Training resources: Sharing, Preservation and Licensing of Data

The Research Data MANTRA project has announced publication of their final learning unit - Sharing, Preservation and Licensing: 

http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/preservation.html
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Topics covered, through the usual combination of text, illustrations, videos and quizzes include:

About the unit
Story of a thwarted data user (case study from Clinical Psychology)
Why share data?
Sharing your research data
Data sharing: Benefits
Data sharing: Barriers
Data fabrication and fraudulent practices
Long-term data preservation: the risk of loss
Preservation and trusted repositories
Open data licensing
Open Data Commons
ODC Guide
Summary

A hands-on introduction to Agent-Based Modelling for Social Scientists: Exploring Complex and Dynamic Social Processes

Thursday 28 February - Friday 1 March 2013

Humanities Bridgeford Street, University of Manchester

The Institute for Social Change, the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research and the Centre for Policy Modelling will be running a 2-day introduction to agent-based simulation workshop, funded by methods@manchester. The course will be suitable for people without any experience of computer programming, but is particularly aimed at post-graduate social researchers, e.g. PhD students, post-docs, lecturers.

 

This workshop will introduce participants to the modelling of dynamic social processes, such as group membership, influence, imitation, collaboration and innovation, through a series of agent-based simulations. Participants will gain understanding of the simulation of social processes by exploring working simulation models and by adapting these models to describe different types of process.

 

There is no charge to attend the course, which comprises the two-day workshop and refreshments but not meals or accommodation. Places are strictly limited so if you wish to register for a place please book on or before Friday 4 January 2013 . You must include in your application a clear and concise statement of how you anticipate your research will benefit from attendance.

 

For more information and to book a place please go to www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/events/2013-02-28/

CASS Short Course Programme 2012/13 announced

Full updated details of the new CASS Short Course Programme for 2012/13 are now available from the CASS website at www.southampton.ac.uk/cass

*** Please note that courses filled up very quickly and early booking is recommended ***

The 2012/13 Programme includes courses on:

• How to Analyse Survey Data: Methods, Software and Applications (by Prof Danny Pfeffermann, Prof Patrick Sturgis, Dr Moshe Feder and Dr Dave Holmes) • Questionnaire Design (by Dr Pamela Campanelli) • Survey Data Analysis I: Introducing Descriptive and Inferential Statistics (by Dr Olga Maslovskaya and Dr Amos Channon)• Survey Data Analysis II: Introduction to Linear Regression Modelling (by Dr Nikos Tzavidis) • Applied Multilevel Modelling (by Dr Ian Brunton-Smith and Dr Gabriele Durrant) • Regression Methods (by Dr James J Brown) • Essentials of Survey Design and Implementation (by Dr Pamela Campanelli) • Data Linkage: From Theory to Practice (by Dr Nathalie Shlomo) • Structural Equation Modelling for Cross-Sectional and Panel Data (by Prof Patrick Sturgis and Dr Katy Sindall) •Event History Analysis (by Dr Hill Kulu) (tbc) • Longitudinal Data Analysis (by Prof Peter Smith, Dr Ann Berrington and Dr Marcel Vieira)

Courses will be held in Southampton, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London.

For a course summary and details of dates and venues, please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/programme.php

CASS (Courses in Applied Social Surveys) is a programme of short courses covering topics in survey design, data collection and data analysis methods. Courses are aimed at academic social scientists and applied researchers in government, market research and the independent and voluntary sectors.

CASS is part of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods.

Teaching is interactive and responsive to course participants' needs. All courses include practical sessions or computer workshops to enable participants to put the learned methods into practice.

For most courses fees are £30 per day for UK-registered students. £60 per day for staff from UK academic institutions (including research centres), ESRC funded researchers and UK registered charitable organisations. £220 per day for all other participants. However please check the individual course you are interested in for exact fees. The course fee includes course materials, lunches and morning and afternoon refreshments. Travel and accommodation are to be arranged and paid for by the participant.

If you have any further questions please contact us at cass@southampton.ac.uk or look at our website www.southampton.ac.uk/cass

Looking after your research data: a workshop for trainers

Date: 22-23 September 2011 Location: UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester

This workshop, hosted by the UK Data Archive, will showcase outputs from the Researcher Development Initiative (RDI) project Data Management and Sharing for Researchers Training.

The workshop is aimed at people who are tasked with training or teaching researchers - at all levels - in how to look after social research data, specifically UK-based lecturers, tutors, graduate teaching assistants and research support staff in universities, colleges and research organisations.

Over one and a half days, participants will work through a series of training modules covering the seven key areas of data management identified by the UK Data Archive.

The workshop is free as it is sponsored by the RDI project. We are also offering a limited number of travel and accommodation bursaries.

For further details, including programme and booking form, see

http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news-events/events.aspx?id=2867

How to set up and run a data service: the challenges of social science data

13th-14th October
UK Data Archive, Essex University


A once-a-year opportunity for data archivists to go behind the scenes and learn first hand from specialists at the UK Data Archive. Over two days participants will learn about the strategies and practices used in the Archive's daily work, with a focus on storing and sharing social science data, including microdata, aggregate, qualitative and historical data.

The Archive has over 40 years experience in selecting, ingesting, curating and providing access to data. We are a designated Place of Deposit for The National Archives and are internationally acknowledged experts in this field.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) will be supporting three fully funded scholarships to attend this workshop.

Further details including programme and booking: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news-events/events.aspx?id=2864

Introduction to census data usage

24 November, 2010
London Metropolitan University

Further information and booking form: http://www.esds.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2606

This one-day workshop will enable participants to gain familiarity with census data, and to put this knowledge to practical use. SARs microdata, aggregate statistics and longitidinal data will be covered in more detail and there will also be practical exercises to try.

Labour Market Statistics User Group: Changes in labour demand - A look at the labour market by industry

25 November 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London

This session will look at the impact of the new industrial classification on labour market outputs and also provide analysis by industry on earnings, jobs and hours. Speakers will include:

Ole Black (ONS) - Sponsor of SIC2007 project
Steffan Hess (ONS) - Moving Workforce Jobs to SIC2007
Craig Barratt (BIS) - Hours worked: What lies beneath?
TBC (Low Pay Commission) - Job sectors and low pay

Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend e-mail business.support.team@ons.gsi.gov.uk

LSYPE Introductory Workshop

One-day introductory workshop on the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE).
Monday 13 December 2010: London

The workshop is designed both for researchers who are considering using data from LSYPE in their work and for those in government departments and the voluntary sector who are involved in commissioning research.

Issues to be covered will include: themes and content covered by the survey; survey design; accessing LSYPE via the ESDS; research findings using LSYPE, and i-LSYPE, a new online analysis tool.

Further details including booking form: http://www.esds.ac.uk/longitudinal/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2622

Introduction to the BHPS using Stata

25th-26th November 2010, ISER, Essex University.

The course is aimed at new users of British Household Panel Study, with a basic working knowledge of Stata.

The main focus is on the data reorganisation techniques required for different types of cross sectional and longitudinal research, rather than the statistical techniques themselves.

There is no charge for the course, but a refundable deposit of £100 is required to secure a place on the course.

For more information see http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/survey/bhps/courses/stata-intro

Short Course on Paradata in Survey Research

A short course on 'Paradata in Survey Research' will be held in London on the 7-8th December 2010.

The course objective is to provide participants with an overview of best practices and cutting edge research on the use of paradata, and to help participants gain a thorough understanding of the role of paradata in increasing survey quality and reducing total survey error.

The course costs £30 for UK registered students, and £60 for staff from UK academic institutions.

For more information see http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/showcourse.php?id=95

STATA Course

There will be a STATA course running for RLAB members next term. The sessions will take place on Tuesdays between 5.30 and 7.30 from 13th January-3rd March.

The course will be split into sections:

the first three weeks will cover information for beginners the fourth week will be an introduction to programming (can be attended by beginners, and will be a requirement for anyone taking the more advanced programming sessions) the fifth-seventh weeks will cover more advanced programming and matrix programming.
the eighth week is reserved in case of overrun

I will email more details about what the course will cover as soon as I can, but wanted to give as much warning as possible so you can put it in your diary.

The course is free as costs are covered by the centres, however people who reserve places and subsequently drop out without explanation may be asked to reimburse their centre with the cost of the sessions missed, so please don't book for the sake of it.

Tanvi