006 - Course 06. Incorporating American Community Survey and US Census Data into Undergraduate Courses

Session Submission Type: Workshop

Description

This course will focus on how professors can integrate analyses of U.S. Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data in relevant, user-friendly ways in such courses as Intro Sociology, Social Problems, Stratification, Race Relations, the Family, Sociology of Aging, Population, and more. Adding data analysis to substantive undergraduate sociology courses supports the American Sociological Association initiatives to introduce students to data "early and often” throughout the curriculum. This course will introduce resources available for integrating data analysis into a wide range of sociology course subjects and levels.

Participants will learn about the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) directed by Professor Frey at the University of Michigan. The course will begin with an overview of the SSDAN project and data analysis materials. Brief tutorials on the easy-to-use software tools will follow, with examples drawn from existing U.S. Census and ACS access tools. In a “hands-on” session, two person teams will “play the role of students” and conduct analyses of pre-tailored 1950-2010 Census, and 2010 ACS data.

Sub Unit

• Course

Session Organizer

• William H. Frey, Brookings Institution

Leader

• John Paul DeWitt, University of Michigan

Co-Leaders

• Jill Bouma, Berea College

• Katherine R. Rowell, Sinclair Community College

• Esther Isabelle Wilder, Lehman College