Assignment overview
Problem sets and Labs
Problem sets
You’ll be assigned semi-weekly problem sets. Why? Practice! These will cover theoretical and applied problem - the non-Stata part of the course. Problem sets are graded on completion. I will check to make sure you reasonably attempted the problems, and you’ll score zero, one, or two points.
Labs
We will have labs about once a week, as noted in the class schedule. Labs will give you a chance to apply your econometrics knowledge and build your Stata skills. We will review the data and key commands together in class, and then break to work through the problem sets. I strongly encourage you to work with others, but you need to submit your labs individually.
Labs also will be graded on completion. I will check to make sure you reasonably attempted the problems, and you’ll score zero, one, or two points. For full credit, you must include a log-file and do-file.
Solutions
Solutions to the problem sets and labs are posted on Brightspace within a few days after the due date.
PS/Lab Quizzes
On the day that a Problem Set or Lab is due, I may hold a brief in-class quiz. These will be graded based on accuracy and written so that if you understood the assignment you just submitted, then you will do very well. I would expect 5-8 quizzes, and you can drop your lowest quiz
Research paper
It’s going to be great! In this class, you’ll write a research paper on a topic of your choosing. There are lots of graded steps along the way. You can work individually or in pairs. Get all the details in our first assignment sheet.
Submitting assignments
Please submit all assignments through Brightspace If you encounter technical issues, e-mail is a good last resort.
You may prefer to hand write your problem sets and parts of your labs. I’m happy to accept assignments as typed or handwritten. You can use your phone to capture handwritten portions of your assignments, but please use a scanning app rather than just taking a picture. I recommend either Adobe Scan or Office Lens - both are free!.