We are conducting two online Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) workshops using SmartPLS for faculty, practitioners, and students during June 2010. SmartPLS is an extremely popular, but free, PLS path modeling SEM tool, unlike the covariance-based tools such as LISREL, AMOS, EQS, MPlus, etc. Furthermore, under certain circumstances there are inherent advantages performing SEM analyses with PLS software as compared to covariance-based SEM tools. Before May 16th (early registration), the cost for faculty and/or practitioners is $250 USD (using the discount code 'early'). The cost for full-time students (before May 16) is $175 (USD) (using the discount code 'earlystudent' while registering for the workshop).
The globally-available, synchronous, online workshops are scheduled for June 11-12 @ Noon-4PM EDT (GMT-5) and on June 18-19 @ 6PM - 10PM EDT (GMT-5). This second 'at-night' workshop is intended for the convenience of Pacific Rim countries.
There is more information about workshop content, instructor, and information about registration at the following sites:
https://www.regonline.com/smartpls-june-2010 (please copy and paste the url, do not click on it)
https://www.regonline.com/smartpls-june-18-19-2010 (please copy and paste the url, do not click on it)
Please note that a portion of the revenues from these workshops go to the respective University's software development team to keep the cost and availability of SmartPLS free for academic use.
In cooperation with: (1) the University of Hamburg; (2) Radboud University and PLS-School; and (3) faculty at Georgia State University, we are offering globally-available, synchronous, live, interactive, video- and audio-supported online workshops for structural equation modeling (SEM) partial least squares (PLS) path modeling using SmartPLS. These online workshops are conducted using the award-winning eLearning platform Elluminate Live ! The purpose of the online workshops are to inform participants of the uses and applications of PLS path modeling using SmartPLS and to provide live, "hands-on" demonstrations of the basic and intermediate techniques of using SmartPLS.
The workshops consist of two integrated sessions on two consecutive days. All that is required to participate is a fast, reliable Internet connection (not dial-up). There is no cost for participants to use the Elluminate Live ! platform. Participants receive: (1) the SmartPLS software; (2) all training materials, data sets, and slides from the training sessions; (3) abundant literature regarding PLS path modeling; and (4) access to high-fidelity recordings of all of the presented live material after the workshop is completed (on Internet-provided recordings available free of charge for three months following the workshop). These workshop recordings are for individual participant use only, and include all video, audio and "hands-on" demonstrations and exercises.
In addition to an introduction to PLS path modeling using SmartPLS, the following topics (in addition to others) are included:
CB-SEM vs. PLS-SEM
SmartPLS Visual Interface
Scale Development
Bootstrapping vs. Jackknifing
Blindfolding
PLS Algorithm
Theory Testing vs. Prediction
Assessment of PLS Path modeling estimates (measurement model and structural model)
Reflective vs. Formative
Interpreting SmartPLS Output
Overall Goodness-of-Fit
Effect Size
Reflective vs. Formative indicators
Second-order Factor Models
Mediating Factors
Assessing the effect
Moderating Factors
Product indicator approach
Group differences approach
Three-Way Interactions
Determining strength of moderating effect
Two-stage approach
Non-linear Effects
Heterogeneity, Segmentation and FIMIX-PLS
The workshop agenda approximates the following schedule. There are seven separate learning modules in each workshop, five of which conclude with a "hands-on" exercise using SmartPLS with existing data sets (provided).
DAY 1
Introduction to PLS, Latent Constructs, SEM and SmartPLS
Basic path modeling with SmartPLS
Basic path modeling exercise - TAM model data
Evaluating PLS path models
Model evaluation exercise - UTAUT model data
DAY 2
PLS algorithm, bootstrapping, jackknifing and blindfolding
Mediation
Mediation exercise - Social presence model data
Moderating variables
Moderation exercise - UTAUT moderating relationships
Second order models, multi-group analysis, heterogeneous data and FIMIX-PLS
FIMIX-PLS exercise - UTAUT heterogeneous data
Please send questions to [log in to unmask] There is also more information available at http://www.pls-seminars.com <http://www.pls-seminars.com/>
Geoffrey S. Hubona
Associate Professor
Computer Information Systems
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
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