SICSS-Calabar

Date: September 23 - 28, 2024 | University of Calabar

Schedule & Materials

Monday September 23, 2024 - Day 1:Introduction to SICSS and CSS

10:00 - 12:00 Welcome, Housekeeping & Logistics (Juliet Inyang) [Video1, Video2]
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:30 About SICSS & CSS (Prof Chris Bail (SICSS Founder, USA)) [Video]
15:30 – 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 17:00 Research speed dating: Getting to Know you and your research (John Inyang)

Tuesday September 24, 2024 - Day 2: Polarization & Big Data

10:00 - 12:00 Understanding Polarization Research (Polarization Lab Materials)
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:30 Applied Data Science with R (Augustine Otobi),(Mr.John Adoga Oghlewu) [Video]
15:30 – 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 17:00 Group Project Formation (Augustine Otobi)

Wednesday September 25, 2024 - Day 3: Analyzing Political, Social, Cultural and Technological Polarization

10:00 - 12:00 Talk: Polarized Perspectives on Gender-based productivity (Professor (Mrs.) Grace Etuk ) [Slides] [Video]
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:30 Dashboarding Polarized Views on Artificial Intelligence (Joseph David),(Augustine Otobi) [Slides, R Scripts, Dataset, Git Files] [Video]
15:30 – 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 17:00 Group Project

Thursday September 26, 2024 - Day 4: Big Data Modelling and Polarization with Machine Learning

10:00 - 12:00 Machine Learning Algorithms and Analytics (Project: Probing Customer Propensity in a Polarized Market) (Dr. Bassey Isaac), (Augustine Otobi) [Slides, Google Colab Files, Dataset] [Video]
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:30 Group Project
15:30 – 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 17:00 Big Data Modelling with R (Mr. Elijah Appiah (Ghana)) [Slides, R Script, Dataset, More Files]

Friday September 27, 2024 - Day 5: Expert Insights: Conducting Research for Social Impact

10:00 - 12:00 Bridging Research and Policy Part I: Strategies for National Impact (Professor Enang Udah) [Slides] [Video]
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:30 Group Project
15:30 – 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 17:00 Bridging Research and Policy Part II: Strategies for Global Impact (Mrs Grace Ihejiamaizu) [Video]

Saturday September 28, 2024 - Day 6: Group Presentation/Workshop

10:00 - 14:00 Research Proposal Presentation (Professor Bassey Igri Okon) [Video]
14:00 - 16:00 Farewell & Tour

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