2007 Spring Workshop Series

Using Add Health
Instructor: Dr. Meredith Porter
Monday, January 22, Noon to 1 pm
BTSU, Room 315

Intermediate Stata/Stata 2
Instructor: Dr. Meredith Porter
Monday, February 5, Noon to 1 pm
BTSU, Room 315
        Intermediate Stata Workshop.pdf
        Stata Workshop Example.pdf

American Factfinder
Instructor: Nola du Toit
Monday, February 12, Noon to 1 pm
BTSU, Room 315
         American Factfinder.ppt

Excel
Instructor: Heidi Lyons
Monday, February 26, Noon to 1 pm
BTSU, Room 315
         Excel Charts.ppt

PAA Practice Talks
Facilitator:  Dr. Susan Brown
Wednesday, March 21, Noon to 1 pm
BTSU, Room 315

Interactions
Instructor: Dr. Meredith Porter
Monday, April 9, Noon to 1 pm
BTSU, Room 315
        Interaction Workshop.pdf

2006 Fall CFDR Workshop Series

Grad Student 101 Workshop
             Instructor: Heidi Lyons
            Monday, September 11, 12 noon­1:00pm
            Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Room 315
         Grad Student 101 Workshop.ppt
 
Atlas.ti Workshop
            Instructors:  Jessica Cohen and Gayra Ostgaard
            Monday, October 2, 12 noon­1:00pm
            CFDR Conference room, 009 Williams Hall
        Atlas/ti Handout.pdf
 
SAS Basics Workshop
            Instructor:  Dr. Meredith Porter
            Monday, October 16, 12 noon­1:00pm
            Psychology Building, Room 103
        SAS Basic Workshop.pdf

Advanced SAS Topics Workshop
            Instructor:  Dr. Meredith Porter
            Wednesday, Novemeber 15, Noon­1:00pm
            Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Room 315
        Advanced SAS - Arrays.pdf

2006 Summer CFDR Workshop Series

Electronic Grant Submission Workshop
NIH is requiring electronic submission! All R03 and R21 applications with summer deadlines require electronic submissions and R01 applications must be electronically submitted starting in 2007. The staff of Sponsored Programs and Research will explain this new submission process step by step. If you are planning on submitting in the next year, please join us.
Date: Thursday, June 22nd
Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: SPAR conference room (106 University Hall)

Using STATA
STATA is a statistical software package that offers some
features not found in SAS or SPSS. STATA can be used to enter and edit data interactively for both simple and complex statistical analysis. Commands can be executed one at a time at the STATA prompt, or groups of
commands can be entered into do-files that can be executed. This seminar will offer an introduction to STATA. Participants will be given a handout
on the basics of STATA.
Date: Tuesday, July 11
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Location:  TOMEH Conference Room
         STATA Introduction.pdf

Using the ICPSR Database: Finding Social Science Data
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative and qualitative methods to facilitate effective data use. This workshop will show participants how to search and download a range of data from ICPSR. Data topics include crime, aging, social attitudes, census data, health and medical care, etc. This workshop is geared for those in the social and behavioral sciences, such as sociology, political science, psychology, history, and human development and family studies.
Date: Wednesday, August 16
Time: 8:30-9:30am
Location: GradSTEP Session

2006 Spring CFDR Workshop Series

SPSS Basics
This workshop is designed for those who need an introduction or refresher to SPSS. The course will cover basic procedures such as recoding variables, creating new variables and scales, running descriptive statistics, and basic bivariate and multivariate analyses. This workshop will be beneficial for those using SPSS in class work or research.
          Date and Time: Wednesday, February 22
         (12:00noon – 1:00pm)
          Location: 009 Williams Hall (CFDR Office)
          Instructor: Heidi Lyons
        SPSS Basics.pdf
        SPSS.sav
        sample.sas7bdat
 
Presentation Styles and Practice
This workshop will serve as a style guide for those presenting at professional conferences and meetings. The workshop will cover topics including dress, speaking, and PowerPoint and poster design. Following the presentation, practice presentations will be scheduled for those participating in upcoming conferences and meetings.
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 1st (12:00noon – 2:00pm)
          Location: 208 Bowen-Thompson Student Union
          Instructor: Aurea Osgood
         Presentation Styles.pdf

Using National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Wave 6
The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) has released Cycle 6. These data provide the latest information on factors affecting birth and pregnancy rates and women’s reproductive health in the United States.  Other topics are included such as sexual activity, marriage, divorce and cohabitation.  For the very first time, Cycle 6 included men aged 15-44 and covered topics similar to those for females, related to reproductive health and fatherhood.  This workshop will cover the design of the survey, major topics covered, and some of the in's and out's you may encounter when using the data.
          Date and Time: Wednesday, April 5
          (12:00noon – 1:00pm)
          Location: 208 Bowen-Thompson Student Union
          Instructor: Kelly Balistreri
         National Survey of Family Growth.pdf

2005 Fall CFDR Workshop Series

Maximizing Library Resources
Are you sure you are using the Library to its maximum potential? Please join library specialist Stefanie Hunker who knows the in's and out's of searching the Sociological Research Databases. She will guide you in your search across the resources available on the Internet and at the library. This is a must for all Sociology graduate students regardless of subdiscipline.

Date and Time: Wednesday, August 31 (12 noon - 1:00 pm)
Location: Bowen-Thompson Student Union , Room 201
Instructor: Stefanie Hunker


TARS Basics
This workshop will give an overview of the Toledo Adolescent Relationship Study (TARS), a multi-wave dataset measuring various aspects of adolescents' relationships with their parents, peers, and romantic partners. Topics to be covered include the sample, study design, variables, and a brief SAS demonstration.

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 5 (12 noon - 1:00 pm)
Location: Education Building, Room 115
Instructor: Abbey Fruth


Making Journal-Quality Tables (and other useful hints!)
Ever been frustrated by columns that will not line up? What about getting that big table into your little document? Come to our essential workshop on table making. Here you will learn the finer points of presenting results in a tabular format. You cannot believe what a difference good tables make!

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 2 (12 noon - 1:00 pm)
Location: Hayes Hall 025
Instructor: Aurea Osgood
        Making Journal-Quality Tables Presentation.pdf
        Excel Examples.xls

2005 Summer Workshop Series

Using the Add Health and Stata
This workshop will introduce the basic design of the study, discuss topics covered, and help the participant to understand some approaches to handling the data in SAS and STATA. While Center staff suggests that the majority of coding be completed in SAS, i.e. creating analytic sample, recoding variables, etc., there is a need to utilize STATA in order to account for sample design effects. Participants will be given an introduction to STATA for use with the ADD Health. The application will be to understand how STATA can assist in managing the complex sample design features of the full-use Add Health data.
Date: Wednesday, June 8
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Place: BTSU 201B
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

CFDR Grant Writing Workshop
This workshop will cover some of critical information that you need to know prior to submitting a grant proposal. The instructor will advise participants on various funding mechanisms through the NIH and NSF. Come and hear about the NEW R21 funding mechanism with its $250,000 modular budget.
Date: Tuesday, June 21
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Place: BTSU 201B
Instructor:  Wendy Manning 

Introduction to American Factfinder: Obtaining Census data from the Web
This workshop will give you hands on instruction on how to obtain census data from the web...for free! The instructor will offer a brief explanation of census geography and will guide participants through American Factfinder--the Census Bureau's on-line search engine. Clear explanations will be provided and participants will be able to access data that are currently available from the 2000 Census, as well as the 2003 American Community Survey
Date: Tuesday, July 12
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Place: Hayes Hall, Room 128 (IBM lab)
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri
        American FactFinder Examples.pdf
        American FactFinder Workshop Handouts.pdf
        Census 2000 Basics.pdf
        Introduction to American FactFinder.pdf

Using the ICPSR database--finding Social Science Data
Are you interested in determining the average age at which men versus women begin smoking? What if you need to know whether age at marriage differs between your region of the country and other regions, or about differences in political attitudes based on age, gender, education, race, or ethnicity? These and countless other questions can be answered by studies in the ICPSR data holdings. Data topics include crime, aging, social attitudes, census data, health and medical care, etc. This workshop will show participants how to search and download a range of data from ICPSR and is primarily geared for those in the social and behavioral sciences such as sociology, psychology, history, political science, criminal justice, health and family studies.
Date: Thursday, August 18
Time: 9:45am to 10:45am
Place: BTSU 314
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

2005 Spring Workshop Series

Library Resources for Sociology Students
Are you sure you are using the Library to its maximum potential? Please join library specialist Stefanie Hunker who knows the in's and out's of searching the Sociological Research Databases. She will guide you in your search across the resources available on the Internet and at the library. This is a must for all Sociology graduate students regardless of subdiscipline.
Date: January 26
Time: 11:30- 12:30
Place: BTSU 315
Instructor: Stefanie Hunker

Use Excel-It will make you a better person.
Use Excel to make winning tables, charts and graphs for you research! Learn some of the basic and finer points of Excel such as merging cells, creating formulas, and generating graphs. Also, learn how to import and export your data between Excel and some common statistical programming packages. You will be the envy of the computer lab!
Date: February 16
Time: 11:30 -12:30
Place: Hayes 025
Instructor: BTSU 314

SPSS Basics
This workshop is designed for those who need an introduction or refresher to SPSS. The course will cover basic procedures such as recoding variables, creating new variables and scales, running descriptive statistics, and basic bivariate and multivariate analyses. This workshop will be beneficial for those using SPSS in class work or research.
Date: March 16
Time: 11:30 -12:30
Place: Hayes 128 computer lab
Instructor: Igor Ryabov

The Welfare Children and Families: A Three Cities Data!
This workshop will offer an introduction to the Three Cities Data. The Welfare, Children and Families Study is a longitudinal study of children and their caregivers in low-income families that were living in low-income neighborhoods in three cities in 1999. The purpose of the study is to investigate the consequences of policy changes resulting from the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The survey was designed to provide information on the health and cognitive, behavioral, and emotional development of children and on their primary caregivers' labor force behavior, welfare experiences, family lives, use of social service, health, and well-being. Participants will learn how to access the data, codebooks, and user guides from the CFDR local area network.
Date: April 13
Time: 11:30 -12:30
Place: TBA
Instructor: Kelly Jefferys

2004 Fall Workshop Series

Beginning Data Analysis with SAS
This hour long workshop is geared toward those who are just beginning to work with and analyze data for your assistantship or your own research. We will briefly discuss some of the commonly used data sets that are available on the CFDR local area network and how to access those data with SAS. Topics covered in SAS will be input statements, libraries, data steps, as well as proc steps. The instructor will provide you with annotated SAS programs, describing the in's and out's of beginning SAS. This is a must for all those who are new to SAS or new to data analysis.

Date: August 31
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: 128 Hayes Hall FSG Lab
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

The Current Population Survey—It’s not just about labor!
This workshop will offer an introduction to the Current Population Survey (CPS)—a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. Data are available for a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment Supplemental questions to produce estimates on a variety of topics including school enrollment, income, previous work experience, health, fertility and birth expectations, computer use, food security, immigration, and more are also added to the regular CPS questionnaire. An introduction to the structure of the data will also be covered.

Date: September 14
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: BTSU 208
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

More SAS
This workshop will offer a short refresher on the topics covered during Beginning Data Analysis with SAS, and move on to cover key elements in SAS programming such as do-loops, merging files, output statements, and more. The instructor will provide you with annotated SAS programs, describing what was covered in class. New students—you might think you don’t need to know this yet—but you do!

Date: October 5
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: BTSU 315
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

American Factfinder: Obtaining Census Data from the Web
This workshop will give you hands on instruction on how to obtain census data from the web...for free! The instructor will offer a brief explanation of census geography and will guide participants through American Factfinder--the Census Bureau's on-line search engine. Clear explanations will be provided and participants will be able to access data that are currently available from the 2000 Census.

Date: November 16
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: 128 Hayes Hall FSG Lab
Instructor: Kelly Jefferys

2004 Summer Workshop Series

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (ADD Health)
This workshop will introduce the basic design of the study, discuss topics covered, and help the participant to understand some approaches to handling the data in SAS and STATA. While Center staff suggests that the majority of coding be completed in SAS, i.e. creating analytic sample, recoding variables, etc., there is a need to utilize STATA in order to account for sample design effects. Participants will be given an introduction to STATA for use with the ADD Health.
Date/Time: June 1 1 – 2 pm
Location: Bowen-Thompson Student Union Room 314

Advanced Topics in SAS
We will cover key elements in SAS programming such as do-loops, merging files, creating arrays, and more. The instructor will provide you with annotated SAS programs, describing what was covered in class. This is a must for all students who hope to successfully use SAS for their own research and their assistantship.
Date/Time: June 22 , 1 - 2 pm
Location: Hayes Hall Room 128

Learn to Use GIS with Social and Demographic Data
Many researchers and policy makers use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in their work. The goals of this workshop are to expose students and faculty to the availability of geospatial data and to demonstrate how different forms of geospatial data can be integrated into research designs. Hands-on exercises and demonstrations will cover issues associated with geospatial data handling (such as deriving new variables, address-matching, integrating different types of contextual data, etc). Participants will learn to create their own maps using ArcGIS software and data from a wide variety of sources such as the US Census, US Department of Justice, etc. More details coming soon!
Date/Time: July 26 and 27 8:30 to 2:30 (lunch break 11:30 – 12:30)
Location: Geography Lab 203 Hanna Hall

Grant Writing 101
This workshop will cover some of critical information that you need to know prior to submitting a grant proposal. The instructor will advise participants on various funding mechanisms through the NIH and NSF.
Date/Time: July 20 , 11 – 12 pm
Location: Bowen-Thompson Student Union Room 314

Finding Data for Your Master’s Thesis
This workshop will give you ideas! We will cover ways to search for data in your field—whether it’s Criminology and Deviance, Applied Demography, Population Studies, Family Studies, or Social Psychology. We will provide examples of some of the data that are currently available in each field. You will learn how best to utilize the CFDR in your quest for Thesis enlightenment.
Date/Time: Grad Step Week
Location: TBA

2004 Spring CFDR Workshop Series

SPSS Basics
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 3, 11:30 – 12:30
Location: Olscamp 207
This workshop is designed for those wanting an introduction or refresher to SPSS. The course will cover basic procedures such as recoding variables, creating new variables and scales, running descriptive statistics, and basic bivariate and multivariate analyses. This workshop will be beneficial for those using SPSS in class work or research.

Criminology Data
Date and Time: Thursday, February 19, 11:30 – 12:30
Location: BTSU 315
This workshop is designed for those wanting to learn about popular criminology data sets and sources. The instructor will introduce the most common crime data bases and criminology surveys, discussing the key topics covered in each data source and how to obtain the data. This workshop will be beneficial for those wanting to use criminology data for a course, thesis, or dissertation.

SAS Basics
Date and Time: Thursday, March 25, 11:30 – 12:30
Location: Hayes 025
Using social survey data, this course is designed for the beginning data analysts. You will learn how to access the data, obtain descriptive statistics, and how to solve common problems associated with analyzing data. The instructor will provide you with annotated SAS programs, describing the ins and outs of beginning SAS. This is a must for all students who hope to successfully understand SAS.

More SAS
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 13, 11:30 – 12:30
Location: Hayes 025
Using social survey data, this course is designed for the beginning and intermediate data analysts. We will cover key elements in SAS programming, such as do-loops, merging files, creating arrays, and more. The instructor will provide you with annotated SAS programs, describing what was covered in class. This is a must for all students who hope to successfully use SAS for their own research and their assistantship.

2003 Fall CFDR Workshop SeriesThe Current Population Survey—It’s not just about labor!
This workshop will offer an introduction to the Current Population Survey (CPS)—a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. Data are available for a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment Supplemental questions to produce estimates on a variety of topics including school enrollment, income, previous work experience, health, fertility and birth expectations, computer use, food security, immigration, and more are also added to the regular CPS questionnaire. An introduction to the structure of the data will also be covered.

Date: September 14
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: BTSU 208
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

More SAS
This workshop will offer a short refresher on the topics covered during Beginning Data Analysis with SAS, and move on to cover key elements in SAS programming such as do-loops, merging files, output statements, and more. The instructor will provide you with annotated SAS programs, describing what was covered in class. New students—you might think you don’t need to know this yet—but you do!

Date: October 5
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: BTSU 315
Instructor: Kelly Balistreri

American Factfinder: Obtaining Census Data from the Web
This workshop will give you hands on instruction on how to obtain census data from the web...for free! The instructor will offer a brief explanation of census geography and will guide participants through American Factfinder--the Census Bureau's on-line search engine. Clear explanations will be provided and participants will be able to access data that are currently available from the 2000 Census.

Date: November 16
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Place: 128 Hayes Hall FSG Lab
Instructor: Kelly Jefferys