Quantitative Research Methods

Course Resources (including syllabus)

• YSCEC (yscec.yonsei.ac.kr)

• Google Forum since 2021

Summary

• This course is offered to graduate students in Department of Innovation. In this course, students will learn quantitative research methods based on statistics and linear algebra. The main goal of this course is for the students to understand events in terms of statistics and linear algebra so that the students can design and perform a scientific experiment.

Content

• Probability and Statistics

• Experiment Design

• Regression Analysis

• Linear Regression

• Multivariate Analysis

• Advanced Topics

  • Analysis with/without ML

  • Big Data for SDGs

Helpful Book:

• TBA

Helpful Courses in UIC:

• RDQM

• Programming for Everybody

Delivery

• Online Classroom

• Students will use a textbook and references

• Office hour

  • Location: Zoom meeting room

  • Time: TBA

  • Reservation is REQUIRED

    • A student who would like to participate in MUST fill out a form that TA provides, at least 24 hrs before the office hour.

      • * Form: TBA (Yonsei account only)

    • If a student who makes a reservation does no-show, the student will not have a chance to have another office hour during this semester.

  • When you contact me, use e-mail only please.

Grading Policy

• The grade will be given by the following equation: (Class attendance ratio) × (7 Assignments+ Midterm exams + Final exam + Final paper)

• 7 assignments per every other week (70%; 10% per each)

  • NO LATE SUBMISSION

• 1 midterm exam (14%)

  • Short answers/essays

• 1 final exam (11%)

  • Short answers/essays

• 1 final report (5%)

  • Analyze an issue/argument

  • Reference papers will be given

• *** NO LATE SUBMISSION ALLOWED

• **** NO EXTRA CREDIT ALLOWED

• Class Attendance (100% e-attendance-absence recording systems; attendance check in zoom meeting)

  • Any student who is absent greater than or equal to 1/3 class hours out of the REAL class hours will be given “F” grade. The class attendance ratio of a student is given by the student’s attending hours out of REAL class hours.

  • Only the following three conditions are considered for waiving each class attendance: 1) serious injury or disease with medical doctor’s official statement; 2) family mourning. Any misconduct will result in F.

• Misconducts

  • (a) If you hire someone to do your homework or paper,

  • (b) If you share course materials including lecture notes, your grades, your homeworks and papers with others,

  • (c) If you are absent more than 1/3 of class hours,

  • you will get F and you will have to ask your academic adviser to write a letter that s/he knows your misconduct and give detailed advice to you.

• Grade table: If your total score is in

  • [95, 100] A+

  • [90, 95) A0

  • [80, 90) A-

  • [75, 80) B+

  • [70, 75) B0

  • [60, 70) B-

  • [55, 60) C+

  • [50, 55) C0

  • [40, 50) C-

  • [0, 40) F

Lecturer(s)

• Semee Yoon (Assistant Professor of SDC, HASS, UIC)

• Keeheon Lee (Assistant Professor of CTM, HASS, UIC)

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