Research Design

Fall semester 2025 (Sept-Oct)
Mon/Tue PM, Puerta de Toledo, 2.A.04
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Prof: Francisco Villamil
francisco.villamil@uc3m.es
Office 18.2.A34 (Getafe)

Slides & readings
Syllabus
Assignments (Aula Global)

Research Design for the Social Sciences

MA in Computational Social Science, UC3M

Syllabus

Schedule 2025

Date and time Topic Slides Reading
Tue, Sep 16 (18h-21h) Introduction to Research Design [link]
Tue, Sep 23 (18h-21h) Elements of quantitative data [link]
Tue, Sep 30 (18h-21h) Causality [link]
Mon, Oct 6 (18h-21h) Methods of causal inference [link]
Tue, Oct 14 (18h-21h) Advanced topics and overview  
Mon, Oct 20 (15h-21h) Workshop (double session)