Gov2001 May 2010

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by viral_gandhi＠hksphd.harvard.edu

Hi All, A few of us are interested in learning how to do web scraping in R. I want to see if anyone on this list is also interested in learning how to do this. If you are and want to learn together with others, email me- viral_gandhi at hksphd.harvard.edu Viral

13 years, 11 months

Fwd: Director of Institutional Research and Educational Assessment

by king＠harvard.edu

Most of you would qualify for this, if you're interested... Gary --- http://gking.harvard.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jonathan Katz <jkatz at caltech.edu> Date: Tue, May 18, 2010 at 5:56 PM Subject: Fwd: Director of Institutional Research and Educational Assessment To: Simon Jackman <jackman at stanford.edu>, Andrew Gelman <gelman at stat.columbia.edu>, Gary King <king at harvard.edu>, Douglas Rivers <rivers at stanford.edu> Gentleman, Caltech is looking for an intuitional researcher. Basically we someone who can do quantitative assessment including survey design and analysis. The pay grade is large, $78K to $193K, so the offer financial ?will depend on qualifications and experience. You may have former students or others who might be interested in such a position. Details are below. Thanks for help. Regards, JK --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan N. Katz Professor of Social Sciences and Statistics Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences California Institute of Technology 1200 E. California Blvd., MC 228-77 Pasadena, CA 91125 USA tel: +1-626-395-4191 email: jkatz at caltech.edu web: http://jkatz.caltech.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin forwarded message: > From: "Hunt, Melany L" <hunt at caltech.edu> > Date: May 17, 2010 9:41:17 AM PDT > To: "Katz, Jonathan N" <jkatz at caltech.edu>, "Alvarez, R M" <rma at hss.caltech.edu> > Subject: FW: Director of Institutional Research and Educational Assessment > > Dear Jonathan and Mike, > > > > The provost's office is again advertising for an institutional research > position. > > > Melany > > > > > > > DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT > APPLY AT: > https://jobs.caltech.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.j > sp?postingId=140137 > Posting Number: 100197 > Position Type: Staff > Job Title: Director of Institutional Research and Educational Assessment > - Provost Office > Division/Department: Provost's Office > Job Type: Regular Full-Time > Number of hours per week: 40 > Job Family/Job Discipline/Career Level: General Administration / General > Admin Mgmt / D > Salary Grade: 45 > Pay Status: Exempt > Location: Pasadena, California > State/Country: California > > Job Summary: Reporting through the office of the Provost, the Director > of Institutional Research and Educational Assessment will be responsible > for continuing development of the Institute's effort to generate and > assess data for use in campus-wide decision-making, resource allocation, > strategic planning, and institutional assessment processes, especially > in regards to its academic programs. Working with a wide range of > academic and non-academic units, the Director will lead the collection > and assessment of Institute data, provide leadership in planning > institutional research, and develop assessment protocols for the > Institute. This position will also work closely with campus leaders to > develop a plan that meets the needs of academic and administrative > divisions and will guide self-assessment and data collection efforts > across the Institute. > > Job Duties: > * Oversee and conduct internal surveys, including survey design, > administration, analysis, and reporting. > > * Working with the relevant faculty to develop analyses and evidence for > the assessment and improvement of our educational programs. > > * Coordinate assessment for accreditation reviews. > > * Perform applied research including analytical and statistical studies; > collect and analyze data, interpret trends, and present findings and > recommendations. > > * Prepare documentation, reports, and presentations of internal research > studies. > > * Review and coordinate external reporting requirements. > > * Other duties as required. > > Basic Qualifications: > * Masters degree with at least five years of full-time higher education, > planning, or evaluation experience, including three years at a > management or leadership level. > > * Experience in the design and implementation of all phases of > institutional research with an emphasis on academic assessment and > student learning. > > * Demonstrated record of success in program assessment techniques. > > * Expertise in working with electronic databases and software packages, > including Oracle and statistical databases. > > * Expertise in designing, conducting and analyzing surveys. > > * Understanding and command of assessment and best practices in higher > education. > > * Experience with the accreditation process. > > * Ability to work well with people at all levels in teams and > committees. > > * Outstanding written and oral communication skills. > > * Outstanding organizational and administrative skills. > > * Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. > > * Understanding of and ability to apply institutional research and data > collection models. > > * Ability to analyze data and advise planners and decision-makers on > data and assessment needs. > > * Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative empirical data. > > * Knowledge of quality improvement processes, assessment, and > benchmarking. > > * Ability to plan, organize, and direct others in the formation of > program and policy in the operation. > > * Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks, set deadlines, and > complete projects accordingly. > > * Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and management skills. > > * Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships > with individuals across the campus. > > Pre-Employment Background Investigation Required? Yes > Post-Offer Physical Exam Required? No > Dept Of Transportation (DOT) Testing Required? No > > Preferred Qualifications: A PhD in educational research or related field > that involves the application of advanced statistics. > > Supervisory Position? No > Required Applicant Documents: > Resume > Optional Applicant Documents: Cover Letter > Letter of Reference 1 > Letter of Reference 2 > Letter of Reference 3 > Special Instructions to Applicants: > Posting Date: 05-14-2010 > Closing Date: Open Until Filled > EEO Statement: Caltech is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity > Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans and Disabled Persons are > encouraged to apply. > > APPLY AT: > https://jobs.caltech.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.j > sp?postingId=140137 >

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gov2001-l Digest, Vol 58, Issue 8

by nicolabretscher＠gmail.com

Will Extension school students be able to access next year's lectures too? Nicola On 15 May 2010 17:00, <gov2001-l-request at lists.fas.harvard.edu> wrote: > Send gov2001-l mailing list submissions to > gov2001-l at lists.fas.harvard.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gov2001-l-request at lists.fas.harvard.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gov2001-l-owner at lists.fas.harvard.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gov2001-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: 2001 videos going offline (Maya Sen) > 2. Re: 2001 videos going offline (Gary King) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 12:26:37 -0400 > From: Maya Sen <msen at fas.harvard.edu> > Subject: Re: [gov2001] 2001 videos going offline > To: "Class List for Gov 2001/E-2001" <gov2001-l at lists.fas.harvard.edu> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTim5D6B4k7vdnCazTtKjpBHxI_PjE3kDzlohystc at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hey folks, > A few people have asked about the possibility of "recording" the videos or > somehow storing them on your computers. Unfortunately, our source at the > extension school says that's "not possible" and that their policy "is to > take down the videos at the end of the semester." So, it's out of my > hands...sorry about that! > Maya > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Maya Sen <msen at fas.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > Hey folks, > > In case you were postponing watching any videos from Gov 2001...our > source > > at the extension school tells me that the videos will be switched off on > May > > 17th. > > best, > > Maya > > > > >

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2001 videos going offline

by msen＠fas.harvard.edu

Hey folks, In case you were postponing watching any videos from Gov 2001...our source at the extension school tells me that the videos will be switched off on May 17th. best, Maya

13 years, 11 months

3 digit numbers

by viral_gandhi＠hksphd.harvard.edu

Hi guys, Does anyone know how to make R write a list like this: 001 002 003 ... 099 100 101 102 i.e. make all the numbers in the sequence have 3 digits. Thanks, Viral

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Fwd: RE: research assistant with programming skills

by king＠harvard.edu

An interesting summer research opportunity. See http://timeplots.com/about/ and below Gary --- http://gking.harvard.edu ----- Forwarded message from ngp at ngpsoftware.com ----- ? ?Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 08:03:05 -0400 ? ?From: Nathaniel Pearlman <ngp at ngpsoftware.com> ?Subject: RE: research assistant with programming skills ? ? ?To: "sda at gov.harvard.edu" <sda at gov.harvard.edu> Well, hacking skills is what I am hoping for. Better would be better... ________________________________ From: Steve Ansolabehere [sda at gov.harvard.edu] Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 2:42 PM To: Nathaniel Pearlman Subject: Re: research assistant with programming skills What kind of programming skills and level? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ________________________________ From: Nathaniel Pearlman <ngp at ngpsoftware.com> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:49:06 -0400 To: 'sda at gov.harvard.edu'<sda at gov.harvard.edu> Subject: research assistant with programming skills Looking for one for the summer if you have any students. ----- End forwarded message -----

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Directions

by osgood2＠fas.harvard.edu

Hi Everyone, In case you didn't get it the first time, here is the link with directions to Gary's house: http://gking.harvard.edu/directions/ Hope to see you all there tomorrow! Iain

13 years, 11 months

Fwd: Student participants for pilot-phase of research

by king＠harvard.edu

anyone want $20? see below and contact him directly if you're interested. Gary --- http://gking.harvard.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gary King <king at harvard.edu> Date: Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:56 AM Subject: Re: Student participants for pilot-phase of research To: dpf305 <dpf305 at lamp.ac.uk> Hi Will, I'll send this to my class. ?Best of luck with your research! Gary --- http://gking.harvard.edu On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:37 AM, dpf305 <dpf305 at lamp.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi Gary: > > > > A few years ago I had the privilege of participating in your advanced quant. > analysis course. I owe you a debt of gratitude which has kept you in mind > which?unfairly (for you)?leads to the below request. > > > > I 'm now a PhD student at the University of Wales and I need to pilot test > some cross-cultural research with university students in USA. I am hoping > that you may be willing to share the attached invitation with some of your > students (undergraduate and graduate). > > > > The research is a cross-cultural study of the efficacy of interactive > infographics. The pilot phase of this research consists of a computer-based > activity that participants can do from any computer at any time followed by > a brief email exchange. The time required per participant will be roughly 30 > minutes. > > > > I am looking for a total of 10 participants. They should be U.S. citizens. > > > > Each participant will receive 20 U.S. dollars via?Paypal to thank them for > their time. > > > > Thanks for your energies and insights a few years ago - and thanks for any > help you can provide now. > > > > Cheers?- > > > > Will Reeb > > > > >

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aggregate data sets question

by nmurphy＠eecs.harvard.edu

If our data set is an aggregate of several data sources, and one (but only one) is proprietary, should we upload the aggregate and not make it available, or separate the data into an available part and an unavailable part? Nick

13 years, 11 months

dataverse info

by msen＠fas.harvard.edu

Hi all, This has come up a few times today, so I thought I'd clarify -- Even if you are prevented by your original author from uploading or distributing the data, you should still create a replication file and upload what you can (including the R code that you used). You should also get and report the UNF and cite it in your paper. Here's an example: Gary King; Langche Zeng, 2006, "Replication Data Set for 'When Can History be Our Guide? The Pitfalls of Counterfactual Inference'" hdl:1902.1/DXRXCFAWPK UNF:3:DaYlT6QSX9r0D50ye+tXpA== Murray Research Archive [distributor] I've closely monitoring people's submissions to dataverse, and I don't want to release any replication archives that don't have data files, abstracts, and R code. If you are in a position where you can't upload data, but you have the other components, let me know and I will release your study. Maya

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