Why SICSS?

Chris Bail
Duke University

Website: https://www.chrisbail.net
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chris_bail
Github: https://github.com/cbail

CHALLENGES

1. Big Problems in the World

2. Our Field is Growing

Source: Web of Science, for more details see this link

3. We Must Grow Together

Source: Web of Science, for more details see this link

4. Training Opporunities are Rare

SOLUTIONS

Goal #1: Provide State-of-the-Art Training

Goal #2: Challenge Disciplinary Divides

Goal #3: Reach a Broad Audience

More than 20 locations over three years. And many more people are following along online!

Goal #3: Reach a Broad Audience

Check it out: http://varycss.org/

Goal #4: Open-Source

Link to site here

Goal #4: Open-Source

Link to our Github here

Goal #5: Teach the Teachers

Goal #6: Create a Diverse Community

You can view the entire list of people who have ever participated in SICSS here

HOW SICSS WORKS

Schedule

SICSS Core Curriculum

Topic	Speaker
Intro and Ethics	Matt Salganik & Chris Bail (or Partner Site Leaders)
Collecting Digital Trace Data	Chris Bail (or Partner Site Leaders)
Automated Text Analysis	Chris Bail (or Partner Site Leaders)
Surveys in the Digital Age	Matt Salganik (or Partner Site Leaders)
Mass Collaboration	Matt Salganik (or Partner Site Leaders)
Field Experiments	Matt Salganik (or Partner Site Leaders)

Accessing Materials

Link to site here

Visiting Speakers

These will be posted on our website and our YouTube Channel

Group Projects

Build a Web-Based Group Project!

Add your name to a list of people hoping to create a web-based group project here:

Why SICSS?

CHALLENGES

1. Big Problems in the World

1. Big Problems in the World

2. Our Field is Growing

2. Our Field is Growing

3. We Must Grow Together

3. We Must Grow Together

4. Training Opporunities are Rare

4. Training Opporunities are Rare

SOLUTIONS

Goal #1: Provide State-of-the-Art Training

Goal #1: Provide State-of-the-Art Training

Goal #2: Challenge Disciplinary Divides

Goal #2: Challenge Disciplinary Divides

Goal #2: Challenge Disciplinary Divides

Goal #2: Challenge Disciplinary Divides

Goal #3: Reach a Broad Audience

Goal #3: Reach a Broad Audience

Goal #3: Reach a Broad Audience

Goal #3: Reach a Broad Audience

Goal #4: Open-Source

Goal #4: Open-Source

Goal #4: Open-Source

Goal #4: Open-Source

Goal #5: Teach the Teachers

Goal #5: Teach the Teachers

Goal #6: Create a Diverse Community

Goal #6: Create a Diverse Community

HOW SICSS WORKS

Schedule

Schedule

SICSS Core Curriculum

Accessing Materials

Visiting Speakers

Group Projects

Build a Web-Based Group Project!

EXPECTATIONS

Openness

Patience

Togetherness

Generosity

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