Fall Winter 2018
Core course (mandatory)*
* Recommended for the first year PhD Candidates
Foundations 1
Instructors: Thorsten Meiser & Daniel Heck Location: Mannheim Assignment: Exercises in statistical modeling and analysis Block 1: 24 October 2018: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in L13, 15; Room 519, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162
25 October 2018: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162,1 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162Block 2: 8 November 2018: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162
9 November 2018: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162Block 3: 6 December 2018: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162,1 p.m. – 5 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162
7 December 2018: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Schloss, EO 162For more information on the course contents, see Course Contents Fall Winter 2018/
2019 Trainings (mandatory) *
* Recommended for the first year PhD Candidates
Useful Software for a SMiP PhD
Instructor: Daniel Heck Date: 4 October 2018 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Schloss, EO 162) Assignment: Active participation Writing Research Proposals
Instructor: Benjamin Hilbig Date: 23 November 2018 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Location: Landau (Campus, Gebäude K, Medienraum im Kellergeschoss) Assignment: Dissertation proposal after 6 months Rules of Good Scientific Practice
Instructor: Arndt Bröder Date: 5 December 2018 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (L13, 15; room 519) Assignment: Brief essay on scientific practice For more information on the course contents click Course Contents Fall Winter 2018/
2019. Workshops (elective)**
* Recommended for the first year PhD Candidates
** SMiP PhD Candidates may also attend other method workshops (e.g., offered by the CDSS: GESS). Please consult the coordinator for further information.
Hierarchical Bayesian Models with Computer Applications
Instructor: Jeffrey Rouder Date: 1 October 2018 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Building B6, 30–32; Room 211) and 2 October 2018 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Building B6, 30–32; Room 211) Location: Mannheim Assignment: Programming exercise Substantive SMiP Research Topics in Mannheim
Instructors: Sabine Sonnentag & Beatrice Kuhlmann Date: 05 October 2018 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Buildung B6, 30–32; Room 211) * Creating experiments with OpenSesame
Instructor: Pascal Kieslich Date: 12 October (10:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.), 13 October (10:15 a.m. – 5 p.m.), 26 October (10:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.), and 27 October (10:15 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Schloss, EO 162) Note: This is a workshop offered by the CDSS. Please register at the course catolog of GESS. Analysis of Response Time
Instructor: Trisha van Zandt Date: 16 October 2018 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Building B6, 30–32; Room 211)) and 17 October 2018 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Building B6, 30–32; Room 212) Location: Mannheim Introduction to R: Basics
Instructor: Martin Schnuerch Date: 6 November 2018 (10 a.m. -6 p.m.; Building L7, 3–5; Room 358 Pool Raum) Location: Mannheim Assignment: Programming exercise * Introduction to R: Advanced
Instructor: Martin Schnuerch Date: 7 November 2018 (9 a.m. -5 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Building B6, 30–32; Room 212) Assignment: Programming exercise * Advanced Topics in R
Instructor: Daniel Heck Date: 22 November 2018 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Schloss EO 162) Assignment: Overview and short description of “advanced topics” of interest) * An Introduction to modern R, Statistical Modeling, and Mixed Models
Instructor: Henrik Singmann Date: 15 January 2019 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) and 16 January 2019 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Location: Freiburg, Engelberger Str. 41, 1. OG, Room 1003 (CIP-Pool) For more information on the course contents click Course Contents Fall Winter 2018/
2019. * Recommended for the first year PhD Candidates
** SMiP PhD Candidates may also attend other method workshops (e.g., offered by the CDSS: https://gess.uni-mannheim.de/doctoral-programs/social-and-behavioral-sciences-cdss/course-catalog/fall-2018.html). Please consult the coordinator for further information.
Colloquia (mandatory, Assignment: Presentation)
a) Local colloquia
- Colloquium Freiburg
- Colloquium Heidelberg
- Colloquium Mannheim
- Colloquium Tübingen
b) Joint colloquium
- Summer Retreat (07 September 2018 – 08 September 2018, Location: Studienhaus Wiesneck in Buchenbach near Freiburg i.Br.)
- Winter Retreat (15 February 2019 – 16 February 2019, Location: Heinrich Pesch Haus in Ludwigshafen am Rhein)
Coaching for PhD Candidates Cohort 1 (Compatibility of Private Life and Academic Career)
Concluding Workshop (Date: 20 November 2018, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) + guest talk in the afternoon (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.) with Prof. Ute Bayen, PhD (Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf) and Dr. Roland Pfister (PostDoc at the Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg) Location: Mannheim (B6, 30–32, Room 212)