Seminar
Data users
Intermediate
Online / any
English
GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences
GESIS Spring Seminar - Simulation Techniques in the Social Sciences
The GESIS Spring Seminar offers high quality training in state-of-the-art techniques in quantitative data analysis taught by leading experts in the field. The Spring Seminar covers a different topic each year, picking up on recent developments and innovations in social science research methodology.
The Spring Seminar will
- provide you with in-depth knowledge of state-of-the-art quantitative research methods in the social sciences,
- enable you to apply state-of-the-art quantitative analysis techniques to your own research projects,
- provide you with the opportunity to discuss your research with interested colleagues and leading experts.
The GESIS Spring Seminar is targeted at advanced graduate or PhD students, post-docs, junior and senior researchers who are interested in developing and improving their knowledge and skills in state-of-the-art techniques in quantitative data analysis. Lectures in each course are complemented by hands-on exercises giving participants the opportunity to apply these methods to data. All courses are held in English.
Program:
- Week 1: Agent-based Modelling in the Social Sciences
- 07.03.2022 - 11.03.2022 - Prof. Dr. Andreas Flache, Carlos de Matos Fernandes, Tanzhe Tang
- Week 2: Policy Modelling
- 14.03.2022 - 18.03.2022 - Prof. Dr. Petra Ahrweiler, Dr. Corinna Elsenbroich
- Week 3: Using Simulation Studies to Evaluate Statistical Methods
- 21.03.2022 - 25.03.2022 - Dr. Tim Morris, Dr. Matteo Quartagno
The Spring Seminar 2022 will take place online via Zoom from 07 March to 25 March 2022.