Statistical Tools for Quantitative Reasoning part of QuIRK:Courses
This course introduces students to advanced statistical models for detecting and quantifying social relationships and to strategies for arguing that discovered statistical relationships reflect broader social ...

Introduction to sampling techniques part of QuIRK:Courses
This course will introduce students to a wide range of statistical sampling techniques that are used to make inferences about a population. Students will learn when to use and how to implement sampling designs that ...

Measured Thinking: Reasoning with Numbers about World Events, Health, Science, and Social Issues part of QuIRK:Courses
The National Council on Education and the Disciplines (2001) warns that "The world of the twenty-first century is a world awash in numbers.... Unfortunately, despite years of study and life experience in an ...

Economics of Cost-Benefit Analysis part of QuIRK:Courses
The primary goal of this course is to teach you the technical details of economically sound cost-benefit analysis. In its most basic essence, cost benefit analysis is a means of choosing policies that yield the ...

Carnegie Mellon University part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 2010:Context
1. What is the status of Quantitative Reasoning programming on your campus? At Carnegie Mellon, the Mellon College of Science consists of the departments of Math, Physics, Biology and Chemistry. We are currently ...

Political Economy of Latin America part of QuIRK:Courses
This seminar trains students to engage in the most recent and significant debates among scholars of Latin American development. The seminar includes focused study of patterns of development, poverty and inequality, ...

Environmental Economics and Policy part of QuIRK:Courses
This course explores the economic and political institutions affecting the environment. We will use the tools of economics to analyze several contemporary environmental policy issues ranging from climate change, ...

From Acadia to Acadiana: Tracing the exile of the Acadians from Nova Scotia to Louisiana (1755-1785) part of QuIRK:Curricular Materials:Quantitative Writing:Examples
Students will create 3D time lines using Bee Docs© tracing the different branches of dispersal caused by the Great Deportation of the Acadians from Nova Scotia in 1755. The collection of time lines will be donated to the Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Working Across the Life Course part of QuIRK:Courses
This course examines the experience of work from a life course perspective. This sociological approach encourages people to think about how society leaves its imprint on every stage of our individual lives. We ...

Applying the Rubric Outside Carleton part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
QuIRK is currently engaged in five feasibility studies to learn how our assessment rubric and process can be adapted to meet the needs of a wide variety of institutions. We have completed collaborations with ...