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Which types of courses are on offer at the ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques?
Is there a limit to the number of courses I can take at the WSMT?
When do I need to pay my course fee and how can I pay?
Does the course fee include accommodation or meals?
When I register will I receive a confirmation?
When I pay will I receive a confirmation?
When is the deadline for registration?
Is there a waiting list for fully-booked courses?
When will I receive the reading material?
I have already registered but would like to change my course selection. What should I do?
Will I receive a certificate of attendance?
Can I obtain ECTS credits for my course?
When should I arrive at the ECPR Winter School and when do courses finish?
Where will the ECPR Winter School take place?
How will participants be accommodated?
Will I have internet access at the University?
The programme consists of two-day short Preparatory courses (7.5 teaching hours), and four types of one-week Main courses, as detailed below (15 teaching hours).
Short Preparatory courses: Offer a quick introduction or ‘refresher’ to tools that will be useful for further courses. Typically: software training, before taking a data analysis course.
Main courses
Research design/fundamentals course: An ‘upstream’ course enabling you to think about your research more broadly, so you can make more informed choices about specific methods/techniques.
Data collection/generation course: A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data collection or generation.
Data analysis course (introductory): A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to a level of well-informed use.
Data analysis course (advanced): A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data analysis, bringing you to an expert level, including more recent refinements.
The full list of courses is detailed on the About The Courses page
Yes. Each participant may attend one Preparatory plus one Main course.
Your payment due date is stated on your invoice, which you can access via your MyECPR account My Invoices. Otherwise your registration will be cancelled and your details removed from the Winter School programme.
You can pay using a PayPal account, credit or debit card online in MyECPR or by bank transfer. Our bank details are on your invoice. If paying by bank transfer the invoice number must be included in the transaction details. Bank transfers can take 3-4 working days to clear.
Full payment for registrations between 5 Ocotber 2016 and midnight 18 January 2017 is due within 30 days of your registration.
Registrations after the 19 January 2017 deadline will incur a €50 late registration fee and full payment is required within 24 hours, via a PayPal account, credit or debit card from the ECPR website.
Your place on the course will not be guaranteed until payment has been received in full.
Invoices and payment receipts can be found by logging into your MyECPR account and opening the My Invoices section.
Full details of course fees and payment can be found on the course fee page.
The fee does not include accommodation or meals. We have negotiated special accommodation deals for WSMT participants. Please see the Accommodation Information page. The onsite Mensa restauarant serves a wide selection of affordable hot and cold choices and if you use your ID card, you will receive a discount.
Yes, we will send you a confirmation by email to the email address used for your registration. If you have more than one ECPR profile please make a note of the email address used when logging in to register. It greatly helps the ECPR if you only have one ECPR account.
No, you will not receieve a confirmation of payment, however when your payment clears you can download a receipt in the My Invoices section of MyECPR.
Please do not book travel or accommodation until you have been notified by ECPR that your course(s) are confirmed. This happens as soon as the course reaches a sufficient number of registered and paid participants and will be no later than 11 January 2017.
Midnight on Wednesday 18 January 2017. You can still register after 18 January but we cannot guarantee you will be given a place on the course you are interested in as it may be fully booked. Registrations after the 19 January 2017 deadline will incur a €50 late registration fee and full payment is required within 24 hours, via a PayPal account, credit or debit card from the ECPR website.
Yes, places will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. To be placed on a waiting list, please email methodsschool@ecpr.eu.
Reading material for the course is detailed in the course outline. Some reading material will be uploaded onto the online virtual campus, from mid-January 2016, however you will need to purchase or source the remainder yourself. You may wish to clarify the specifics for your course with your Instructor.
You can change courses if there is a space available but this will incur a €25 administration charge.
Yes. Provided you attend 80% of the course hours, you will be given a certificate of attendance for each course attended. Certificates will be emailed to you after the Winter School.
Yes, from the University of Bamberg. Full details are on the ECTS Credits page.
| Thursday 2 March 2017 | |
| Registration: Preparatory courses | 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday 3 March 2017 | |
| Registration: Preparatory courses | 08:00 - 11:00 |
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | |
| Registration: Main courses | 13:00 - 15:30 |
| Sunday 5 March 2017 | |
| Registration: Main courses | 14:00 - 16:30 |
| Welcome plenary session | 17:00 |
| Course Taster sessions | 18:30 |
| Welcome reception with refreshments | 19:30 |
| Monday 6 March 2017 | |
| Late registration: Main courses | 08:00 - 10:00 |
Preparatory courses finish on Saturday 4 March 14:30 and Main courses finish Friday 10 March 17:30.
A detailed academic timetable will be issued in February. Courses will be confirmed no later than 11 January 2017, the academic timetable will be published on the Winter School home page and the virtual campus, where you can check if your course finishes earlier. Please note, even if Instructors have indicated a time preferences in their course outline, the ECPR cannot guarantee courses will take place at these times until the official timetable is published.
The 2015 Winter School will be hosted by the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS), Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Feldkirchenstr. 21, 96052 Bamberg. Registration and most classes are located at the Faculty, which is easily reached from the city centre by bus. Maps and directions are on the Winter School home page and will be uploaded to the virtual campus.
We ask participants to organise their own accommodation, see the Accommodation Information page. The University of Bamberg has agreed a special discounted rate for Winter School participants.
Free internet access is available on campus. Login details are the same as the virtual campus which will be emailed to you before you arrive and printed on your participant badge.
Full details of how to get to Bamberg are on the Travel Information page.
If there’s anything else you’d like to know, don’t hesitate to contact ECPR Methods Schools organiser at methodsschool@ecpr.eu.