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>Dear all,
>
>Please accept my apologies if you receive this message more than once but,
>since you've expressed an interest in the STARS project in the past, I
>thought you might be interested in a workshop we're running.
>
>
>On 8th September 2005 the FDTL4 project STARS (Creation of Statistical
>Resources from Real Datasets) is running a free workshop in Coventry for
>staff who teach statistics to level 1 students or above.
>
>The workshop will illustrate the materials developed via the project and
>show how you can tailor them to your own requirements.
>
>We've been using real data, coupled with actual scenarios, to produce
>worksheets for users of, mainly, Excel, MINITAB and SPSS. The worksheets
>are intended for use by non-specialist, and specialist, statistics staff
>and students.
>
>In addition we've attempted to combat assignment plagiarism by developing
>ways of producing individualised datasets, questions and answers using
>Excel.
>
>The following timetable for the day is envisaged.
>10.30am Registration and refreshments
>11.00am Introduction to STARS, worksheet usage and feedback
>12.30pm Lunch
> 1.30pm Creation of individualised datasets using Excel
> 2.30pm EITHER Creation of individualised OR Talks from:
> questions and answers NAG, MINITAB & SPSS
> using Excel
> 3.30pm Overall feedback, and suggestions for piloting and embedding
> 3.45pm Tea and departure
>
>Please reply (to [log in to unmask], preferably with Workshop and
>Health Interest in the subject) if you'd like to attend the workshop and
>I'll confirm the arrangements nearer the time.
>
>Finally, for anyone able to pilot at least one worksheet with students in
>the term/semester beginning September/October 2005 we'd like to offer a £50
>voucher (your choice of either M&S or Waterstone's). Those of you who've
>already been offered a £10 voucher will obviously receive £50-worth instead
>:-) . If you think you'd be interested in piloting please let me know by
>replying to [log in to unmask], preferably with Piloting and Health
>Interest in the subject.
>
>As a matter of interest we're using business, health and psychology
>datasets related to:
>
>Business
>Fast Food Purchasing
>Employment Satisfaction Survey
>Student Debt
>Transport
>Bank of England } At least
>Cadbury-Schweppes} one of these
>
>Health
>Obesity
>Triglyceride
>Breakfast (and its effect on children’s hunger and calorie consumption)
>Overdose
>IVF
>
>Psychology
>Bullying
>Dyslexia
>Spatial Memory
>Psychology Student Survey
>Smoking Attitudes } At least
>Academic Behavioural Confidence} one of these
>
>
>All the best for now.
>
>Colin.
>
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> Colin James
> Director, STARS Project (http://stars.ac.uk)
>
> Visiting Research Fellow
> Room 419, Armstrong Siddeley Building
> Faculty of Engineering and Computing
> Coventry University
> Priory Street
> Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
>
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Profile: http://www.cjltd.co.uk/cj.html
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