PhD-course on survey experiments
A PhD-course in survey experiments was run at DIGSSCORE in April 2017, with lecturer Mike Tomz from Stanford University. The course was a success, and next time we need larger rooms to accommodate the interest.
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The Digital Social Science Core Facility (DIGSSCORE) at the University of Bergen hosted a PhD course in design and data analysis of survey experiments. The course aimed听to help PhD students and graduate students who plan to use experimental design as a part of their dissertation. The experimental method is gaining ground and is relevant for various disciplines, as political science, communication science, sociology and economics. The intention of the course was to听help PhD students conduct and design major studies that will launch their careers.
罢颈尘别:听Wednesday April 26th听鈥� Friday April 28th, 2017.
笔濒补肠别:听The Citizen lab at DIGSSCORE. 2nd听floor of Sofie Lindstr酶ms hus, Rosenbergs gate 35.
Lecturers
Mike Tomz,听Stanford University.Endre Tvinnereim,听UniResearch Rokkan Centre.
Compulsory Requirements
10 ECTS:Attendance of full three-day program and attendance of听. Paper (5000 words, detailing experiment design)
7,5 ECTS:Paper (5000 words)
You can find the reading list for the course here.
Note:听The PhD course was held in combination with the听Bergen-Gothenburg-Barcelona Workshop on Experimental Political Science.听
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Program
Wednesday 26 April 2017
0900-1000.听Registration
1030-1200.听Introduction to survey experiments
1200-1300.听Lunch
1300-1430.听Introduction to analysis of survey experimental data
1500-1630.听Analysis of survey experimental data, individual work on own/provided data set
1900.听Course dinner, instructors and participants.
Thursday 27 April 2017
0830-1000.听Designing effective survey experiments
1030-1200.听Hypothesis development. Independent, supervised work on own project. Output: Students to write a brief summary of hypotheses they hope to test with their first survey experiment.
1200-1300.听Lunch.
1300-1430.听Students present initial hypotheses orally. Feedback by instructor(s) and by other students.
1500-1630.听Independent work on own survey experiment; hypothesis development. Students work on a description of an experiment to test hypotheses.
Friday 28 April 2017
0830-1000.听Presentation of students' experiments. Feedback to students' experiments.
1030-1200.听Supervised work on experiments.
1200-1300.听Lunch.
1300-1630.听Group work session: Development of experiments ready for pre-testing and/or fielding in a survey.
