CMIST Short Courses The Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research, based at the University of Manchester, has the following short courses running in January 2015. Details of all courses can be found at www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/>. Prices vary with £140 for those from educational and charitable institutions and £195 for others (based on a 1-day course). All bookings required online (see course pages). For enquiries email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Intermediate Sequence Analysis – 14 January 2015: 11am – 5pm<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/intermediate/sequence-analysis/> Dr Morten Wahrendorf Sequence analysis has recently experienced increasing interest in life course research and summarises a variety of techniques to analyse "sequences", for example, employment or partnership histories. Thereby, the interest is not only to describe and visualise sequences, but also to compare and regroup similar sequences into clusters, which in turn can be used within other methods (e.g. as independent variable in regression analyses). The course provides a basic introduction into sequence analysis, including its theoretical implication within life course research, and the practical skills required to conduct sequences analysis with STATA. Introduction to Bayesian Analysis – 15 - 16 January 2015: 10am – 4pm<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/intermediate/intro-to-bayesian-analysis/> Dr Guangquan Li Use of Bayesian methods is becoming increasingly widespread within quantitative social and health sciences, particularly for analysing data with complex structure, such as hierarchical or multilevel data. However, very few applied researchers have any formal training in Bayesian methods. This two-day course aims to introduce quantitative researchers to the basic principles of Bayesian inference and simulation-based methods for estimating Bayesian models, and to highlight some of the potential benefits that a Bayesian approach can offer. There is a large practical component to this course with time for hands-on data analysis using examples drawn mainly from the social and health sciences. Introductory Introduction to STATA – 21 January 2015: 10am – 4:30pm<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/introductory/intro-to-stata/> Dr James Laurence The course provides an introductory training in STATA, a statistical package increasingly used for social research data analysis which has powerful data manipulation procedures and extensive and powerful statistical capabilities Listing of courses for February and March 2015 Introductory Questionnaire Design – 25 February 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/introductory/questionnaire-design/> Dr Pamela Campanelli Multi Item Scales – 26 February 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/introductory/multi-item-scales/> Dr Pamela Campanelli Foundation Skills for Data Analysts – 18 March 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/introductory/foundation-skills-for-data-analysts/> Dr Laurence Lessard-Phillips Introduction to Data Analysis 1 – 19 March 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/introductory/intro-to-data-analysis-1/> Dr Sarah King-Hele Introduction to Data Analysis 2 – 20 March 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/introductory/intro-to-data-analysis-2/> Dr Sarah King-Hele Intermediate Structural Equation Modelling using MPlus – 10 – 12 March 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/intermediate/intro-to-structural-equation-modelling/> Professor Tarani Chandola and Dr Nick Shryane Constructing Measures using the Rasch Model – 28 – 29 March 2015<http://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/short/intermediate/constructing-measures-rasch-model/> Professor Julian Williams and Dr Maria Pampaka Dr Jackie Carter Director for Engagement with Research Methods Training: University of Manchester Q-Step Co-director CMIST Short Courses Director Methods@Manchester Director ___________________________________ +44(0) 774 7460963 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> @JackieCarter @UoMQStep ___________________________________ CMIST University of Manchester You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.