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How it works

Our Methods School offers complementary course types and categories, which add up to a full and comprehensive tuition package. The Winter School comprises:

  • Short Courses – two days, Friday 14 February – Saturday 15 February
  • Main Courses and Advanced Workshops – five days, Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February

Course Types

These courses offer an introduction and tools useful for further courses. Typically, they are software training in preparation for a data analysis course.

  • Friday 14 February: 13:00–15:00 and 15:30–18:00
  • Saturday 15 February: 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–17:30

Courses involve three hours of class instruction per day. Should you wish to take two Main courses, AM + PM, please read the course outlines thoroughly. Most Main courses require additional work outside of the standard classes of three hours a day.

Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February

  • AM 09:00–12:30
  • PM 14:00–17:30

Workshops for scholars at an advanced stage of their research project, with at least some empirical material, and engaged in analysis of this material. 

Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February: 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–16:00

 

Combining Courses

  • You may choose to take any course on its own or combine it with other courses.
  • You can take up to three courses during the Winter School, for example: Short Course + Main Course AM + Main Course PM. 
  • Scheduling conflicts mean that some course types don't allow courses to be combined.  To see when the course is scheduled, see the course type (second column from left) on the Course List.
If you are considering combining courses, please be aware that taking two courses in one day (e.g. AM + PM) will entail a heavy workload. Most Main courses require additional work on top of the three classroom hours each day. Before you book, please read the course outlines thoroughly and make sure you are confident you can cope with the schedule.

Course Categories

Our courses are categorised to help you decide which course best suits your needs. There are four types of Main Courses or Advanced Workshop:

Research design/fundamentals An ‘upstream’ course enabling you to think about your research more broadly, so you can make informed choices about specific methods/techniques

Data collection/generation A hands-on course focused on a specific method (or family of methods) for data collection or generation

Data analysis (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 (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.

Registration

Registration opens Tuesday 1 October and closes at midnight on Thursday 12 December. Once you have registered you cannot make changes yourself, but email methodsschool@ecpr.eu and we will amend your registration for a €25 admin fee.

Late registration fee

Registrations after Thursday 12 December will incur a €50 late registration fee.

Waiting list

To be placed on a waiting list for cancellations on a fully booked course, email methodsschool@ecpr.eu.