The Workshop in Methods (WIM) provides introductory education and training in sophisticated research methods to graduate students and faculty in the social sciences at Indiana University. Our goal is to supplement statistics and methods courses across the Bloomington campus with topical workshops led by leading methodological scholars from IU and across the United States. WIM is currently directed by Andrew Halpern-Manners, working with Emily Meanwell and the Social Science Research Commons Advisory Board.
WIM will offer workshops in a mix of hybrid and online-only workshops. Click on each workshop below to read more and register to attend, either virtually or in person.
WIM | Casey Mumaw, “Human Subjects Research Submission Process at IU”
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This session will cover information that will make the submission, as well as review and approval process, of human subjects research protocols at Indiana University. The presentation will cover vario...Read more
WIM | Emily Meanwell, “Transcribing Qualitative Data: Considerations and Options at IU”
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Producing written transcripts from audio or video recordings is a common step in qualitative social science research. Producing these transcripts manually can be an important and productive stage of t...Read more
WIM | Laura Huber, “Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC) at IU”
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This workshop introduces IU faculty, staff, and students to High Performance Computing (HPC) and the resources UITS Research Technologies (RT) makes available to them at IU to empower their research. ...Read more
WIM | Jefferson Davis, “Introduction to R”
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Join us for an introduction to R software for statistical analysis. Jefferson Davis is a software analyst with UITS Research Applications and Deep Learning. He has worked on several pro...Read more
WIM | Discovering Research Data Resources at IU
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Are you new to Indiana University, or just wanting to learn more about the wealth of research data resources you can access? Join this webinar hosted by the Research Data Commons to learn more!
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Laura K. Nelson for this online-only workshop on computational methods used in combination with qualitative methods.
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The Workshop in Methods is co-sponsoring the Workshop on Data and Methods in Chinese Linguistics, part of the 34th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-34). Join us in person o...Read more
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The Workshop in Methods is co-sponsoring the Workshop on Data and Methods in Chinese Linguistics, part of the 34th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-34). Join us in person o...Read more
WIM | Dr. Michael Walker, “Heuristics for Feeling Your Way in the Dark”
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Michael Walker in person or online for this workshop focused on ethnography.
WIM | Dr. Nathan Ensmenger, “Software History: Exploring the Materiality of Virtual Things”
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Join the Workshop in Methods for a talk by Dr. Nathan Ensmenger.
WIM Virtual | Dr. Emily Meanwell, “Quick Start with NVivo: A Hands-on Introduction”
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Emily Meanwell for an introduction to NVivo software.
WIM | Dr. Charles Franklin, “Weighting for Polls and Surveys”
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Charles Franklin for this talk on weighting for polls and surveys.
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell.
Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Ethan Fridmanski of the IU Research Data Management Plans Working Group for a workshop on the NIH Final Policy on Data Management & Sharing.
WIM | Dr. Brad Fulton, “Using Google Maps to Generate Organizational Sampling Frames”
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Organizational researchers use a variety of methods to obtain sampling frames. The utility of these methods, however, is constrained by access restrictions, limited coverage, prohibitive costs, and cu...Read more
WIM | Dr. Bianca Manago, “Workflow of Data Preparation”
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Before conducting analyses, we all know that we need to “clean the data”, but what exactly does that mean? What steps are involved and in what order? How do we decide what needs to be done? Data p...Read more
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Join the Workshop in Methods, the Indiana Political Analysis Workshop, and Dr. Samuel Bestvater for this workshop on using machine learning with social media data, at the SSRC or via Zoom.
WIM | Dr. Andrew Katz, “Using Natural Language Processing to Facilitate Social Science Research”
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WIM | Dr. Milena Tsvetkova, “Studying Socioeconomic Inequality from Digital Footprint Networks”
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Milena Tsvetkova for this workshop on using digital footprint networks to study socioeconomic inequality.
WIM | Dr. Shiri Noy, “An Introduction to Mixed Methods for Social Scientists”
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Shiri Noy for an introduction to mixed methods research for social scientists.
WIM | Dr. Shiri Noy, “An Introduction to Mixed Methods for Social Scientists” (Part 2)
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Shiri Noy for an introduction to mixed methods research for social scientists.
WIM | Casey Mumaw, “Human Subjects Research Submission Process at IU”
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Presentation materials (slides and video)
WIM Virtual | Dr. Matt Nelson, “Introduction to IPUMS: US Complete Count and Linked Census Data”
Presentation materials (slides and video)
WIM | Dr. Joanne Golann, “Using Video-Ethnographic Data to Study In-Home Parenting Practices”
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Join us as the Workshop in Methods welcomes Dr. Joanne Golann for a talk about video-ethnographic approaches.
WIM | Anne Kavalerchik and Eehyun Kim, “Introduction to Python for Social Scientists”
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Join the Workshop in Methods, Anne Kavalerchik, and Eehyun Kim for an introduction to Python for social scientists!
WIM | Carlos Lopes and Chris Bollinger, “Federal Statistical Research Data Center Infosession”
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Join the Workshop in Methods, Christopher Bollinger, and Carlos Lopes for an information session about Federal Statistical Research Data Centers.
WIM | Anne Kavalerchik and Eehyun Kim, “Introduction to Webscraping and APIs for Social Scientists”
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Join the Workshop in Methods, Anne Kavalerchik, and Eehyun Kim for an introduction to webscraping and APIs for social scientists!
WIM | Dr. Emma Zang, “Sex-Selective Abortion Bans and the Birth Outcomes of Asian Immigrants”
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The pro-life movement in the United States has achieved significant legislative victories in recent years, notably in its efforts to restrict abortion access. However, one aspect of this movement that...Read more
WIM | Dr. Kathryn Roulston, “Designing interview research”
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Kathryn Roulston for this interactive workshop on interview design and practice.
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Mike Vuolo for a talk about audit experiments.
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Join the Workshop in Methods and Dr. Bence Ságvári for this workshop on survey research.
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Join the Workshop in Methods, the Indiana Political Analysis Workshop, and Dr. Arthur Spirling for this workshop on text as data.
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Join the Workshop in Methods, Dr. Jessica Lester, and Pei-Jung Li for this workshop on generative uses of AI for qualitative data analysis.
WIM | Anne Kavalerchik, “Introduction to Supercomputing for Social Scientists at IU”
Join the Workshop in Methods and Anne Kavalerchik for an introduction to supercomputing at IU for social scientists.
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In this workshop, we will introduce several common qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) tools and explore what they can offer to qualitative research. We will provide a quick overview of the inte...Read more
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