Workshops this Semester
The Fall 2009 Schedule is still under construction. Check back for additions.
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Literature Searching
This workshop will introduce you to techniques for searching and obtaining demographic literature, including published articles and books, as well as 'grey' literature such as reports and working papers. We will briefly discuss importing bibliographic records to EndNote and RefWorks.
Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
Learn where and how to search for funding opportunities and get tips on proposal writing.
Literature Searching
This workshop will introduce you to techniques for searching and obtaining demographic literature, including published articles and books, as well as 'grey' literature such as reports and working papers. We will briefly discuss importing bibliographic records to EndNote and RefWorks.
Design Effects: What are they and how do they affect your analysis?
PRI Methodology Focus 2009 Featured Speaker
Using the AddHealth
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal survey of adolescents in grade 7 -12 in the U.S. during the 1994-95 school year. Survey topics on health, relationships, school, social and economic behavior data are collected in 4 waves. This workshop will give a brief overview of the survey and the data available.
Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies with EndNote
Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, using EndNote to "cite while you write," and using EndNote Web to collaborate.
Organizing Citations and Creating Bibliographies with EndNote (Section 2)
Learn how to use the powerful citation management features of EndNote - including importing citations from files and online databases, organizing your citations, using EndNote to "cite while you write," and using EndNote Web to collaborate.
Research Involving Analysis of Human Participant Data
Tracie Kahler and Laura Young from Penn State's Office for Research Protections will discuss IRB requirements for research using secondary data (public and restricted).
Geospatial Data Resources
Students will learn about different geospatial resources available to them and how to bring this data into GIS for integrated analysis with other types of information.
Comparison of Statistical Packages
In this workshop I will compare the syntax, strengths, and weaknesses of various statistical packages: SAS, SPSS, Stata, and R. Mplus and the AMOS package will be touched upon as well.
