Data Science, Justice, and Social Change
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Instructor Information
Learning Objectives
Course Description
Role in the Psychology Curriculum
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Assignments
Assignment points breakdown
Lab assignments (25 points)
Reading quizzes (25 points)
Final policy presentation (10 points)
Final research paper (15 points)
Participation reflection (3 points)
Syllabus quiz (4 points)
Policies
Participation (18 points)
Attendance and lateness
Academic integrity
Student-generated policies
Diversity and inclusion
Grading scale
Schedule and readings
Course calendar
Readings
9/14: Research ethics and data misuse
9/21: Finding a research question
9/28: Variables and experimental design
10/5: Non-experimental methods
10/12: Validity, reliability, and measurement
10/19: Interventions and quasi-experiments
10/26: Making sense of results
11/2: FALL BREAK
11/9: Making sense of results
11/16: Qualitative methods
11/23: NO CLASS
11/30: Science communication and data journalism
12/7: Research replicability and bias in data
Appendix
Participation rubric
Reading quiz FAQ
Lab tutorials
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Research Methods: Data Science, Justice, and Social Change
Lab tutorials
Week 1: Coding basics
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