Instruction for Week 6 （第6周导语)
We will be hosting an in-class discussion this week. Please come prepared with your chosen empirical study that utilizes instrumental variable techniques. During the session, we will quickly go through these cases together and conduct a vertical comparison across them.
Learning objectives (学习目标)
- be able to identify settings suitable for applying instrumental variable techniques in hot health topics
- gain a preliminary understanding of the spirit of pragmatism and innovation inscientific exploration
Key knowledge points (核心知识)
- sources of instrumental variables
- demonstration of the validity of instrumental variables
Learning activities: Flipped classroom-- the classroom part (学习活动：翻转课堂-- 课堂部分)
- case discussions and critiques: explore application ideas of the method in different contexts via inquiry-based interaction
- one-minute recap: one student summarizes the key points of SPOC videos from last week in 1-2 minutes
- difficulties clarification: explain the key knowledge points based on online learning feedback
- news article sharing: news sharing presentation by one student; the instructor facilitates whole-class brainstorming
Learning assessment (测评反馈)
- peer and instructor evaluations of news sharing presentation
- review and reflection form
- problem set 2 (post and submit via eLearning platform)
