Research Methods Supercourse

Publish Soon, Publish Often, a Guide to Scientific Publications

Introduction Questions and Answers Dr.Serageldin Course

Quantitative Techniques for Social Science Research. A Course in Ten Lectures by Ismail Serageldin

"This Course Is About How to Think about Social Science Research.
I hope that this course will make you THINK.
Research Studies can have major impacts
on the life of a nation and a society.
So, your studies could one day have a major impact…
Now Think:
whether it is through modeling, or surveys, or through experimental designs
to test new treatments… What could you do to make this a better
world?"
Ismail Serageldin

Course is published on BA Webcast along with all the videos(in Arabic).

	Introduction and other Lectures in Supercourse Format (in English)	pdf file
1	Science, Method & Measurement Part A: On Science, On the Scientific Method Part B: Understanding Society To Design Social Policies Part C: Measurement	pdf file
2	Building An Index Part A: Case Study: Measuring I.Q. Part B: Case Study: Measuring Poverty	pdf file
3	Correlation & Causality Part A: Organizing Data. Chi-Square Part B: Correlation and Causality Part C: Experimental Design	pdf file
4	Probability & Statistics Part A: Probabilities Part B: Statistics, Standard Scores and Normalization	pdf file
5	Samples & Surveys Part A: Data, Variables, Statistics and Parameters Part B: How To Select A Probability Sample Part C: Calculation & Conclusions	pdf file
6	Experimental & Quasi-experimental Designs Part A: Validity Issues Part B: Designs Part C: Hormones and Heart Attacks	pdf file
7	Conceptual Models Part A: A Model of Social Change Part B: Transactions And Trust	pdf file
8	Quantitative Models Part A: Models. The Interaction of Science and Math Part B: Quantitative Models.Complex Models And Meta-Studies. Part C: Agent-Based Models. Data Mining & Neural Networks	pdf file
9	Complexity & Chaos Part A: Problems Of Complexity Part B: Complexity And Chaos Part C: Incredible Applications	pdf file
10	Recapitulation - Envoi Part A: Recapitulation 1 Part B: Recapitulation 2 Part C: Recapitulation 3 Part D: Envoi	pdf file