SICSS-Minnesota

July 14 to July 25, 2025 | Gustavus Adolphus College - Saint Peter, MN

Schedule & Materials

All times are Central Standard Time
Monday July 14, 2025 - Introduction and Ethics
  • 8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast & Registration

  • 9:00 - 10:30 Meet & Greet

  • 10:30 - 10:45 Welcome Remarks

  • 10:45 - 12:00 History of SICSS & Computational Ethics Lecture

  • 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

  • 1:00 - 4:00 Ethics Activity

  • 4:00 - 4:30 Debrief

Tuesday July 15, 2025 - Digital Trace Data
  • 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast

  • 9:30 - 9:45 Announcements

  • 9:45 - 11:30 Digital Trace Data & APIs Lecture

  • 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Justin Hollis, Minnesota Compass, Wilder Foundation

  • 1:30 - 4:00 Digital Trace Data Activity

  • 4:00 - 4:30 Debrief

Wednesday July 16, 2025 - Text as Data
  • 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast

  • 9:30 - 9:45 Announcements

  • 9:45 - 11:30 Text Analysis Workshop

  • 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Cynthia Favre, Saint Peter Area Food Shelf

  • 1:30 - 4:00 Text Analysis

  • 4:00 - 4:30 Debrief

Thursday July 17, 2025 - Surveys & Experiements
  • 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast

  • 9:30 - 9:45 Announcements

  • 9:45 - 11:30 Surveys and Experiments Lecture

  • 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

  • 12:30 - 1:30 Applying CSS

  • 1:30 - 4:00 Survey Activity Part 1

  • 4:00 - 4:30 Debrief

Friday July 18, 2025 - Group Project Formation
  • 8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast

  • 9:30 - 9:45 Announcements

  • 9:45 - 11:00 Surveys and Experiments Part 2

  • 11:00 - 11:30 Debrief

  • 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

  • 12:30 - 2:00 Lightning Talks

  • 2:00 - 4:00 Project Design Sprint

  • 4:00 - 4:30 Debrief

Monday July 21, 2025 - Group work self-scheduled
Tuesday July 22, 2025 - Group work self-scheduled
Wednesday July 23, 2025 - Group work self-scheduled
Thursday July 24, 2025 - Group work self-scheduled
Friday July 25, 2025 - Presentation Day
  • 1:30 - 3:30 Final Presentations

  • 3:30 - 4:00 Program Celebration

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