From: "E.Stutchbury" <[log in to unmask]>
Elizabeth Stutchbury
Day Course Adminstrator
Sociology Department
Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 1:30 (during school term time only)
Telephone No. 01483-689458
Day Courses
New daycourse programmes are run each Spring and Autumn. Write, email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or phone (01483 689458) to make sure that
you are on our mailing list for details.
Courses can also be run for a group, either at the University of Surrey or
at your site. Phone for details.
These are one-day courses for social researchers. Update your skills and
learn about new techniques with one or more of these intensive. practical
high quality courses, taught by staff from the leading social research
methods academic centre in the UK.
The courses all include practical exercises, discussion and instruction.
They are held in the University's purpose-built Continuing Education Centre
on the campus. Courses start at 10.30am and end at 5.00pm. A sandwich lunch
is included.
The Sociology Department at Surrey, graded 5** (the highest grade) in the
2001 Research Assessment exercise, includes the ESRC's CAQDAS (Computer
assisted qualitative data analysis software) Network </caqdas/> and the
Centre for Research on Simulation in the Social sciences (CRESS)
<http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/research/simsoc/cress.html>, and is associated
with the ESRC's Resource Centre for Applied Social Surveys (CASS). It also
publishes Social Research Update, </sru/sru.htm> a quarterly for social
researchers. The Department has run short courses for social researchers
since 1981.
Courses cost £120 each, inclusive of course materials and lunch. A reduced
rate of £100 per course is available for those from educational
institutions and registered charities. Standby places for full-time PhD
students cost £20.
Cancellation refunds are as follows:
Up to 10 days before - full refund of fee
Up to 5 days before - half refund of fee
Under 5 days - no refund
The University of Surrey is easily accessible from London, by train (35
minutes from Waterloo, with a train every 20 minutes), by car (on the A3,
ten minutes from the M25) or by plane (Heathrow or Gatwick).
Standby Places
We are able to offer a limited number of standby places to full-time PhD
students at the reduced rate of £20 each. If you would like to be
considered for one of these places, complete the application form in the
usual way, ensuring that you tick the 'Standby' box. It is essential that
you include a contact telephone number. If you are successful in obtaining
a standby place, you will be contacted by phone seven days before the course.
For further information, please contact Elizabeth Stutchbury on the above
'phone number (school term time only), or email [log in to unmask]
Research Management
Presenter: Roger Tarling
Wednesday, 2nd March 2005 10.00 - 17.00
The course is aimed at researchers who are beginning to assume greater
responsibility for managing projects. It will identify the issues and
problems which may arise in developing and conducting a research project,
including relationships with sponsors and funders, planning and resource
management, negotiating access, report writing and dissemination.
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This course is now full, but a waiting list is being compiled. Please
contact [log in to unmask] to be placed on the waiting list.
Introduction to Qualitative Interviewing
Presenters: Sarah Earthy & Debbie Wason
Monday, 14th March 2005 10:30 - 17:00
This course is an introduction to the methods and problems associated with
qualitative interviewing. It is designed for researchers with little or no
experience of this approach and explores the basic components of 'getting
started', conducting interviews and preparing for analysis. The course also
reflects on the importance of the processes involved in the collection of
this type of qualitative data.
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Measuring Attitudes with Factor Analysis
Presenters: Patrick Sturgis and Nick Allum
Tuesday, 5th April 2005 10:30 - 17:00
This course focuses on how to use Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to
summarise complex inter-relationships between multiple attitude indicators
in a single composite variable. We will begin by providing an overview of
attitude theory, drawing on research traditions in psychology, sociology
and political science. Empirical approaches to attitude measurement and
ways of assessing the validity and reliability of attitudinal data will be
reviewed, with a particular focus on EFA. The course will finish with a
practical in the computer laboratory, using EFA in SPSS 12
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This course is now full, but a waiting list is being compiled. Please
contact [log in to unmask] to be placed on the waiting list.
Introduction to Focus Groups
Presenter: Ann Cronin
Wednesday, 6th April 2005 10.30 - 17.00
This course is an introduction to the methods involved in organising and
conducting focus groups and in managing and interpreting the data they
generate. It covers planning, developing questions, moderating, analysing
and reporting focus group results. The course also provides the opportunity
for participants to experience being a member of a focus group. This course
is designed for those people who have little or no experience of running
focus groups.
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Introduction to Linear Regression
Presenters: Nick Allum and Patrick Sturgis
Tuesday, 19th April 2005 10:00 - 17:00
In this course we provide a hands-on introduction to fitting bivariate and
multiple linear regression models. The course will begin by providing some
background on the fundamental principles of linear modelling and describe
the derivation of the simple bivariate linear regression model. The
extension of the model to the multivariate case is demonstrated, along with
further techniques for including categorical variables as predictors. The
emphasis throughout is on the interpretation of results rather than on
mathematical derivations or proofs. The second half of the course consists
of two practical sessions in the computer lab where 'real-world' data are
analysed using SPSS 12.0
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Research Reviewing
Presenters: William Solesbury and Annette Boaz
Wednesday, 20th April 2005. 10:30 - 17:00
This course introduces a rigorous approach to the review of past research.
Such reviews may be done as groundwork for further primary research, as an
expression of the current state of knowledge in a field, or as a synthesis
of research findings commissioned to inform policy or practice. The course
presents methodologies for an objective approach to defining the scope of a
review, identifying relevant research, appraising its quality, synthesising
and communicating research results.
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Introduction to Logistic Regression
Presenters: Patrick Sturgis and Nick Allum
Tuesday, 26th April 2005 10:30 - 17:00
Many of the variables we want to predict in social research are
dichotomies: does smoke/doesn't smoke; has a disability/doesn't have a
disability; re-offended/did not re-offend. Such variables violate the basic
assumptions of linear regression and necessitate the specification of
non-linear relationships between independent and dependent variables. In
this course we provide a hands-on introduction to the most commonly used
non-linear regression model; logistic regression. The course will focus on
how to test research hypotheses in a logistic regression framework, with
the emphasis on practical implementation and interpretation using 'real
world' examples. The course will conclude with a practical session in the
computer lab, using SPSS 12.0
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Communicating Research to Practice: skills and techniques
Presenter: William Solesbury
Wednesday, 27th April 2005 10:00 - 17:00
This course will help participants to develop relationships between
researcher and practitioner or policy client in order to maximise the
influence of research and evidence. The different media for communicating
research findings will be explored and skills will be developed in using
words, numbers and graphics to capture attention and improve understanding.
The course will be extremely practical in its focus.
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Using the Internet in Social Research
Presenter: Christine Hine
Wednesday, 18th May, 2005 10:30 - 17:00
This course focuses on the potential of the Internet as a medium for
qualitative research, covering strengths, weaknesses and ethical dilemmas
along with practical advice on how to design and carry out a study. The
course content includes use of the Internet for interviewing and
ethnography and discusses options for forming research relationships,
defining field sites and collecting and storing data. The course is
designed for people with a general awareness of issues in qualitative
research and basic experience of using email and the World Wide Web.
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