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01 April 2024

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Digital Tools for Research and Teaching

Webinar / Professional development for junior teaching professionals, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from across the CIVICA alliance This...

Webinar / Professional development for junior teaching professionals, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from across the CIVICA alliance This professional development event is part of the Teacher Development Programme and aims to explore the dynamic realm of digital tools that can help us to improve our processes in teaching and research. The webinar will have a practical approach that will include both elements of digital pedagogy and concrete examples of tools that can be used by professionals in the teaching and research processes. Participants will be encouraged to experiment with different tools and reflect on how integrating the recommended tools can enrich their research and teaching practices. Scheduled: April, 1, starting at 16.00 (EET)
Teachers:
  • Mirela Alexandru (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration)
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Registration for this course is no longer possible
Online
01/04/24 - 01/04/24
Reg. deadline: 25/03/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 1

08 April 2024

Bocconi University

Excerpts from An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi

Seminar offered by Dondena Research Center (Spring 2024 seminar series) ----- April 8th 2024 12:45-2:00pm (UTC+1) ------ CIVICA ESR can attend ONLINE ...

Seminar offered by Dondena Research Center (Spring 2024 seminar series) ----- April 8th 2024 12:45-2:00pm (UTC+1) ------ CIVICA ESR can attend ONLINE only. Zoom meetings link will be available upon registration. ------ SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: An Epidemic of Uncertainty advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don’t know. Taking Malawi’s ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, I show that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don’t know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, I argue that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health. Over the duration of a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data combined with simple demographic analyses and poignant ethnographic vignettes depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of changing epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. ----- BIO: Jenny Trinitapoli is professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, where she directs the Center for International Social Science Research. She received her BA from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and her PhD in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Teachers:
  • Jenny Trinitapoli ()
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Hybrid (class + online simultaneous)
08/04/24 - 08/04/24
Reg. deadline: 07/04/24
Credits: 0
Central European University

Inquiry-Based Learning: Approaches for Active Learning 

Mondays from 10:50 am - 12:30 pm CET, 1 US credit (2 ECTS). Learn how to design and facilitate structured debates, project-based learning, simulations...

Mondays from 10:50 am - 12:30 pm CET, 1 US credit (2 ECTS). Learn how to design and facilitate structured debates, project-based learning, simulations/role playing, and experiential learning. A constant challenge that teachers/educators face is keeping their students’ interest in a given topic and getting them actively engaged in the learning process. Inquiry-based learning (IBL) empowers students to take control of their learning by allowing them to actively engage with the teaching materials. Students’ ideas, opinions, questions, and observations are central to the learning experience. IBL encourages students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. Knowledge is constructed through experience, experimentation, and exploration. This six-week course will allow participants to explore IBL in some depth, starting with what it is, the benefits of adopting this active learning approach, the activities associated with it and reflections on situations it might be appropriate for participants to adopt. We will then discuss the model of four levels of inquiry (confirmation, structured, guided, open), and discuss examples from each one of them. This will be followed by an in-depth examination of four approaches through which IBL is commonly applied, providing participants the opportunity to learn how to design and facilitate structured debates, project-based learning, simulations/role playing, and experiential learning.
Teachers:
  • Yurgos Politis (Central European University)
Entry requirements: Prerequisites: the current version of Foundations of Teaching in Higher Education (YELC 6101 and 6103) and Learning by Design (YELC 6105) or the older version of Foundations (CATL 6007)
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Registration for this course is no longer possible
Online
08/04/24 - 13/05/24
Reg. deadline: 22/03/24
Credits: 2
N° of Sessions: 6

09 April 2024

Central European University

Creating a Teaching Portfolio 

Tuesdays from 1:30-3:10, 1 US credit (2 ECTS). Guided creation of a teaching portfolio, primarily using materials from previous CEU teaching courses. ...

Tuesdays from 1:30-3:10, 1 US credit (2 ECTS). Guided creation of a teaching portfolio, primarily using materials from previous CEU teaching courses. (Foundations and Learning by Design are generally prerequisites).
Teachers:
  • Michael Kozakowski (Central European University)
Entry requirements: Foundations and Learning by Design are generally prerequisites.
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Registration for this course is no longer possible
Online
09/04/24 - 14/05/24
Reg. deadline: 22/03/24
Credits: 2
N° of Sessions: 6

16 April 2024

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Towards objectivity of assessment: developing assessment tools

Webinar / Professional development for junior teaching professionals, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from across the CIVICA alliance who are p...

Webinar / Professional development for junior teaching professionals, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from across the CIVICA alliance who are preparing to enter the teaching profession This professional development event is part of the Teacher Development Programme and aims to discuss how we can enhance the objectivity and validity of assessment. Participants will reflect on the concept of „objectivity” in educational assessment, will get familiarized with fundamental principles of assessment design, will examine an assessment methodology used in international assessments (for example ICCS study – IEA) and exercise the development of multiple-choice items. Scheduled: April, 16, 2024, starting at 16.00 (EET)
Teachers:
  • Simona Velea (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration)
  • Mirela Alexandru (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration)
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Online
16/04/24 - 16/04/24
Reg. deadline: 14/04/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 1

24 April 2024

Stockholm School of Economics

Designing teaching to meet different learning styles

We all know that we learn in different ways, but what are the consequences of this for our teaching? Do we really take this into consideration when pl...

We all know that we learn in different ways, but what are the consequences of this for our teaching? Do we really take this into consideration when planning our courses? Or maybe we plan our courses according to our own preferences for learning? During this session, we will first look at different preferences for learning, including your own preferences. We will then apply this on your teaching, and you will have the opportunity to review this, and see how you perhaps could change it? Finally, you will learn about ideas that other participants have about how they could change their teaching. After this session you are expected to be able to recognize the diversity of ways of learning, analyze your own teaching in relation to different preferences for learning, assess and adjust your own teaching to various contexts.
Teachers:
  • Pär Mårtensson (Stockholm School of Economics)
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Online
24/04/24 - 24/04/24
This is offered as part of the CIVICA Teacher Deve...
Reg. deadline: 16/04/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 1

21 May 2024

European University Institute

Antitrust Renaissance

This seminar presents the building blocks of a forthcoming book by Professors Petit and Schrepel. The book proposes a new formula for competition law ...

This seminar presents the building blocks of a forthcoming book by Professors Petit and Schrepel. The book proposes a new formula for competition law and policy. There are today enough empirical observations showing that established models of competition policy do not apprehend the modern complexity of competition across firms, markets and industries. The lost diagnosis accuracy is a source of legal and policy error; an update in our understanding of how economic agents compete in a technology-driven environment is needed. Grounded in empirics and in a review of the legal, economic, and technical literature on industrial change and innovation, the book proposes a “renaissance” of competition policy around several key propositions. In particular, Petit and Schrepel suggest that uncertainty, as much as rivalry, is key to competition, that innovation is an input equally important to competition as industry structure, or that firm and industry level evolution is a good metric for assessing the impact of antitrust law and policy. Finally, the seminar discusses adaptations to current antitrust institutions and procedures, and the appropriate scope of a complexity-minded antitrust policy This intensive course seeks to lay the ground for the development of a more explicit theory of antitrust law. It studies antitrust laws’ principles of action (firm size, economic concentration, market power, etc.), function (rivalry, uncertainty), limits (error costs and division of labor), methods (facts and principles), metaphysics (a priori knowledge), epistemology (economics schools of thoughts), ontology (firm, market, coordinated and unilateral conduct, etc.), mobilization (private and public), legitimacy (expert and popular), norms (welfare, choice, justice), and remediation (prevention and restoration). The course’s ambition is mostly descriptive. The point is to describe the anatomy, biology and behavior of our antitrust laws. The course assumes that it is intellectually useful to break down antitrust laws in ways that describe their structure and parts, mechanics and chemistry, and actual operation. In so doing, this intensive course seeks to show many versions of antitrust laws are possible, in ways far more diversified than the binary policy reform options often vindicated in the public conversation. The focus is on US and EU antitrust laws.
Teachers:
  • Thibault Schrepel ()
  • Nicolas Petit (European University Institute)
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Hybrid (class + online simultaneous)
21/05/24 - 23/05/24
Reg. deadline: 22/04/24
Credits: 3
N° of Sessions: 3
Sciences Po

Sociology of Economic Expertise

This course seeks to understand the use and power of economic discourse in modern economic life. To do so, it bases itself on a deeply sociological un...

This course seeks to understand the use and power of economic discourse in modern economic life. To do so, it bases itself on a deeply sociological understanding of the rise of the economics profession, its relationship to the state as well as the sociological notion of expertise. Students in this class will read the classics on the matter, as well as more recent work. This will enable them not only to appropriate crucial concepts, such as “hinge”, “avatars”, or actor networks but also to formulate their own research projects. Dates: 21 May (from 10:15 to 12:15); 13, 14, 17, 18 June (from 10 to 12 and 15 to 17)
Teachers:
  • Matthias THIEMANN (Sciences Po)
Assessment: reaction memos, presentation, essay
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Hybrid (class + online simultaneous)
21/05/24 - 18/06/24
Reg. deadline: 14/05/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 9

27 May 2024

Sciences Po

Accessing and using data for social scientists using R

This is a short hands-on workshop to acquire skills to harness media data in the programming language R. We will focus on techniques to gather data fr...

This is a short hands-on workshop to acquire skills to harness media data in the programming language R. We will focus on techniques to gather data from the web and analyze text. Emphasis will be adjusted to the group’s needs, i.e. the below structure is tentative. Some familiarity with R is required. If you are unsure about your level, feel free to get in touch with me beforehand. Day 1: Patching gaps in your skills/knowledge - This course requires some prior knowledge in R. We will fill in gaps in your R skills relevant to the course. We will finish by focusing on data formats encountered online and through APIs (JSON, XML, HTML). Day 2: Automating data collection - We will learn automating data collection from the web, archives, and through application programming interfaces. We will focus on the problems you may encounter in doing so. Days 3 and 4: Handling and analyzing text data - We will dive into pattern matching in manipulating text and exemplify how to prepare and analyze such data. Depending on the group’s needs/interests, we will pick a few specific techniques (dictionary analysis, scaling, scoring, POS-tagging, etc.). We will especially also talk about issues that arise with large-scale text data. Dates: May 27-30 (Mo 13:00-16:00; Tue 09:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00; We 09:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00; Th 09:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00)
Teachers:
  • Achim Edelmann (Sciences Po)
Entry requirements: Some familiarity with R is required.
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Online
27/05/24 - 30/05/24
Reg. deadline: 20/05/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 7

28 May 2024

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Authentic assessment in higher education

Webinar / Professional development for junior teaching professionals, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from across the CIVICA alliance who are p...

Webinar / Professional development for junior teaching professionals, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from across the CIVICA alliance who are preparing to enter the teaching profession This professional development event is part of the Teacher Development Programme and explores the principles and methods for authentic assessment. This type of assessment goes beyond traditional testing methods to evaluate students' real-world knowledge, skills, and competencies. Participants will explore the learning and assessment environment, the role of assessment and several methods including portfolios, case studies, and project-based assessment. Scheduled: May, 28, 2024, starting at 16.00 (EET)
Teachers:
  • Simona Velea (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration)
  • Mirela Alexandru (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration)
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Online
28/05/24 - 28/05/24
Reg. deadline: 25/05/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 1

06 June 2024

Sciences Po

MATH+ECON+CODE’, Masterclass on Equilibrium Transport and Matching Models in Economics

This intensive course, part of the ‘math+econ+code’ series, is focused on models of demand, matching models, and optimal transport methods, with vario...

This intensive course, part of the ‘math+econ+code’ series, is focused on models of demand, matching models, and optimal transport methods, with various applications pertaining to labor markets, economics of marriage, industrial organization, matching platforms, networks, and international trade, from the crossed perspectives of theory, empirics, and computation. It will introduce tools from economic theory, mathematics, econometrics and computing, on a need’s basis, without any particular prerequisite other than the equivalent of a first-year graduate sequence in econ or in applied math.This second part focuses on the estimation of the models, and the "inverse optimal transport problem". Because it aims at providing a bridge between theory and practice, the teaching format is somewhat unusual: each teaching “block” will be made of a mix of theory and coding (in Python), based on an empirical application related to the theory just seen. Students will have the opportunity to write their own code, which is expected to be operational at the end of each block. This course is therefore closer to cooking lessons than to traditional lectures. Dates: 6 and 7 June from 14:30 to 18:00.
Teachers:
  • Alfred Galichon (Sciences Po)
Entry requirements: the equivalent of a first-year graduate sequence in econ or in applied math.
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Online
06/06/24 - 07/06/24
Reg. deadline: 29/05/24
Credits: 0
N° of Sessions: 2