Data Matters™ is a week-long series of virtual one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business, research, and government. The short course series is sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, … Read more
This course will address how researchers can use qualitative research to draw attention to underlying mechanisms that define social problems. Once uncovered, deeper understanding of these mechanisms can guide large-scale surveys, direct responses to requests for proposals by private foundations … Read more
This course will be offered via ZOOM only. Although graduate school teaches you many things, many Ph.D. students complete their dissertations having never been fully trained in academic publishing. How does academic publishing actually work? Where should you publish your … Read more
This course will be offered via Zoom only. This 3-day (1/25, 1/27, 1/29) online course will provide a basic introduction to time series analysis and its applications in social science research. We will cover time series regression and exploratory data … Read more
This course will be offered via Zoom only. This 3-day (1/25, 1/27, 1/29) online course will provide a basic introduction to time series analysis and its applications in social science research. We will cover time series regression and exploratory data … Read more
Focus groups are commonly used to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs. This class will prepare prospective students to organize and moderate focus groups. Students will learn the most appropriate uses of focus groups, how to segment and recruit … Read more
This course will be offered via Zoom only. This 3-day (1/25, 1/27, 1/29) online course will provide a basic introduction to time series analysis and its applications in social science research. We will cover time series regression and exploratory data … Read more
This course will be offered via Zoom only. However, this course will not be recorded. This online two-day (2/1 and 2/3) short course provides in introduction to developing multi-item scale measures and survey instruments. Examples include measures of various social … Read more
Creating maps for the web is an excellent way to visualize information and communicate research. Attend this online workshop to learn how fun it can be to make sharable, interactive maps. ArcGIS Online is a popular web mapping platform used … Read more
This course will be offered via Zoom only. However, this course will not be recorded. This is an online 3-part short course (held over three afternoons - 2/2, 2/4, 2/5). Stata part 1 will offer an introduction to Stata basics. … Read more
This course will be offered via Zoom only. However, this course will not be recorded. This online two-day (2/1 and 2/3) short course provides in introduction to developing multi-item scale measures and survey instruments. Examples include measures of various social … Read more
Collecting data is now easier than it has ever been. But, as data becomes more prolific, datasets become larger and more complex. How do we find meaningful patterns in our data? How can we communicate those patterns to others? Data … Read more
