On Methods in the Social Sciences

Description: This interdisciplinary lecture course provides an overview on current methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. The first six weeks faculty members will present in a lecture (one hour) modern methods of social and behavioral research. Students discuss the lecture and readings with the lecturer during the remaining time (30 minutes). The remaining seven weeks are more like a workshop, where students are introduced to more specialized methods especially relevant for their own work. There will be potentially two lists of readings provided every week: required readings for all CDSS students that provide introductory level articles or text book chapters; an additional advanced reading list will provide students who are planning to apply a particular method with more detailed information about it. The reading list will be available on CDSS web pages.