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  • 2019 Apr 15

    Survey and Interview Research for Honors Thesis Writers: Summer with a Plan

    7:00pm to 9:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS Knafel K-107 (1737 Cambridge St.)

    Survey research and semi-structured field interviews are popular methods used by students to collect data for honors theses.  This workshop, sponsored by the Harvard Program on Survey Research, is targeted toward undergraduates considering conducting surveys or semi-structured interviews during the summer as part of their thesis research.  The workshop provides an overview of the survey process, with a focus on practical applications that can be implemented in thesis research.  Topics include selecting an appropriate mode for data collection, designing...

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  • 2015 Mar 06

    Exploring Google's Mapping Products

    1:00pm to 3:00pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 1:00pm to 3:00pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- B127 52 Oxford St - Northwest Building Google provides several free to use online and desktop mapping services. In this workshop the Google products MyMaps, Mash-ups, Earth, and Fusion Tables will be introduced. Students will practice using these tools to perform geocoding, and will make a variety of custom maps and visualizations. Students will also learn the differences between these Google... Read more about Exploring Google's Mapping Products
  • 2015 Mar 06

    WoGPoP - Nicholas Valentino

    12:00pm to 1:30pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 12:00pm to 1:30pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- S050, CGIS South 1730 Cambridge St Nicholas Valentino's (U. of Michigan) research focuses on immigration, discrimination and emotions in political decision making. subscribe [1] iCal [2] [1] webcal://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/360816 [2] http://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/360816 Read more about WoGPoP - Nicholas Valentino
  • 2015 Mar 06

    URS Lunch\: Talk by Jennifer Lerner

    12:00pm to 1:30pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 12:00pm to 1:30pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- Room K401, CGS Knafel. 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA 02138 This month's student/faculty gathering will feature a presentation by Jennifer Lerner. Lunch will be served for you to enjoy.  Feel free to contact Cassie McGrath [1] with any questions. subscribe [2] iCal [3] [1] mailto:cmcgrath01@iq.harvard.edu [2] webcal://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/281531 [3] http://www.... Read more about URS Lunch\: Talk by Jennifer Lerner
  • 2015 Mar 06

    R Programming

    9:00am to 12:00pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 9:00am to 12:00pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- K018, 1737 Cambridge Street This hands-on, intermediate R course will guide users through a variety of programming functions in the open-source statistical software program, R.  This workshop is free for Harvard and MIT affiliates. Click here to sign up! [1] subscribe [2] iCal [3] [1] http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/rtc/workshop-registration [2] webcal://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/... Read more about R Programming
  • 2015 Mar 05

    Harvard Seminar on Positive Political Economy

    4:30pm to 6:00pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 4:30pm to 6:00pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- K354, CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and The Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University are sponsoring a seminar on formal and quantitative political research. The Program on Positive Political Economy (PPE) supports research-related activities that integrate the study of economics and politics, whether by studying economic... Read more about Harvard Seminar on Positive Political Economy
  • 2015 Mar 05

    Core Seminar - Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy

    12:00pm to 2:00pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 12:00pm to 2:00pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- S450, CGIS South 1730 Cambridge St TBA Please RSVP to Sage Kochavi [1] subscribe [2] iCal [3] [1] mailto:skochavi@rwj.harvard.edu [2] webcal://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/361091 [3] http://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/361091 Read more about Core Seminar - Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy
  • 2015 Mar 04

    Applied Statistics Workshop (Gov3009)

    12:00pm to 1:30pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 12:00pm to 1:30pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- CGIS Knaffel 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge Room K354 The Applied Statistics Workshop (Gov 3009)  [1]meets all academic year, Wednesdays, 12pm-1:30pm, in CGIS K354. This workshop is a forum for advanced graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars to present and discuss methodological or empirical work in progress in an interdisciplinary setting. The workshop features a tour of Harvard's... Read more about Applied Statistics Workshop (Gov3009)
  • 2015 Mar 02

    Political Economy Workshop (Gov 3007)

    12:00pm to 2:00pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 12:00pm to 2:00pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- K354 Presentations given by Mitra Akhtari and Danial Lashkari  subscribe [1] iCal [2] [1] webcal://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/281536 [2] http://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar/export.ics/281536 Read more about Political Economy Workshop (Gov 3007)
  • 2015 Feb 27

    Worldmap Training

    1:00pm to 3:00pm

    -------- DATE:  ------------------------------------------------------------- 1:00pm to 3:00pm -------- LOCATION:  --------------------------------------------------------- B127 52 Oxford St - Northwest Building The Center for Geographic Analysis is developing WorldMap (http://worldmap.harvard.edu/ [1]), an open source platform designed to encourage collaboration between researchers who need access to geospatial information. Despite the many ways in which research materials can now be accessed and shared across the web, the methods suitable for geospatial... Read more about Worldmap Training

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