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Course Descriptions

Our Methods School delivers a broad variety of courses that cater for the needs of researchers in political science and neighbouring disciplines. The Winter School offers three complementary course types, providing a comprehensive tuition package.

The Winter School starts with Short, two-day courses held 22 February to 1 March, followed by four different categories of Main Courses or Advanced Workshop, each lasting five days, from 25 February to 1 March.

You can take any course on its own or choose one of the five package options below

Winter School Course Packages

1 Short Course
Friday 22 & Saturday 23
+ Main Course AM
Monday 25 – Friday 1
   
2 Short Course
Friday 22 & Saturday 23
+ Main Course PM
Monday 25 – Friday 1
   
3 Short Course
Friday 22 & Saturday 23
+ All Day Advanced Workshop
Monday 25 – Friday 1
   
4 Short Course
Friday 22 & Saturday 23
+ Main Course AM
Monday 25 – Friday 1
+ Main Course PM
Monday 25 – Friday 1
5 Main Course AM
Monday 25 – Friday 1
+ Main Course PM
Monday 25 – Friday 1
   

 

Short courses (10.5 hours over two days)

Friday 22 February 2019
13:00–15:00 and 15:30–18:00
Saturday 23 February 2019
09:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30

These courses offer a quick introduction, or refresher, to tools that will be useful for further courses. Typically, they are software training in preparation for a data analysis course.

 

Main courses AM or PM (3 hours a day) and Advanced Workshop (5 hours a day)

Monday 25 – Friday 1 March 2019

You cannot take a Main course with an Advanced Workshop but you can take two Main courses, AM + PM.

If you want 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.

There are four types of Main 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 1 October and closes at midnight on Monday 17 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 Monday 17 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.