SICSS-FGV/DAPP Brazil

June 19 to June 29, 2022 | FGV/DAPP

Schedule & Materials

All times are in Brazilian (Brasilia - Federal District) Time. - We intend to run our partner edition mostly in Portuguese.
Monday June 20, 2022 - Introduction and Ethics
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 11:00 Introduction and logistics

  • 11:00 - 12:00 Small group discussions Lesson plan

  • 12:00 - 12:30 Break

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:30 - 1:45 Introduction to the group exercise Lesson Instructions

  • 1:45 - 3:45 Small group discussion of the cases

  • 3:30 - 3:45 End of the Day + Daily Survey

Tuesday June 21, 2022 - Collecting Digital Trace Data
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 10:15 Logistics and introduction to group exercise Lesson Instructions

  • 10:15 - 11:30 Designing a Research Question (Small Groups)

  • 11:30 - 12:00 Phase 1: Discussing the Research Questions and Data (Everybody)

  • 12:00 - 12:30 Break

  • 12:30 - 1:00 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:00 - 1:15 Break

  • 1:15 - 2:30 Phase 2: Discussing Strengths & Benefits plus Hybrid Designs with Digital Trace Data (Small Groups)

  • 2:30 - 3:30 Discussing Strengths & Benefits plus Hybrid Designs

  • 3:30 - 3:45 Debrief and logistics

  • 3:45 - 4:00 Break

  • 4:00 - 4:45 GUEST-SPEAKER: Pablo Boczkowski: Book Presentation The Digital Environment: How We Live, Learn, Work, and Play Now

Wednesday June 22, 2022 - Automated Text Analysis
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 10:15 Logistics and introduction to group exercise

  • 10:15 - 11:30 Workshop: Modern NLP Techniques, Lucas Roberto (FGV DAPP)

  • 11:30 - 12:00 Break

  • 12:00 - 1:00 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:00 - 1:15 Break

  • 1:15 - 3:00 Text Analysis Group Exercise (Small Group) Lesson Instructions

  • 3:30 - 4:00 Debrief and logistics

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER: Leonardo Nascimento

Thursday June 23, 2022 - Surveys in the Digital Age
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 10:15 Introduction to the group exercise Lesson Instructions

  • 10:15 - 11:15 Tutorial on Facebook Ads

  • 11:15 - 12:30 Group Exercise with Facebook Ads

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:30 - 1:45 Break

  • 1:45 - 3:00 Afternoon group exercise

  • 3:00 - 3:15 Break

  • 3:15 - 3:30 Whole group debrief about group exercise

  • 3:30 - 3:45 Debrief and logistics

  • 4:00 - 5:00 GUEST-SPEAKER: Alexandra Siegel: Experimentos de campo - Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice? The Effect of Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic Behaviors and Attitudes

Friday June 24, 2022 - Research Speed Dating
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 10:30 Research Speed Dating Logistics Slides for Instructors

  • 10:30 - 12:00 Research Speed Dating Maximally Similar Groups

  • 12:00 - 12:15 Break

  • 12:15 - 1:30 Small group lunches (optional)

  • 1:30 - 1:45 Break

  • 1:45 - 2:00 Instructions

  • 1:45 - 3:15 Research Speed Dating Maximally Dissimilar Groups

  • 3:15 - 3:45 Group Debrief (join research teams)

  • 4:00 - 5:00 HAPPY HOUR!

Saturday June 25, 2022 - Day off
Sunday June 26, 2022 - Day off
Monday June 27, 2022 - Workshop in Social Network Models + Work on Group Projects
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 11:00 - Workshop on Social Networks with Polyana Barbosa

  • 11:00 - 12:00 - Office hours for the workshop

  • Rest of the day: Work on your group projects

Tuesday June 28, 2022 - Workshop Poststratification + Work on Group Projects
  • Zoom link

  • 11:00 - 12:00 Office hours for the workshop

  • 16:00 - 17:00: Workshop on Poststratification Fernando Meireles

  • Rest of the day: Work on your group projects

Wednesday June 29, 2022 - Work on group projects (optional)
  • Zoom link

  • All-day: group projects

Thursday June 30, 2022 - Work on group projects + Final Presentation
  • Zoom link

  • 10:00 - 12:00: Office Hours: How to submit the SICSS project for the internal grant?

  • 14:00 - 4:00: Present group projects - Invite all from SICSS 2021

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