Special Topics in Political Science (490-0-21)
Topic
Text-as-Data
Instructors
Sirus Bouchat
Office Hours: https://www.polisci.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/sarah-bouchat.html
Meeting Info
Locy Hall 106: Wed 9:30AM - 12:20PM
Learning Objectives
In this class, you will...
- become familiar with and conversant in machine learning techniques as they are used in the social sciences;
- develop professional skills in thoughtfully critiquing methodologically sophisticated work in political science and cognate fields;
- increase coding fluency in R;
- develop skills in effectively communicating research processes and findings through data visualization; and
learn best practices for coding and reproducible quantitative research.
Teaching Method
Lecture + seminar
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Graduate Students.