Course Outline
The six-week Scholars Institute programme is divided into two parts:
- Two weeks of hands-on training in research design and statistical computing, through both lectures and data labs taught by world-leading academics
- A four-week research internship with a Nuffield College Fellow
The Institute will run from Monday 1 July to Friday 9 August 2019 inclusive.
Two Weeks of Training and Coursework
The NUSI will begin with two weeks of morning course sessions, both lectures and statistical computing labs; lectures will take place from 10:00am to 11:00am each morning, and labs from 11:00am to 12:00 noon. Afternoons will be devoted to class projects and professional development seminars.
Formal coursework will be delivered at an introductory level, so the programme is appropriate for students with little prior background and training in statistics and research design.
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
Introduction, Research Design | Sampling | Measurement | Descriptive Statistics | Statistical Inference |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch | ||||
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13:00 - 15:00 |
Class Project Work | ||||
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Professional Development Seminars and Guest Lectures. Topics may include Preparation for Graduate Applications, Graduate Student Funding, Career Paths with a DPhil/PhD, Research Ethics | ||||
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
Bivariate Relationships | Multivariate Relationships | Course Review | ||
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch | ||||
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13:00 - 15:00 |
Class Project Work | ||||
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Professional Development Seminars and Guest Lectures. Topics may include Preparation for Graduate Applications, Graduate Student Funding, Career Paths with a DPhil/PhD, Research Ethics | ||||
Four-Week Research Internship
The last four weeks of the Institute will be dedicated to a research internship directed by one of the Nuffield College academics. For instance, interns may work on a project designed to assess the extent of discrimination in employment against protected characteristics, using an experimental research design. Another project involves using "big data" to measure global gender gaps in internet and mobile access, and its association with gender inequality in education. Internships may also involve work on examining social trends in Britain in terms of housing affordability, educational attainment, crime rates, and employment. Specific internship topics and responsibilities will be finalised in the Spring before participants arrive.
Programme Goals
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Across the six weeks, the NUSI programme aims to:
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