NZSSN Short Courses - Research Methods and Technology

08 February 2010 - 12 February 2010

New Zealand Social Statistics Network will run the following short courses at the School of Government, Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington.

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS: Dr Wiremu Solomon, Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Auckland. An introductory course in statistical techniques with an emphasis on those applicable to the social sciences.

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES: Dr Delwyn Goodrick, Program Evaluation Consultant. An introductory course consisting of lectures and practical workshops, designed for those with no background in research or with no previous experience with qualitative techniques of data collection and analysis.

CASE STUDY RESEARCH: Professor Helen Simons, Professor of Education and Evaluation, University of Southampton, UK. An introductory course exploring the theory and practice of case study as a research approach for understanding and evaluating the complexity of innovative programs and organisations.

INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING USING AMOS: Associate Professor Everarda Cunningham, Swinburne University of Technology. An intermediate course designed as an applied introduction (using SPSS's AMOS(tm) software) to the use of structural equation modelling (SEM).

ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF LINKED HEALTH DATA: Professor D'Arcy Holman, University of Western Australia. A course designed to instruct participants in the theory and practice of analysis of large sets of linked administrative health data at an advanced level. Includes both theoretical grounding and hands-on computer-lab exercises.