Michael

There is also a longstanding Math for Social Scientists course offered at the ICPSR.  They may have a syllabus and/or content as well.

Seems like this may be a really good candidate for a MOOC with exams to assure that students have mastered sufficient content.  Then the entering students could complete the course at their leisure, either in a group setting to build collegiality when they arrive, or for those who want to, prior to arriving.  
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On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Gary King wrote:

> All the info about our math prefresher is
> here<http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/prefresher>;
> I think it is the longest running one.  It has always been a great
> experience -- for communicating content, conveying an aspect of what grad
> school is about, and building camaraderie among the entering class.
> 
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> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Michael Paul Fix <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Greetings all,
>> 
>> We have recently revamped our PhD methods requirements at Georgia State
>> and have found that our students are, in many cases, in need of a math
>> refresher. I was curious if other department do some type of "Math Boot
>> Camp" prior to the start of first semester. If so, do you make this a
>> requirement or optional? What materials do you cover? What sort of time
>> frame? And any other additional advice you might think helpful.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Mike
>> 
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