect the confidentiality of the data. 5. Conduct basic data manipulation tasks (making tables) using existing software including Excel and Stata. 6. Learn how to find answers for questions through online support. This course will focus on Excel and Stata equally. Previous experience in Stata is preferred, but the course will include a brief introduction to relevant skills.
- Class Notes:
- Class will be offered ONLINE. PA 5932 will be online and asynchronous. No class meetings will be held at a scheduled time. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?leex5172+PA5932+Fall2020
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33323/1209
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