must submit short papers critiquing a number of the works in progress, and have the opportunity to meet informally (usually over dinner) with a few authors to discuss the topic further. Students will also be assigned supplemental readings to ensure that they have the background necessary to understand upcoming papers. The course is designed to be multidisciplinary, and we invite doctoral students from across the university to enroll. We will give preference, however, to doctoral students selected to participate in the Urban Doctoral Fellowship Program. University’s If there is space, we will also consider allowing some advanced, research-focused masters’ students to enroll in the class. Course Objectives The goal of this course is to expose students to cutting edge, multidisciplinary research on cities and urban issues. Through reading the papers and assigned background readings, students will learn about critical urban issues as well as a variety of research methods and approaches. They will learn to read research papers in a variety of different fields and critically assess their strengths and weaknesses. Students will also have a chance to meet and discuss research ideas with leading urban scholars. What You Will Take Away After this course you will be able to: Understand the research techniques and approaches used by different disciplines. Identify research gaps relating to important urban challenges. Critically assess research, across a variety of disciplines. Distinguish causal and non-causal claims. Engage with researchers across disciplinary boundaries. Learning Assessment Table Graded Assignment Course Objective Covered Submitted Questions #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Paper Critiques #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Course Schedule (Sessions that are open to the public are explicitly mentioned as that) Class 1 - September 10th Introduction to Seminar; background lecture on basics of research design and quantitative methods Class 2 September 17th (Open to the Public) – the Poor Pay More for Housing? Exploitation, Profit, and Risk in Rental “Do Markets”
must submit short papers critiquing a number of the works in progress, and have the opportunity to meet informally (usually over dinner) with a few authors to discuss the topic further. Students will also be assigned supplemental readings to ensure that they have the background necessary to understand upcoming papers. The course is designed to be multidisciplinary, and we invite doctoral students from across the university to enroll. We will give preference, however, to doctoral students selected to participate in the University’s Urban Doctoral Fellowship Program. If there is space, we will also consider allowing some advanced, research-focused masters’ students to enroll in the class. Course Objectives The goal of this course is to expose students to cutting edge, multidisciplinary research on cities and urban issues. Through reading the papers and assigned background readings, students will learn about critical urban issues as well as a variety of research methods and approaches. They will learn to read research papers in a variety of different fields and critically assess their strengths and weaknesses. Students will also have a chance to meet and discuss research ideas with leading urban scholars. What You Will Take Away After this course you will be able to: Understand the research techniques and approaches used by different disciplines. Identify research gaps relating to important urban challenges. Critically assess research, across a variety of disciplines. Distinguish causal and non-causal claims. Engage with researchers across disciplinary boundaries. Learning Assessment Table Graded Assignment Course Objective Covered Submitted Questions #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Paper Critiques #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Course Schedule (Sessions that are open to the public are explicitly mentioned as that) Class 1 - September 10th Introduction to Seminar; background lecture on basics of research design and quantitative methods Class 2 – September 17th (Open to the Public) “Do the Poor Pay More for Housing? Exploitation, Profit, and Risk in Rental Markets”