Hands-on Workshop on Occupational Coding

CCSR, University of Manchester

24 November 2005

10.30 - 4.00

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to try out new software for coding text to standard occupational and/or industrial classifications.  Whether as part of your research or for business information, accurate  coding of text to these large and complex classifications can be resource consuming (and tiring!).

Following a demonstration, each participant will have the opportunity to try out the software on text files they have brought with them or on supplied examples and will receive a free trial version of the software.

There is no charge for attendance, and lunch will be provided.

Event Programme:

10:30 - 10:40 - Registration / Coffee

10:40 - 11:00 - Cascot Introduction

11:00 - 11:15 - Coding Strategies: Deciding on the best methods for automated

                         and computer-assisted coding.

11:15 - 12:30 - Coding Session 1: A practical 'hands-on' exercise.

12:30 -  1:00 - Reviewing results form coding session 1.

 1:00 -  2:00 - Lunch

 2:00 -  3:00 - Coding Session 2: A practical 'hands-on' exercise.

 3:00 -  3:30 - Reviewing results from coding session 2.

3:30 -  4:00 - Deriving social class categories from occupational codes.