DAMES Node: Workshops and capacity building resources
One of the objectives of the DAMES Node is to raise capacity in ‘data management’ for social survey research (see our Node Theme 1.4). We are preparing online resources and hosting a variety of training workshops on features of the data management process during the course of the Node. This site gives access to resources organised around these workshops and other capacity building activities.
Links to materials and capacity building events are below:
GEODE workshop: Project workshop on 'Handling occupational data', 17 January 2007, Stirling
This workshop was held a few years ago to mark the cumulation of the GEODE project (which has since become a part of the DAMES Node). The workshop covered introductions to occupational information resources and the GEODE contribution, plus a detailed introductory session on accessing and using the GEODE portal.
DAMES seminar: Data management through e-Social Science, 18 June 2008, Manchester
This workshop was held as part of NCeSS's Fourth International Conference on e-Social Science. It covered introductions to the DAMES Node and agenda setting presentations and discussions.
DAMES workshop: Resources for data management and handling social science data, 1 July 2008, University of Oxford
Part of the ESRC's National Centre for Research Methods, Research Methods Festival 2008, this workshop was organised by DAMES with contributions from various speakers. It was intended to provide an accessible introduction to data management issues and resources.
ESDS/DAMES seminar: The significance of data management for social survey research, 25 January 2009, University of Essex
This workshop was organised by the UK's Economic and Social Data Service in collaboration with the DAMES Node.
Conference Workshop: Cross-nationally comparative social survey research, 24-26 June 2009, Cologne
This workshop was part of the 5th International Conference on e-Social Science and was organised in collaboration with colleagues from the CESSDA PPP project.
Two-day training workshop: Data Management for Social Survey Research, 24-25 August 2009, Stirling
The focus of this 2-day workshop was on identifying key issues in data management for the benefit of social science researchers, and providing training in undertaking such tasks in an effective manner. The materials of this workshop were oriented around the Stata software package.
Data on Ethnicity in Social Survey Research, 28 January 2010, Stirling
This 1-day 'expert' workshop was concerned with introducing the prototype 'GEMDE' service developed by the DAMES Node (as part of the 'GESDE' resources), and collecting constructive feedback on its facilities and possibilities from researchers already experienced with working in this field.
The workshop was coordinated with a public seminar on the same theme, delivered as part of the Scottish Social Survey Network
The GESDE services for classifications involving occupations, educational qualifications, and ethnicity, 8 June 2010, Leeds
This session was delivered as part of a Census Programme workshop on Spatial and Social Classifications.
Workshop materials:
- Presentation slides: ppt / pdf
- Demo handout sheet: pdf; doc
- SPSS syntax files: Analysis file (.sps); Background - data construction (.sps)
- Supplementary data resources: [see sub-folders]
- Questionnaire on the services pdf / doc
DAMES workshop: Resources for data management, 6 July 2010, University of Oxford
This workshop ran as part of the ESRC's National Centre for Research Methods, Research Methods Festival 2010, with contributions from speakers from the DAMES Node and from the UK Data Archive. The session tried to provide an accessible (but important!) introducton to data management topics.
Data on Educational Qualifications in Social Survey Research, 31 August 2010, Stirling
Event flyer (pdf)
This 1-day 'expert' workshop is concerned with introducing the prototype 'GEEDE' service developed by the DAMES Node, and collecting constructive feedback on its facilities and possibilities from researchers already experienced with working in this field. Attendance is free but places must be booked in advance.
If you are interested in attending, please contact the DAMES Node PI, Paul Lambert, in the first instance
(Due to unforseen circumstances we had to postpone and rearrange this workshop; it was originally scheduled for 10th May 2010).
Training workshop: Documentation and workflows in social survey research, 2-day event, Autumn 2010, University of Stirling
In this workshop we plan to cover topics in keeping effective records of survey data management for purposes of communication and replication. We will draw on materials specific to survey data analysis packages such as Stata, and on wider materials related to workflows and documentation.
The workshop should be suitable to social science researchers working with complex social survey data. We expect this workshop to take place in October 2010, with further details to be announced soon (in earlier notices we had scheduled this event for 1-2 September 2010).
Training workshop: Exploiting specialist data to enhance survey research, 2-day event, Nov/Dec 2010, University of Stirling
In this workshop we will discuss approaches to add value to survey data analysis by supplementing additional specialist data (such as linking in aggregate data). We will focus on the three topics covered in the 'GESDE' services (data on occupations, educational qualifications and ethnicity). We will feature extended introductions to the GESDE services as well as further materials on these general topics.
The workshop should be suitable to social science researchers working with social survey data. Further details to follow.
Public workshop: The impact of data management
This workshop is intended to highlight the centrality of data management operations in social research activities. We will discuss latest methodolgocial issues in this topic, and we will draw on materials from across the application areas of the DAMES Node to demonstrate this point and to highlight the contributions made by our own online services.
The workshop should be suitable to social science researchers, methodologists, and those interested in the idea of 'e-Social Science'. Further details to follow.
