Calendar for 500: Spring 2023
This Calendar serves as the final word on all deadlines, deliverables and class sessions.
Readings
During the course, we will read Paul Rosenbaum’s book Observation and Experiment: An Introduction to Causal Inference, which is available as an e-book or in paperback for under $40. Please read the Preface and Chapter 1 before our first class on 2022-01-19.
Timing and Location
- All classes are held in Wolstein Research Building, Room 1217.
- Classes 01, 14 and 15 will begin at 8:30 AM and continue until 11 AM.
- Classes 02-13 will begin at 9:00 AM and continue until 11 AM.
April and May 2023
| LINK | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Update | 04-05 | Project Update due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 11 | 04-06 | OSIA Group 3, Project Updates discussion |
| Class 12 | 04-13 | OSIA Group 4, Recent Work, Rosenbaum Chapter 8 (submit essay by 8 AM) |
| Class 13 | 04-20 | Final OSIA presentation Instrumental Variables, Rosenbaum Chapter 12 (submit essay by 8 AM) |
| Class 14 | 04-27 | (8:30 - 11 AM) Seven Project Presentations (Schedule here) |
| Class 15 | 05-04 | (8:30 - 11 AM) Six Project Presentations (Schedule here) |
End of Semester
- Final Project Submissions are due to Canvas at 12 Noon on Monday 2023-05-08 from everyone.
- When prompted via email by the University (usually in late April), please visit https://webapps.case.edu/courseevals/ and complete the course evaluations before they close.
January 2023
| LINK | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Class 01 | 01-19 | (8:30 - 11 AM) Rosenbaum Preface & Chapter 1, Introduction |
| Lab 0 | 01-26 | Read through the Lab 0 example before Class 02. Can you replicate it? |
| Class 02 | 01-26 | Rosenbaum Chapter 2, Propensity Scores I |
February 2023
| LINK | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lab 1 | 02-01 | Lab 1 due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 03 | 02-02 | Rosenbaum Chapter 3, Propensity Scores II |
| Lab 2 | 02-08 | Lab 2 due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 04 | 02-09 | The Toy Example, Propensity Scores III |
| OSIA | 02-15 | OSIA Claims due at 7 PM via email to Dr. Love |
| Class 05 | 02-16 | Rosenbaum Chapter 4, Project Discussion, Propensity Scores IV |
| Proposal 1 | 02-22 | Project Proposal (draft 1) due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 06 | 02-23 | Rosenbaum Chapters 5-6, Propensity Scores V |
March 2023
| LINK | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lab 3 | 03-01 | Lab 3 due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 07 | 03-02 | Propensity Scores VI: Demonstration |
| OSIA Form | 03-06 | Complete OSIA scheduling/second reader form by Noon |
| Proposal 2 | 03-08 | Project Proposal (Final version) due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 08 | 03-09 | Rosenbaum Chapter 7, Sensitivity Analyses |
| No Class | 03-16 | CWRU Spring Break (03-13 through 03-17) |
| Lab 4 | 03-22 | Lab 4 due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 09 | 03-23 | OSIA Group 1, Rosenbaum Chapter 11 (submit essay by 8 AM) |
| Lab 5 | 03-29 | Lab 5 due to Canvas at 7 PM |
| Class 10 | 03-30 | OSIA Group 2, Rosenbaum Chapter 9 (submit essay by 8 AM) |