University of Essex and Waseda University (Center for Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Top Global University project) will co-organize the Essex University Summer School (ESS) at Waseda University this summer. ESS will offer two courses, “Scaling Methods and Ideal Point Estimation” (September 12-22) and “Introduction to Programming for Big Data and Machine Learning in Social Science” (September 12-22).
The prerequisites for taking a course are: *the number of seats is limited (up to 20 students)
– Having taken a course(s) in the fundamentals of regression analysis (e.g. least squares method) (regardless of their academic affiliation or university)
– Possessing basic understanding of the statistical language R (e.g. manipulating data frames, reading and writing files, creating functions)
The courses are aimed for graduate students, but are also open to undergraduate students.
The courses are aimed for graduate students, but are also open to undergraduate students. The courses will be taught in English. The tuition fee is £200 per course.
Upon the completion of the course, University of Essex will issue their formal certification. Thus, it may be possible to transfer the course’s credits to your university’s credits. Please ask your department and university to check whether the credits can be transferred. The courses’ credits can be transferred to the credits for the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University.
General Information
- Date: September 12-22, 2022
- Venue: Waseda Campus, Waseda University
- Language: English
- Tuition: £200 per course
- Application deadline: August 26, 2022 (Fri)
- Application method: Please submit an application form and pay the tuition at the ESS website.
Courses
Course 1: Scaling Methods and Ideal Point Estimation (September 12-22, 2022) by Dr. Royce Carroll
Course 2: Introduction to Programming for Big Data and Machine Learning in Social Science (September 12-22 2022) by Dr. Akitaka Matsuo
Course schedule (Same schedule for both courses*)
Venue: Waseda Campus, Building 3, Rooms 901/902
- Monday, September 12 to Saturday, September 17: 10:00-11:30, (15-minute break), 11:45-13:15
- Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21: 10:00-11:30 (followed by office hours)
- Thursday, September 22: Exam, 10:30-12:00 (followed by reception)
- For more details about the courses, please refer to the application website.
*Note: You can not take the two courses at the same time due to time conflicts.
More information can be found below:
WASEDA – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
Testimonial – Peter Chai – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
Contact Information:
Center for Positive / Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Waseda University
Top Global University project: [email protected]
Organizers: Airo Hino (Political Science), Satoru Shimokawa (Economics)
