Introduction to Programming for Social Scientists
22nd November 2017
The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd Campus
Provide an understanding of what a computer program is and how it must be precisely defined before a computer can understand it.
Appreciate that there are several ‘programming’ tasks which can and should be done before coding begins.
Understand some of the basic programming constructs that can be used to describe programs in words and pictures as well as being used to write actual programming code.
Appreciate the need to test and debug programs and provide an understanding of the processes involved.
Introduce the Python programming language as a means to practice the concepts above and produce a simple working program
For more information and to book:
https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=7632
Training bursaries
The ESRC wishes to improve the standards of research methods and to stimulate the uptake of high quality training courses in research methods across the UK social science community. The bursaries, for up to £500 each, enable staff in the UK social science community engaged in research, teaching research methods or supervising research to update their research skills. Contract researchers working in HEIs are also eligible for the bursaries.
For more information
http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/TandE/bursary/
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