Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Global Affairs

Meeting: 6:00PM - 8:59PM R SEW 303 (24-AUG-2015 - 9-OCT-2015) 

Session: 1st Half of Full Term

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 1.5

 

Section Max Enrollment: 23

Section Enrolled: 21

Enrollment data as of: 3-JUN-2023 2:12AM

 

 

Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam

 

Description: This course familiarizes students with basic concepts of research design and statistical methodology that used in policy analysis. It covers (1) fundamental concepts of scientific inference and barriers to inference in observational data, (2) the implementation and evaluation of experimental and observational research designs in policy analysis, (3) descriptive and graphical statistics, (4) statistical hypothesis testing, (5) elementary use and interpretation of the generalized linear model, and (6) using the R statistical software environment for data organization and analysis. It is strongly recommended that students complete this course in the fall semester of their first year; in all cases, it must be completed before the end of the first year. Master of Global Affairs students only.