The following courses provide training in quantitative social research methods.
Applied Health Econometrics
Gain an in-depth overview into the application of econometric techniques to health economics. The focus is on producing i) good descriptive analysis and ii) casual inference. The entire course is lab-based and mixes computer exercises with traditional lectures
Factor Models in Time Series with Applications in Macroeconomics and Finance
A graduate level course about “big data” analysis. It introduces methods and techniques for extracting meaningful and useful information from large panels of time series.
Introduction to Data Science and Big Data Analytics
This programme covers the fundamentals of data science, focusing on predictive analytics and extracting patterns from big data. Topics include statistical methods, data structures and data manipulation. Technologies used include R for analytics and introductory usage of SQL for database management.
Latent Variable Modelling and Structural Equation Modelling for Social Sciences Research
A course on latent variables and structural equation models for continuous and categorical observed variables for cross-sectional and longitudinal data, and their application to social sciences.
Research Methods for the Online World
This course explores the opportunities and challenges of online data collection and analysis, from online surveys and web experiments to social data and opinion mining, social networks and other digital methods.
Statistical Methods for Social Research using SPSS
Data-driven research requires knowledge of the appropriateness of different statistical techniques and the means to perform empirical calculations. This course equips researchers with these tools using the popular SPSS package.
Statistical Methods in Risk Management
A self-contained introduction to statistical methods in risk management. This course combines theory and implementation, and emphasises on hands-on experience working with real financial data.
Survey Research Methods: From Design to Analysis
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of survey research methods, including how to design surveys, how to analyse different types of survey data, and how to critically evaluate survey-based research