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Training courses in survey methods
Survey Analysis Workshop
The original Survey Analysis Workshop (1976 - 1992) was a professional practice-oriented hands-on
course (postgraduate, part-time, evening) in the capture, management and analysis of data from questionnaire surveys. It was based on the survey analysis component of the SSRC Summer Schools in Survey Methods (1970 - 1976: 3-week full-time residential). The course was aimed at university lecturers,
academic, public and voluntary sector social researchers and (unemployed) graduates in sociology, politics, planning and other social sciences, many of whom had little or no previous experience of computing or statistics . An undergraduate version Data Management and Analysis was also compulsory for sophomores on the full time BSocSc (Social Research) and strongly recommended for BSc Sociology.
Learning materials developed for these courses (using SPSS-X 4 to 8 on a Vax mainframe) have now been
updated, converted and greatly expanded for SPSS for Windows on a PC. See Background to
current project
course (postgraduate, part-time, evening) in the capture, management and analysis of data from questionnaire surveys. It was based on the survey analysis component of the SSRC Summer Schools in Survey Methods (1970 - 1976: 3-week full-time residential). The course was aimed at university lecturers,
academic, public and voluntary sector social researchers and (unemployed) graduates in sociology, politics, planning and other social sciences, many of whom had little or no previous experience of computing or statistics . An undergraduate version Data Management and Analysis was also compulsory for sophomores on the full time BSocSc (Social Research) and strongly recommended for BSc Sociology.
Learning materials developed for these courses (using SPSS-X 4 to 8 on a Vax mainframe) have now been
updated, converted and greatly expanded for SPSS for Windows on a PC. See Background to
current project
Survey Research Practice
This was a sister course to Survey Analysis Workshop. It was a postgraduate course (part-time, evening) taught from 1976 to 1992 entirely by senior survey practitioners from outside PNL. From 1989 it counted 15 points towards a Masters degree, provided students took the assessment. The course closed in 1992 when I took early retirement and visiting lecturers refused to carry on in view of my treatment by senior management.
Visiting lecturers included: Cathie Marsh (SPS, Cambridge Univ), Nick Moon, John O'Brien, (NOP), Alan Marsh (OPCS/PSI) Martin Collins, Barry Hedges, Roger Jowell, Jean Morton-Williams, Jane Ritchie, Patten Smith, Bridget Taylor, Roger Thomas, Sharon Witherspoon (SCPR/Natcen), Gordon Heald (Gallup), Malcolm Brighton (Document Reading Services) and Wendy Sykes (Independent researcher). There may be some of their handouts amongst my papers, but I would need authorisation to post them on the site.
Much the same content is now covered in short courses offered by NatCen learning and the tailor- made courses delivered by Dr Pamela Campanelli via The Survey Coach
Visiting lecturers included: Cathie Marsh (SPS, Cambridge Univ), Nick Moon, John O'Brien, (NOP), Alan Marsh (OPCS/PSI) Martin Collins, Barry Hedges, Roger Jowell, Jean Morton-Williams, Jane Ritchie, Patten Smith, Bridget Taylor, Roger Thomas, Sharon Witherspoon (SCPR/Natcen), Gordon Heald (Gallup), Malcolm Brighton (Document Reading Services) and Wendy Sykes (Independent researcher). There may be some of their handouts amongst my papers, but I would need authorisation to post them on the site.
Much the same content is now covered in short courses offered by NatCen learning and the tailor- made courses delivered by Dr Pamela Campanelli via The Survey Coach
