EDUC 265
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Schedule

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  • Content (): This page contains the readings and other materials for the class.

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  • Assignments (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment. Reading reactions are due by 11:55 PM before the day of class. Other assignments are due by 11:55 PM on the day they’re listed.

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Weekly schedule

Title Content Slides Assignment
The causal revolution
January 6 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
January 7–January 8 Class and lab (in-person)
January 12 Practice assignment 1  (submit by 23:55:00)
Review of regression analysis
January 13 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
January 14–January 15 Class and lab (in-person)
January 19 Practice assignment 2  (submit by 23:55:00)
Interactions and transformations
January 20 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
January 21 Class and lab (in-person)
January 26 Practice assignment 3  (submit by 23:55:00)
Regression adjustment and experiments
January 27 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
January 28–January 29 Class and lab (in-person)
February 2 Data-analytic memo 1  (submit by 23:55:00)
Fixed effects, value added, and discrete outcomes
February 3 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
February 4–February 5 Class and lab (in-person)
Clustered data and sample size calculations
February 10 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
February 11–February 12 Class and lab (in-person)
February 16 Data-analytic memo 2  (submit by 23:55:00)
Instrumental variables
February 17 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
February 18–February 19 Class and lab (in-person)
Regression discontinuity
February 24 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
February 25–February 26 Class and lab (in-person)
March 2 Data-analytic memo 3  (submit by 23:55:00)
Difference-in-differences
March 3 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
March 4–March 5 Class and lab (in-person)  (submit by 23:55:00)
March 9 Data-analytic memo 4  (submit by 23:55:00)
Open science and multiple hypothesis testing
March 10 Reading reaction  (submit by 23:55:00)
March 11–March 12 Class and lab (in-person)

Exam

Title Content Slides Assignment
In-class exam
February 12 Midterm exam

Final project

Title Content Slides Assignment
Milestones and check-ins
February 1 Milestone 1  (submit by 23:55:00)
February 10 1:1 Check-in  (submit by 17:00:00)
March 1 Milestone 2  (submit by 23:55:00)
Final paper
March 16–March 20 Final paper  (submit by 23:55:00)

Surveys and evaluations

Title Content Slides Assignment
Introducing yourself
January 5 Survey 1  (submit by 23:55:00)
Plus delta
February 8 Survey 2  (submit by 23:55:00)
Course evaluation
March 13–March 20 EEE  (submit by 23:50:00)
Original content 2026 by Andrew Heiss
Additional content 2026 by Andreas de Barros
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