Summer School in Survey Methodology
Date: 03.08 - 25.08.2017
Location: Cologne
- Week 0
- Short Course A: Preparing data for re-use. A practical guide to processing and documenting your data for sharing
03.08.2017 - 04.08.2017 - tba - Short Course B: Introduction to Data Analysis Using Mplus
03.08.2017 - 04.08.2017 - Dr. Matthias Blümke, Dr. Daniel Danner, Dr. Clemens Lechner - Short Course C: Research Designs and Causal Inference
03.08.2017 - 04.08.2017 - Prof. Dr. Stefanie Eifler, Dr. Heinz Leitgöb - Week 1
- Course 1: Introduction to Survey Design
07.08.2017 - 11.08.2017 - Ulrich Krieger, Prof. Peter Lugtig, PhD - Course 2: Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling: Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Mplus
07.08.2017 - 11.08.2017 - Prof. Dr. Jost Reinecke, Georg Kessler - Course 3: Introduction to Data Analysis Using R
07.08.2017 - 11.08.2017 - Dr. Hans Walter Steinhauer, Ariane Würbach - Course 4: Design and Implementation of Longitudinal Surveys
07.08.2017 - 11.08.2017 - Dr. Tarek Al Baghal, Dr. Alexandru Cernat - Week 2
- Course 5: Questionnaire Design
14.08.2017 - 18.08.2017 - Prof. Dr. Marek Fuchs, Dr. Tanja Kunz, Anke Metzler - Course 6: Structural Equation Modeling for Longitudinal and Panel Data
14.08.2017 - 18.08.2017 - Dr. Daniel Seddig, Georg Kessler - Course 7: Assessing Measurement Quality
14.08.2017 - 18.08.2017 - Dr. Natalja Menold, Dr. Katharina Meitinger - Short Course D: Introduction to Data Analysis Using Stata
14.08.2017 - 18.08.2017 - Dr. Reinhard Schunck, Dr. Klaus Pforr - Week 3
- Course 8: Mathematical Tools for Social Scientists
21.08.2017 - 25.08.2017 - Prof. Dr. Martin Elff - Course 9: Meta-Analysis
21.08.2017 - 25.08.2017 - Prof. Dr. Michael Bošnjak, Dr. Bernd Weiß, Jessica Wengrzik - Course 10: Sampling, Weighting, and Estimation
21.08.2017 - 25.08.2017 - Stephanie Eckman, PhD - Course 11: Item Nonresponse and Multiple Imputation
21.08.2017 - 25.08.2017 - Dr. Florian Meinfelder, Prof. Dr. Susanne Rässler
Every August since 2012, the GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology takes place at GESIS, Cologne. Lecturers and participants from all over the world and from many different fields come to Cologne to take part in Europe's leading summer school on survey methodology, research design, and data collection---recommended by the European Survey Research Association (ESRA). The 6th GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology will take place from August 3-25 2017 in Cologne.
Objectives
The GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology offers high quality training in state of the art techniques and methods of survey research. It aims to:
- give a broad overview of survey methods;
- equip participants with essential skills in the design, planning, execution, documentation and quality assurance of surveys;
- provide an opportunity to deeply engage with the different tasks of survey design and implementation (such as questionnaire design, sampling, nonresponse and fieldwork monitoring), different survey modes (such as personal interviews, web surveys, and mixed-mode), and research designs involving surveys (such as mixed methods, factorial surveys, longitudinal surveys and cross-national surveys);
- provide participants with good networking opportunities, a supportive social environment, and an exciting time in Cologne.
Summer School Prerequisites
In addition to the prerequisites mentioned in the syllabi of the courses, all Summer School participants are expected to meet the following general criteria:
- have basic knowledge of empirical research methods;
- have a good command of English as the Summer School will entirely be held in English.
Course Structure
Short courses are two-day courses aimed at updating participants skills to better fulfill the entrance requirements of some one-week courses or at providing instruction in a specialized area. Short courses consist of about 6 hours of instruction per day.
One-week courses consist of 6 hours of classes a day of which around 2 hours are tutorials or labs or exercises (details for each course are provided in the course descriptions). Given the daily workload, participants can register only for one course per week.
Plenary and Social Program
Besides courses, participants are welcome to attend evening talks by experts in survey methodology and, thanks to our sponsors, take part in an exciting social and cultural program.
Participation fees and registration
Short courses (rates: student/academic/commercial): EUR 100/140/280
One-week courses (standard rates: student/academic/commercial): EUR 250/350/700
ECTS credits
Participants completing one-week courses have the opportunity to receive European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) points.You will be charged an administration fee of EUR 20,00 (2 ECTS) or 50,00 (4 ECTS) per course, respectively.
Scholarships
Scholarships by CDSS/DAAD and ESRA are available to Summer School participants.
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.