About the summer school
Looking for a productive and fun way to spend your summer? The ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research is for you!
The ICPSR Summer Program provides basic and advanced instruction across a wide range of methodologies and techniques for research in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Our courses emphasize the integration of methodological strategies with the theoretical and practical concerns that arise in research and teaching on substantive issues. We also provide a unique and supportive social environment that facilitates professional networking, encourages the exchange of ideas, and makes the experience of acquiring critical analytical skills enjoyable!
The 2017 ICPSR Summer Program is broken down into two formats: four-week sessions and short workshops.
Four-week Sessions. We will offer two four-week sessions in Ann Arbor, Michigan: the first session runs from June 26 to July 21, 2017; the second four-week session from July 24 to August 18, 2017. Registration in the four-week session enables you to take any of the lectures and workshops offered during that session. These courses cover introductory, intermediary, and advanced instruction in almost every area of methodology (from basic statistics to advanced Bayesian analysis and advanced multilevel modeling). The four-week sessions also come with the added bonus of exposing you to special lectures and discussions on important professional topics-- e.g., publishing in professional journals and academic presses; methodological issues in the study of race, ethnicity, and gender; securing external grants; and encouraging transparency in social science research.
Short Statistical Workshops
The 2017 Summer Program will also offer over 40 short, two- to five-day workshops in Ann Arbor, MI, as well as in numerous other locations starting in early May and running through most of August. In 2017, we are excited to offer short workshops in several new locations--York University, Ontario, Canada; University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland; and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong--as well as in our traditional external locations: Amherst, Massachusetts; Berkeley, California; Boulder, Colorado; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Bloomington, Indiana. The 2017 Summer Program short course schedule covers a broad range of quantitative courses, including workshops on reproducing research results, machine learning, qualitative and mixed methods, the R statistical computing environment, and text analytics.
We think you will find the ICPSR Summer Program to be a tremendous experience, providing you with unparalleled methodological training and a one-of-a-kind professional learning environment. As one of our 2016 ICPSR Summer Program participants described it: “The ICPSR Summer Program is a life-changing experience.” Come join us this summer and find that out for yourself!
Registration
Participants can register for our courses in four steps:
- Go to the ICPSR Summer Program portal. You will be asked to log in to your ICPSR MyData account. If you do not have an existing MyData account, you will be prompted to create one.
- Fill out and submit the registration form, including sections on contact information, institutional affiliation, academic background, personal computing devices, participation history, and admission status.
- Go to the section "Classes" on your account page and follow the Add/Drop link. You can then select the four-week courses and/or three- to five-day workshops you wish to attend by checking the appropriate boxes. Note that you can change or update your course selections in the four-week sessions at any time. Once you've finished selecting your courses, choose "Submit."
- Make or plan payment of your registration fees. You can submit payment via credit card through your account page in the section "Fees and Payments." You can also make arrangements for another individual (e.g., an administrator from your supporting institution) to pay on your behalf. Visit our FAQ: Payment Options page for information about direct payments, invoices, third-party payers, and more.
Henry "Hank" Heitowit Scholarship
A scholarship fund has been established in honor of Henry “Hank” Heitowit, who served as the Director of the ICPSR Summer Program from 1981 to 2007. The scholarship provides a waiver of registration fees for one four-week session of the ICPSR Summer Program.
Applicants to the Heitowit Scholarship can come from any academic discipline and can be at any stage of their professional careers. Regardless of disciplinary backgrounds or career trajectories, all applicants must be former participants in a four-week session of the ICPSR Summer Program.
Applications are due 3/31/2017. Visit the Heitowit scholarship page for more information.
Fees
Fees differ for participants from ICPSR member institutions and for participants who are not from ICPSR member institutions. If you are not sure whether your college, university, or other institution is a member of ICPSR, then please check the complete list of ICPSR member institutions. Note that there is a discount for early enrollments to the four-week sessions that are paid in full before May 1, 2017. There is an additional discount for participants who register for both four-week sessions.
Discounts
As noted in the above table, there is a discount for early enrollments in the four-week sessions that are paid in full before May 1, 2017. There is an additional discount for participants who register for both four-week sessions.
Discount for Returning ICPSR Summer Program Participants
If you participated in a previous ICPSR Summer Program, you will receive a 15% discount on your registration fee in this year's ICPSR Summer Program. This discount is available to anyone who took either four-week classes or short workshops in any ICPSR Summer Program, last year or earlier. The discount will be applied to the fees for both statistical short courses and the four-week sessions in the current year's ICPSR Summer Program. You don't have to do anything special to receive the discount. When you register, you will be asked about your previous participation in the ICPSR Summer Program. Upon verification of the information you provide, the discount will be applied to your fees automatically.
Discounts for Enrolling in Two or More Statistical Three- to Five-Day Workshops
Want to take several of our statistical three- to five-day workshops? Participants who register for two or more of our three- to five-day statistical workshops will receive a 15% discount on their total registration fee.
In order to receive this multiple-enrollment discount, you must register for the workshops through our portal and then, before making your payment, send us an email to sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu with your name and "Multiple Short Workshop Discount" in the subject line. Once we verify your enrollment and apply the discount, you will be able to make payment for the workshops.
This discount only applies to enrollments in statistical three- to five-day workshops. It does not apply to registrations for the four-week sessions or to registrations for short workshops with discounted or waived fees. If fee payments are made across several installments, then the discount will be applied to the final payment.
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