Fall 2024  |  SOC 8890 Section 001: Advanced Topics in Research Methods -- Applied Causal Inference (32670)

Instructor(s)
Nicholas Graetz
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
6 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Wed 11:45AM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Open (3 of 12 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Advanced Research Methods (e.g., multilevel models), historical/comparative, field, survey research. Topics specified in Class Schedule.prereq: 8801, 8811, or instr consent. Cr will not be granted if cr has been received for the same topics title
Class Notes:
3 seats reserved for Sociology graduate students through 08/16/24.
Class Description:
This course takes a holistic approach to quantitative causal inference and is designed for population scientists - demographers, sociologists, epidemiologists, psychologists, economists - interested in developing a broad understanding of causal inference concepts and methods. The course is comprised of two units. First, we will discuss the theory and assumptions behind common causal estimands, including empirical examples. Second, we will review conventional and modern causal methods for estimation. This course offers opportunities for students with advanced training in coding and statistics to do a deeper dive on certain methods, but is also designed such that students with no coding experience and an introductory graduate course in statistics will be able to achieve all learning goals. This course may be appropriate for advanced undergraduates.
Grading:
10% Problem Sets
25% Discussion
25% Presentation
40% Final Paper
Class Format:
Class will meet once a week. Meetings will include roughly half lecture and half discussion.
Workload:
1-2 Hours Readings per week
1 Leading Discussion
1 Class Presentation
1 Final Paper
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32670/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 March 2024

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