SICSS-Rutgers

June 20 to July 1, 2022 | Rutgers University

Schedule & Materials

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time. - The schedule will run between approximately 9:00AM-5:00PM.

  • Specific schedule details subject to change.

Monday June 20, 2022 - Introduction and Ethics

  • 9:30 - 10:30 Introduction and logistics

  • 10:30 - 11:30 Talk by SICSS Alums Michael FitzGerald and Katie Krumbholz

  • 11:30 - 12:30 Small group discussions

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

  • 1:30 - 4:00 Small Group Exercise on Ethics: Ethics Slides, Group Activity

Tuesday June 21, 2022 - Digital Trace Data

  • 9:00 - 9:30 Logistics

  • 9:30 - 11:00 Tutorials on Screen Scraping: Materials

  • 11:15 - 12:00 Tutorials on Twitter APIs: Materials

  • 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

  • 1:30 - 2:30 Small Group Exercise: Design Research Question: Exercise

  • 2:30 - 4:00 Small Group Exercise: Collect and Describe Digital Trace Data

  • 4:00- Community Building Activity in downtown New Brunswick

Wednesday June 22, 2022 - Text as Data

  • Postponed events

Thursday June 23, 2022 - Text as Data

  • 9:00 - 9:30 Logistics

  • 9:30 - 11:00 Highlights of Text as Data Powerpoint Materials

  • 11:00-11:45 Group Exercise, Session I Activity

  • 12:00 - 1:30 Talk by Sarah Shugars

  • 1:30 - 2:30 Lunch Break

  • 1:30 - 4:00 Group Exercise, Session II

  • 4:00 - 4:30 Group Presentations

Friday June 24, 2022 - Machine Learning for Prediction and Classification

  • 9:15 - 9:30 Logistics: Slides

  • 9:30 - 11:30 Live Tutorial on Machine Learning: Tutorial Materials

  • 11:30 - 12:00 Group Exercise introduction: Group Exercise

  • 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break

  • 1:30 - 3:45 Afternoon Group Exercise

  • 4:00 - 5:00 Summing up the first week, looking to group projects

Saturday June 25, 2022

  • No meetings. Enjoy New Brunswick.

Sunday June 26, 2022

  • No meetings. Enjoy New Brunswick.

Monday June 27, 2022 - Surveys, Experiments, and Group Formation

  • 9:00 - 9:15 Logistics.

  • 9:15 - 9:45 Online Surveys Overview. Slides

  • 9:45 - 10:15 Group Exercise on Online Survey Design. Exercise

  • 10:15 - 11:00 Highlights on Digital Experiments Slides

  • 11:00 - 12:00 Group Exercise on Experimental Design. Exercise

  • 12:00 - 1:30 Talk by Jessica Hamilton and Melissa Dreier.

  • 1:30 - 2:30 Lunch

  • 2:30 - 5:00 Group Formation. Slides

Tuesday June 28, 2022 - Group work day

  • 9:00 - 11:30 Group work time

  • 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch

  • 1:00 - 3:00 Group work time (First project milestone due)

  • 3:00 - 4:30 Talk by Tamar Mitts

Wednesday June 29, 2022 - Group work day

  • 9:00 - 11:45 Group work time

  • 11:45 - 12:45 Tutorial on spatial data by Jeffrey Coltman-Cormier. Tutorial Materials

  • 12:45 - 2:15 Lunch

  • 2:15 - 5:00 Group work time

Thursday June 30, 2022 - Group work day

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Group work time

  • 10:00 - 11:30 Talk by Robert Kubinec

  • 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

  • 1:00 - 2:30 Group work time

  • 2:30 - 4:00 Talk by P.M. Aronow

  • 4:00 - 5:00 Group work time

Friday July 1, 2022 - Group Presentations

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Group work time to finalize presentations

  • 10:00 - 12:00 Group presentations

  • 12:00 - 12:30 Closing. Slides

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

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