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Doctoral research seminar, limited to Ph.D. students. Provides an overview of research on meso-level organizational theory. Topics include classic and contemporary research on work and occupations, sociology of professions and expertise, meso-level theories on roles, jurisdictional conflicts, status, and authority, occupational drivers of technology adoption and implementation in the workplace, and the importance of organizational practices in addressing (or worsening) inequality. The course covers both foundational research as well as more recent empirical scholarship on these topics. Students are expected to use this course to make progress on their research projects/papers.

This course immerses students in the practical aspects of scientific research, focusing on in-depth interviewing as a primary data collection method. Emphasizing a 'learning-by-doing' approach, students will design, conduct, and analyze their own in-depth interview research project, involving data collection throughout the quarter. Discussions will revolve around the benefits, drawbacks, ethical considerations, and methodological challenges associated with in-depth interviewing. Through hands-on projects and exploration of relevant research studies, students gain both practical skills and a nuanced understanding of the role of in-depth interviewing in social science research.

Research on groups and teams in organizations from the perspective of organizational behavior and social psychology. Topics include group effectiveness, norms, group composition, diversity, conflict, group dynamics, temporal issues in groups, geographically distributed teams, and intergroup relations.

What is the difference between race and ethnicity? In what ways can we theorize the difference (if it exists)? How does modern racism work? And how does immigration change a nation's racial landscape? This graduate course surveys classic and contemporary writings on race and ethnicity mainly within the sociological tradition. We begin with Weber and some non-canonized classics, including the works of W.E.B. DuBois and Franz Fannon to understand how the study of race and ethnicity emerged in Social Science as a contrast to the biological determinist scholarship of the time. We pay attention to the way that social scientists emphasized the role of culture, structure, and status. From there we proceed to examine the more contemporary arguments, including uncovering the various mechanisms that undergird the (re)production or transformation of racial and ethnic boundaries. We spend time examining the literature on inequality and questions about the significance of race and racism. In addition, we assess how assimilation and racialization developed over time. We then spend time thinking about how to consider race and ethnicity in research designs. Finally, we end with looking towards the future, including how technology is changing modern conceptualizations of race and the potential of policy to mitigate the effects of systemic racism.

Doctoral Research Seminar on Technology & Organizations

Doctoral research seminar, limited to Ph.D. students. Current meso-level field research on organizational behavior, especially work and coordination. Topics: work design, job design, roles, teams, organizational change and learning, knowledge management, performance. Focus on understanding theory development and research design in contemporary field research. Topics change yearly. Recommended: course in statistics or research methods.

The social science literature on organizations assessed through consideration of the major theoretical traditions and lines of research predominant in the field. For PhD students only.

Restricted to PhD students, or by consent of instructor. Doctoral research seminar covering current topics in health policy, health systems modeling, and health innovation. May be repeated for credit.

Design and application of computational models and techniques for assessing climate and energy policy, and for predicting the impacts of climate change. Topics include 1) best practices in research design, model design and selection; 2) types of models available, taxonomy, core concepts, and limitations; 3) interpreting and presenting model results; and 4) advanced topics and recent literature, e.g. representing uncertainty, technological change, distributional change, and cross-sectoral climate impacts. Prerequisites: MS&E 241, MS&E 211, or equivalents.