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Quant for Qual Researchers

Name: Quant for Qual Researchers
Start: 2018-01-09T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2018-01-11T17:30:00+00:00

9th January 2018 @ 9:30 am - 11th January 2018 @ 5:30 pm

Course Code	HUB-01-17/18-P-R
Organised by	NCRM, University of Southampton
Presenter	Dr Luke Sloan and Professor Malcolm Williams
Date	09/01/2018 – 11/01/2018
Venue	309 Regent Street, University of Westminster
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Contact	Jacqui Thorp Training and Capacity Building Co-ordinator National Centre for Research Methods Tel: 02380 594069 Email: [email protected]
Description	This course is aimed at researchers and teachers who have previously mostly worked in the qualitative tradition of research, but wish to understand or begin to research in the quantitative tradition. It assumes no more than a lay knowledge of quantitative methods (such as surveys or polling) and will take participants on a journey from the methodological and epistemological foundations of quantitative methods, through design, sampling and principles of analysis. No prior statistical knowledge is required and the course will mostly follow a problem based learning approach. The course covers: The epistemological and methodological basis of quantitative methods and its challenges. Basic research design and quantitative – qualitative integration Introduction to sampling Introduction to questionnaire design and basic scaling Secondary analysis of existing data Introduction to basic analysis techniques and significance By the end of the course participants will: Understand the reasoning underlying quantitative methods and their role in a pluralist approach to research Learn about basic design issues and how these inform methodological choices Be introduced to basic sampling decisions and techniques Learn how to go about designing a questionnaire and measure through simple scales Be aware of the possibilities of using existing data to answer research questions Learn about univariate and bivariate analysis Understand the concepts of central tendency and dispersion Learn how to use some simple descriptive statistics Pre-requisites Basic understanding of qualitative methods. Prior knowledge of SPSS is not required. Preparatory Reading Desirable: Williams, M (2003) Making Sense of Social Research. London: Sage. De Vaus, D (2013) Surveys in Social Research. 6th edition. London: Allen & Unwin.
Level	Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Cost	The fee per teaching day is: • £30 per day for UK/EU registered students • £60 per day for staff at UK/EU academic institutions, UK/EU Research Councils researchers, UK/EU public sector staff and staff at UK/EU registered charity organisations and recognised UK/EU research institutions. • £220 per day for all other participants All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs.

Website and registration	http://store.southampton.ac.uk/short-courses/social-sciences/national-centre-for-research-methods/quant-for-qual-researchers
Region	Greater London
Keywords	Epistemology, Sampling , Survey and Questionnaire Design, Descriptive Statistics, SPSS, Methodological pluralism
Related publications and presentations	Epistemology Sampling Survey and Questionnaire Design Descriptive Statistics SPSS

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Start:: 9th January 2018 @ 9:30 am
End:: 11th January 2018 @ 5:30 pm
Website:: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=7597