ClassInfo - Fall 2021 Public Affairs Classes

Fall 2021 | PA 5932 Section 001: Working with Data: Finding, Managing, and Using Data (34741)

Instructor(s): Yi Wang
Class Component:: Laboratory
Credits:: 1.5 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:: Graduate Student
Times and Locations:: Second Half of Term

10/26/2021 - 12/15/2021

Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, West Bank

Hubert H Humphrey Center 85
Enrollment Status:: Open (15 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2023
(Tentative) Fall 2022
Fall 2021

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:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?wang8262+PA5932+Fall2021
Class Description:
Grading:: Homework Assignments: 80%, Final Project: 20%
Class Format:: Lecture 40%, In-Class Exercise 60%
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34741/1219
Syllabus:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/wang8262_PA5932_Fall2021.docx
Past Syllabi:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/wang8262_PA5932_Fall2022.docx (Fall 2022)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 20 August 2021

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