Research Methods Festival Programme
Programme for: Saturday 3rd July am
Venue: See conference programme
Bookings for the conference have closed.
Teaching quantitative methods
10:00 - 12:30
Chair: Dick
Wiggins, Department
of Sociology, City University
This session is designed for
lecturers who teach quantitative research methods. It is designed to share
information on resources and current practices.
10:00 -
11:30
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Teaching
quantitative methods
Using
the European Social Survey in teaching survey methods
Peter Lynn, University
of Essex
Publications
Slides
Web
link
Report of consultation on quantitative
methods teaching
Malcolm Williams,
University of Plymouth
Slides
Full
paper
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| 11:00 |
A brief overview
of key resources
ESDS Government resources
Jo Wathan, University
of Manchester
Slides
Question Bank, Survey Link Scheme
Martin Bulmer, Julie Lamb and Harshad
Keval, University of Surrey
SOSIG, University of Bristol
X4L
Crime data materials
Louise Corti, Data
Archive
Overview
Slides
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| 11:30 |
Coffee
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| 11:45 - 12:30 |
ESRC strategy
for graduate training and development
Haydn Ellis, Chair
of ESRC Training and Development Board
This session will be of
interest to all university teachers with responsibility for meeting
ESRC 1+3 guidelines.
An opportunity to discuss
ESRC strategy on 1+3 training, the role of quota awards, how ESRC
visits work, the next recognition exercise, support for one-year
masters courses, possibilities of applying to ESRC funding to develop
training courses and resources.
Slides
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| 12:30 |
Lunch |
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