Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Answering Your Question

    • The Importance of Good Data
  • 2

    Lesson 1: Defining Your Question

    • Making Concepts Specific

    • Descriptive Questions

    • Causal Questions

    • Activity Overview

    • Activity: Descriptive and Causal Questions
  • 3

    Lesson 2: Operationalization

    • What is Operationalization?

    • Thinking Smart

    • Activity Overview

    • Activity: Practicing Operationalization
  • 4

    Lesson 3: Case Selection & Methodology

    • Why Choose Case Studies?

    • Types of Case Studies

    • Deep Dive: Natural Experiments

    • Correlation & Regression Analysis

    • Activity: Regression Deep Dive
  • 5

    Lesson 4: Framing & Practice

    • How to Frame Your Findings

    • Activity: Creating a Research Design

    • Conclusion

    • Activity: Reflection