Assignments and Due Dates
Schedule of Exercises and Due Dates
| Week | Topic | Exercises and Deliverables | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Course | Begin thinking about how to use data to reclaim your story. | N/A |
| Week 2 | Pre-Course Assessment | Complete pre-course assessment. | January 13, 2025 |
| Week 3 | No Class - MLK Day | N/A | N/A |
| Week 4 | Simple Regression | Interactive Escape Room Exercise. Data Makeover Challenge: Reimagine data using storytelling. |
January 27, 2025 |
| Week 5 | Multiple Regression | Hypothesis Auction: Justify chosen testable hypotheses. Explain regression results to argue for policy change. Assignment 1 Distributed. |
March 3, 2025 |
| Week 6 | Effect Sizes & Confidence Intervals | Debate Exercise: Practical and legal significance of findings. Write an op-ed on significance. |
February 10, 2025 |
| Week 7 | Assumptions and Violations of Assumptions | Assumption Diagnosis Clinic: Diagnose and “treat” assumption violations. Create a “prescription card” summarizing fixes. |
February 17, 2025 |
| Week 8 | Hierarchical Regression & Dummy Variables | Regression Battle: Build the best hierarchical model. Write a brief on ethical implications of dummy variable coding. |
February 24, 2025 |
| Week 9 | Logistic Regression | Predictive Policy Game: Use predictions for interventions. Create a policy recommendation. Submit Assignment 1. |
March 3, 2025 |
| Week 10 | Spring Break | N/A | N/A |
| Week 11 | Mediation & Suppressor Variables | Data Detective Roleplay: Investigate intervention mechanisms. Examine a “case file” for mediation analysis. Assignment 2 Distributed. |
March 17, 2025 |
| Week 12 | Moderation in Regression | Build-a-Story Workshop: Narratives around moderation analysis. Create a 1-page illustrated story on moderation findings. |
March 24, 2025 |
| Week 13 | Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) | Factor Scavenger Hunt: Interpret factor loadings. Create an infographic summarizing EFA findings. |
March 31, 2025 |
| Week 14 | Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) | Model Critique Workshop: Propose refinements to a CFA model. Submit a report evaluating and refining the CFA model. |
April 7, 2025 |
| Week 15 | Latent Class Analysis (LCA) | Latent Storytelling: Use LCA findings to understand group experiences. Create a “persona deck” illustrating latent group characteristics. Submit Assignment 2. |
April 14, 2025 |
| Week 16 | Student Presentations and Review | Present Final Project. Review the course content. |
April 21, 2025 |
| Final Exam | Create, Validate, and Apply Scales | Take Final Exam or Submit a Publishable Manuscript. | April 28, 2025 |