Overview

Please find descriptions of each of our course sessions here - you will also find resources that will help you prepare for each session.

SessionDateTopic
Session 1January 26Course Introduction
Session 2January 28What is a Neighborhood?
Session 3February 2Introduction to R: Starting with Data
Session 4February 4Introduction to R: Manipulating Data
Session 5February 9Introduction to R: Visualizing Data
Session 6February 11Introduction to R: Visualizing Data
Session 7February 16Modes of Neighborhood Analysis
Session 8February 18Modes of Neighborhood Analysis
Session 9February 23Population and Population Change
Session 10February 25Population and Population Change
Session 11March 2Population Projections and Forecasts
Session 12March 4Population Projections and Forecasts
Session 13March 9Analyzing Population Distributions and Segregation
Session 14March 11Analyzing Population Distributions and Segregation
Session 15March 16Individual Advising and Independent Work
Session 16March 18Individual Advising and Independent Work
Session 17March 23Measuring Place Opportunity
Session 18March 25Measuring Place Opportunity
Session 19March 30Crime and Incarceration
Session 20April 1Crime and Incarceration
Session 21April 6The Geography of Eviction
Session 22April 8The Geography of Eviction
Session 23April 13Independent Work
Session 24April 15The Geography of Eviction
Session 25April 20Individual Advising and Independent Work
Session 26April 22Individual Advising and Independent Work
Session 27April 27Final Presentations
Session 28April 29Final Presentations
Session 29May 4Final Presentations and Course Wrap-Up