Workshops / Programme
The academic programme for the 29th edition of the Summer School will be confirmed by December 2024.
Registration: Registrations for the Summer School will open in January 2025.
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PROGRAMME 2024 - for information only
Dates/Workshops |
Modality | No. of Places still available | Confirmed | Status | Room | |
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Preliminary Workshops
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8-9 August 2024 |
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P. Gruber | Introduction to R and Rstudio | Online | 0/33 | ✔ | FULL | n/a |
O. Lipps/ U. Kuhn | Introduction to Stata | Online | 0/25 | ✔ | WL | n/a |
8-10 August 2024 |
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E. Horber | Statistics with SPSS for Social Scientists | Online | 0/25 | ✔ | FULL | n/a |
9-10 August 2024 |
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S. Kernbach | Visual Thinking for PhD Researchers | In presence | 0/18 | ✔ | FULL | Room A21, Red Building |
Week 1 12-16 August 2024
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QUALITATIVE METHODS |
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D. Conway | Ethnographic methods | In presence | 0/19 | ✔ | FULL | Room A22, Red Building |
V. Mottier | Discourse Theory and Analysis | In presence | 0/20 | ✔ | FULL | Room A31, Red Building |
QUANTITATIVE METHODS |
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E. Horber | Multivariate Methods for Social Researchers | In presence | 8/25 | ✔ | OPEN |
Room SI-006, Black Building |
O. Lipps / U. Kuhn | Applied Panel Data Analysis | In presence | 13/25 | ✔ | OPEN | Computer Lab 159, Main Building and Room SI-004 & SI-015, Black Building |
A. Mira / F. Denti | Bayesian Modelling | In presence | 3/20 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A11, Red Building |
L. Walasek | Web Scraping and Data Mining in R | In presence | 6/17 | ✔ | OPEN |
Room A32, Red Building |
M. Steenbergen | Introduction to Machine Learning | In presence | 15/27 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A12, Red Building |
T. Hills | Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Data | In presence | 1/14 | ✔ | OPEN | Blue Room, Executive Centre, Main Building |
CROSS-METHODS COURSES |
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B. Lepori / A. Rocci | How to Forge Arguments in Writing (Social Sciences) Scientific Paper | In presence | 15/27 | ✔ | OPEN | Red Room, Executive Centre, Main Building |
S. Kernbach | Design Thinking for Research | In presence | 4/18 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A21, Red Building |
Week 2 19-23 August 2024
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QUALITATIVE METHODS |
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J. Drzewiecka | Qualitative Analyses of Interview Data | In presence | 0/23 | ✔ | FULL | Room A31, Red Building |
M. Gibbert | Qualitative Research Designs | In presence | 6/16 |
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OPEN | Red Room, Executive Centre, Main Building |
L. Balachandran Nair | Conducting a Grounded Theory Study | In presence | 4/16 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A12, Red Building |
K. Lobinger / P. Prieto-Blanco | Visual Data and Visual Methods for the Social Sciences | In presence | 2/20 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A22, Red Building |
QUANTITATIVE METHODS |
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R. Samuel | Creating Groups from Data. Cluster Analysis and Latent Class Analysis | In presence | 10/27 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A32, Red Building |
E. Davidov / P. Schmidt | Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) | Online | 9/25 | ✔ | OPEN | Online |
M. Grätz | Causal Analysis with Observational Data | In presence | 0/17 | ✔ | FULL | Blue Room, Executive Centre, Main Building |
T. Hills | Content Analysis and Natural Language Processing | In presence | 0/17 | ✔ | FULL | Room SI-006, Black Building |
HYBRID METHODS |
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P. Mello | Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) | In presence | 4/20 | ✔ | OPEN | Room A11, Red Building |
M. Bergman | Mixed Methods | In presence | 7/20 | ✔ | OPEN |
Room A21, Red Building |
Week 3 26-30 August 2024 (+9 September 2024, am only)
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TRANSVERSAL SKILLS |
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A. Lambrechts, A.Stam, C. Borrat-Besson, E. Morgan de Paula, I. Sarman, M.Gay, M.Hildebrandt, P.Diaz-Venegas | Advanced Skills for Research Data Management and Open Science in Social Sciences | Online | 9/20 | ✔ | OPEN |
Online |
Year-Round Transversal Skills Series Dates vary
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A. Lambrechts, A.Stam, C. Borrat-Besson, E. Morgan de Paula, I. Sarman, M.Gay, M.Hildebrandt, P.Diaz-Venegas | Advanced Skills for Research Data Management and Open Science in Social Sciences - Fall edition 25-29 November 2025 | In presence | 0/23 | ✔ | FULL | Various |
Important:
- Note that many workshops have some prerequisites.
- Note that Preliminary workshops have different starting dates.
- All workshops are subject to cancellation until June 16th if there are fewer than 8 (paid) registrations.
The "Confirmed" column shows a tick mark (✔ ) as soon as the corresponding workshop has reached that threshold.
We're excited to announce an expansion of the Summer School in Social Science Methods, offering a dedicated program for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in collaboration with the IMCA institute at USI. The Doctoral School ‘Socio-Cultural Approaches in Business Studies: Theoretical Foundations and Theory-Building’.
Program Highlights:
- Foundational Courses: Gain in-depth knowledge through a series of courses, each focusing on a key theoretical approach in socio-cultural business studies.
- Readings & Case Studies: Delve into key founding texts and influential domain-specific texts to understand how theoretical approaches have been applied in marketing and organization studies.
- Immersive Workshop: Participate in a one-week workshop within the Summer School that provides practical teaching on enhancing theoretical contributions in your research papers.
To find out more, visit the dedicated webpages here.
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Detailed explanations
- The workshop application status is based on the number of persons who have applied for a workshop, i.e. conditional applications. Only the payment of the registration fee within three weeks from reception of the invoice confirms the application and makes the registration final.
- If a workshop is marked "Full", it does not necessarily mean that the workshop is confirmed and the minimum number of confirmed participants has been reached; this is particularly true the first few weeks (late January, February) after registration opens. Prospective participants register quickly, but sometimes change plans, cannot raise funds to attend Summer School etc.
- The status will change from "Open" to "Full", if only a few places are left.
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Please note that the status may change back to "Open" if registrations are cancelled by the registrant or by us (no payment received despite a reminder e-mail).