Course names are links to course syllabus or course website.
Undergraduate Courses
Communication • Economics •
Education • Political Science • Sociology
Graduate Courses
Communication • Economics • Education •
Health and Research Policy • Psychology • Sociology
| Number | Name | Instructor, Quarter, and Description |
| comm106/206 | Communication Research Methods | Jon Krosnick Winter 2005-2006 Conceptual and practical concerns underlying commonly used quantitative approaches including experimental survey content analysis and field research in communication |
| comm135 | Survey Research Methods: Describing Large Populations with Small Samples and Precise Measures | Jon Krosnick not given 2005-2006 The science of survey methodology and the principles of optimal survey design. Comparative study designs (cross-sections versus panels); sampling techniques; modes of data collection (face-to-face telephone paper Internet); designing questions to accurately measure behavior attitudes and personality; data collection procedures; data processing and analysis; reporting results; ethics of surveys; causal inference with surveys; and approaches to critiquing surveys. |
| econ 179 | Experimental Economics | Muriel Niederle not given 2005-2006 Methods and major subject areas that have been addressed by laboratory experiments. Focus is on a series of experiments that build on one another. Topics include decision making two player games auctions and market institutions. How experiments are used to learn about preferences and behavior trust fairness and learning. Final presentation of group projects. Prerequisites: 50 51 102A. |
| educ 155 | Development of Measuring Instruments | Edward Haertel not given 2005-2006 For students planning to develop written or performance tests or questionnaires for research and evaluation and for teachers wishing to improve classroom examinations. Planning tests writing items item tryout and criticism qualities desired in tests and interview techniques. Lectures case studies and practical exercises. (PSE) |
| polisci 151a | Doing Political Science | Simon Jackman Not given 2005-2006 For students planning a major in Political Science. An introduction to social science methodological approaches from case studies and formal models to the study of politics and government. Beneath the diversity of means that political scientists use to pursue knowledge lies a common language core concepts and scholarly goals. Concepts and their use through the research of Stanford Political Science professors. In addition to the instructors 6-8 other faculty appear in various course sessions. Goal is to prepare students to do political science not just study it. GER:DB-Math |
| soc180/280 | Introduction to Sociological Research | Henning Hillmann Autumn 05-06 Focus is on strategies for designing research and analyzing data. GER:DB-SocSci |
| soc182 | Designing Surveys for Social Science Research | Brian Colwell Spring 05-06 Priority to undergraduates who have received URP funds. Practical introduction to survey methods. Topics include causality research design sampling and item and questionnaire format. Offered through the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS). Enrollment limited to 25. |
| soc183 | Qualitative Methods in Social Science Research | Sean Farley Everton Spring 05-06 Priority to undergraduates who have received URP funds. Goal is to prepare students to design and implement their own qualitative research projects. Topics include: articulating research questions and objectives; connecting research to theoretical concerns in the social sciences; formulating appropriate research strategies; and project design. Offered through the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS). Enrollment limited to 25. |
| soc184 | Data Management Analysis in Social Science | Songhua Hu Spring 05-06 The course is designed to introduce students to data management and data analysis as a means for conducting social science research. The objective is to give students a foundation in quantitative methods and guide students through an empirical study of the student's choice using SPSS. This is an applied course which emphasizes practice (e.g., choice of appropriate statistical procedure, diagnostics, and interpretation) over theory (mathematical derivations and proofs). |
| Number | Name | Instructor, Quarter, and Description |
| comm106/206 | Communication Research Methods | Jon Krosnick Winter 2005-2006 Conceptual and practical concerns underlying commonly used quantitative approaches including experimental survey content analysis and field research in communication |
| comm239 | Questionnaire Design for Surveys and Laboratory Experiments: Social And Cognitive Perspectives | Jon Krosnick not given 2005-2006 The social and psychological processes involved in asking and answering questions via questionnaires for the social sciences; optimizing questionnaire design; open versus closed questions; rating versus ranking; rating scale length and point labeling; acquiescence response bias; don't-know response options; response choice order effects; question order effects; social desirability response bias; attitude and behavior recall; and introspective accounts of the causes of thoughts and actions. |
| comm318 | Doctoral Methods II | Jon Krosnick Spring 2005-2006 Prerequisite: consent of instructor |
| comm319 | Doctoral Methods III | Bob Luskin Spring 2005-2006 Prerequisite: consent of instructor |
| econ 279 | Experimental Economics | Muriel Niederle not given 2005-2006 An introduction to experimental economics its methods and major subject areas that have been addressed by laboratory experiments. Focus is on a series of experiments that build on one another and allow researchers with different theoretical dispositions to narrow the range of potential disagreement. Prerequisites: 202 203 204 or consent of instructor |
| educ 252 | Introduction to Test Theory | Edward Haertel Spring 2005-2006 Concepts of reliability and validity; derivation and use of test scales and norms; mathematical models and procedures for test validation scoring and interpretation. Prerequisite: STATS 190 or equivalent. |
| educ 353a/ Psych 249a | Problems in Measurement: Item Response Theory | Edward Haertel Autumn 2005-2006 Alternative mathematical models used in test construction analysis and equating. Emphasis is on applications of item response theory (latent trait theory) to measurement problems including estimation of item parameters and person abilities test construction and scoring tailored testing mastery testing vertical and horizontal test equating and detection of item bias. Prerequisites: 252 and 257 or PSYCH 248 and 252 or equivalent. |
| educ 353c | Problems in Measurement: Generalizability Theory | Edward Haertel / Rich Shavelson not given 2005-2006 Application to analysis of educational achievement data including performance assessments. Fundamental concepts computer programs and actual applications. |
| hrp 223 | Data Management and Statistical Programming | Raymond R. Balise Autumn 2005-2006 The skills required for management and analysis of biomedical data. Topics include importing and exporting data from multiple database systems visualizing and cleaning data data management for multicenter projects and data security. Introduction to applied statistical programming relevant to epidemiologic and clinical research. No previous programming experience required. |
| hrp 226 | Advanced Epidemiologic and Clinical Research Methods | Lorene Nelson The principles of measurement measures of effect confounding effect modification and strategies for minimizing bias in epidemiologic studies. Prerequisite: 225 or consent of instructor. |
| hrp 251 | Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials | Mark Hlatky Spring 2005-2006 The rationale for phases 1-3 clinical trials the recruitment of subjects techniques for randomization data collection and endpoints interim monitoring and reporting of results. Emphasis is on the theoretical underpinnings of clinical research and the practical aspects of conducting clinical trials |
| psych290 | Graduate Research Methods | Jennifer Lynn Wolf Winter 05-06 Primary tool use for psychologists: basics of experiment design; computer-based experiments; web-based experiments; data analysis packages and data presentation; exploratory statistics; eye-tracking methods; psychophysiology methods; survey construction; corpus and discourse analysis; and perhaps hypnosis. Prerequisite: Ph.D. student in Psychology. |
| psych296 | Methods in Personality and Social Psychology | Mark Lepper ?? Focus is on developing a set of methodological skills in personality and social psychology. Experimental survey and multivariate methods. Topics: archival and correlational studies; experimental and quasi-experimental design; formulating the research problem; going from abstract ideas to concrete instances; handling research artifacts; measuring and analyzing change data; observational techniques; organizing data: professional and ethical issues; triangulation; validity and reliability of measurement. Practicum format. Research proposal. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Psychology or consent of instructor. |
| soc180/280 | Introduction to Sociological Research | Henning Hillmann Autumn 05-06 Focus is on strategies for designing research and analyzing data. GER:DB-SocSci |