Pre-Doctoral
Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-based
Research in Education
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| May 29 & 30, 2008 |
| Proposal Writing Workshop |
Instructed by Carol Klein, The Writing Center |
Writing Powerful Proposals: Participants learn how to streamline their proposal writing process and utilize contract-winning strategies including how to (1) read and evaluate an RFP to identify requirements and determine proposal emphasis and approach; (2) write clearly and directly, eliminating wordiness and stale language; (3) demonstrate capabilities, knowledge of the customer's business, and responsiveness to the customer's needs; (4) customize personnel resumes (bios); and (5) use headings and illustrations to guide the reader, clarify information, and emphasize selling points. A 2-day seminar presented by The Writing Center, Inc.,writing@writingcenter.com
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| July 21 - 23, 2008 |
| HLM Workshop |
Instructed by Stephen Raudenbush & Natalya Verbitsky, University of Chicago |
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| August 19 - 21, 2008 |
| Categorical Data Analysis Workshop |
Instructed by Paul Allison, University of Pennsylvania |
This is a comprehensive course on logistic regression analysis for binary dependent variables, along with some related methods. Topics include odds and odds ratios, maximum likelihood estimation, convergence failures, probit regression, logistic regression for contingency tables, ordered logistic regression, multinomial logit, GEE estimation, multilevel logistic regression, response-based sampling, Poisson and negative binomial regression, discrete choice models and longitudinal data analysis. No previous knowledge of logistic regression is necessary. However, participants should be familiar with linear regression and basic principles of statistical inference. |
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NOTE: Participation in all workshops is by advance registration only. Interested individuals should e-mail lnwu@gse.upenn.edu |
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