The following information is provided by the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI).
The ACSPRI Summer Program 2008 is now open for registration.
http://www.acspri.org.au/summerprogram2008
Week-long short courses will be held concurrently over two weeks at the Summer Program 2008 which will run at the Australian National University over the following dates:
Monday 14 January To Friday 18 January 2008 AND Monday 21 January To Friday 25 January 2008
Introductory courses
- Introduction to Qualitative Research Techniques
- Focus Groups and Other Qualitative Group Techniques
- Introduction to Social Network Research and Network Analysis
- Introduction to NVivo: computer-assisted qualitative data analysis
- Introduction to Statistics
- Data Analysis in SAS
- Data Analysis in SPSS
Intermediate courses
- Fundamentals of Multiple Regression
- Qualitative Research: Design, Analysis & Representation
- Factor Analysis
- Forecasting
- Data Analysis using Stata
- Applied Multiple Regression Analysis
- Time Series Modelling
- Research Completion: selecting research methodology, statistical procedures, and writing up
- Survey Research Methods
Advanced courses
- Applied Structural Equation Modelling
- Practical Measurement and Multilevel Analysis in the Psychosocial Sciences
- Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling (LISREL)
- Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling (AMOS) (offered in both weeks)
- Introduction to Data Mining using SAS Enterprise Miner
For more detail about the courses offered, associated costs and registration and payment details please go to
http://www.acspri.org.au/summerprogram2008
Fees for the program are as follows:
Summer Program 2008 (5-day) Course Fee:
Non-member $2100
ACSPRI member $1330
ACSPRI member: full-time PhD student: $1330
Early-Bird Discounted Fee
Non-member $1840
ACSPRI member $1210
ACSPRI member: full-time PhD student: $700
The early bird closing date for these courses will be 6th December 2007.
Courses can be booked online or a manual form can be downloaded from the website.