3rd GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology 2014

Description:

The GESIS Summer School takes place annually in Cologne since August 2012. Our instructors and applicants come from a diverse set of countries and fields. The Summer School 2014 comprises a three-week (August 11-29) intensive program with 18 one-week courses and 2 short courses running in the preceding week (August 7-8). Each course can be booked separately.

Target audience:

The Summer School is designed for advanced graduate and PhD students, post-docs, junior researchers, as well as survey professionals from all relevant fields:

• interested in improving their general knowledge and skills in survey methodology;
• planning to run their own survey or working for a large-scale survey project;
• desiring to update their methodological expertise;
• wishing to engage in methodological research;
• wanting to know more about how the data they analyze came about and how to assess their quality.

Short Courses (August 7-8):

Research Data Management for Social Scientists
Qualitative Methods

Week 1 Courses (August 11-15):

Introduction to Survey Design
Design and Implementation of Surveys in Developing Countries
Mixed Methods
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling Framework
Introduction to Web Surveys
Introduction to Data Analysis Using R

Week 2 Courses (August 18-22):

Understanding and Modeling Measurement Error in Social Surveys
Experimental Techniques in Survey Research
Web Survey Instrument Design
Item Nonresponse and Multiple Imputation
Mixed-Mode Surveys
Questionnaire Design

Week 3 Courses (August 25-29):

Factorial Survey Designs
Design and Implementation of Longitudinal Surveys
Data Quality and Fieldwork Management
Sampling, Weighting, and Estimation
Questionnaire for Cross-Cultural Surveys
Surveying Large-Scale Political Events

Certificates of attendance and ECTS points:

Participants completing a one-week course have the opportunity to gain European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) points from the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim. Both, short course and one-week course participants will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of their stay, provided they have not missed a substantial part of the course.

Cost:

The Summer School provides reduced rates for participants from academic institutions and gives a further reduction to students (including Ph.D. students). If you book and pay for a course by April 30, you will receive a 50 Euro discount off the one-week course fees. For more information, please visit our website.

Website and registration:

www.gesis.org/summerschool

Region:

Europe

Keywords:

Longitudinal Research , Mixed Methods, Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other), Sampling , Survey and Questionnaire Design, Data Collection (other), Data archiving, Quality in Quantitative Research, Measurement Error, Nonresponse , Data Quality and Data Management (other), Summer School , Web Surveys , R programming , Mixed-Mode Surveys , Cross-Cultural Surveys , Multiple Imputation , Surveys in Developing Countries

Related publications and presentations:

Longitudinal Research
Mixed Methods
Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other)
Sampling
Survey and Questionnaire Design
Data Collection (other)
Data archiving
Quality in Quantitative Research
Measurement Error
Nonresponse
Data Quality and Data Management (other)

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