Please register for the course program via the online registration tool before 21 August 2024. You can request the respective link from Annette Förster (annette.foerster[at]uni-mannheim.de).

Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS)

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim provides graduate training in empirical and quantitative methods as well as their application to business, economics, and the social sciences. The 11 full-time three to five year PhD programs provide access to world-class teaching and a vibrant and international faculty at the forefront of cutting-edge research. All programs are characterized by focusing on achieving excellence in research in its own discipline. At the same time the program structure encourages to exchange ideas, methods and approaches to research across the boundaries of the economic and social sciences.

The GESS Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS) opens courses for SMiP members to participate in and SMiP does so for CDSS students.

The following courses from the SMiP qualification program are open for CDSS students:

Fall Winter 2024

  • Core Courses (mandatory)

    Foundations 1

    Instructor:Thorsten Meiser
    Block 1:

    Dates: 17  October (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and

    18 October 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)

    Location: Mannheim (Room: 108, CIP Pool)

    Block 2:

    Dates (NEW!): 07 November (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and

    08 November 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)

    Location: Mannheim (Room: TBA)

    Block 3:

    Dates: 16 January (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and

    17 January 2025 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)

    Location: Mannheim (Room: 108, CIP Pool)

  • Trainings (mandatory)

    Research Organization and Useful Software

    Instructor:Martin Schnuerch
    Date:16 October 2024 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
    Location:Mannheim (Room: 519; L13, 17)

    Rules of Good Scientific Practice

    Instructor:Arndt Bröder
    Date:25 October 2024  (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
    Location:Mannheim (Room: 230; B6, 30–32)
  • Workshops

    Basic Concepts of Meta-Analysis

    Instructor:

    Rolf Ulrich

    Dates:

    NEW!!!  14 January (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and
    15 January 2025
    (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim

    Analysis of Response Time [Tentative Title]

    Instructor:

    Trish van Zandt

    Dates:

    08 October (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and

    09 October 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32 [1st day],
                             Room D002; B6 27-29 [2nd day])

    Advanced Topics in MPT Modeling [Tentative Title]

    Instructors:

    Raphael Hartmann & Constantin Meyer-Grant

    Dates:

    04 December (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and

    05 December 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Freiburg (Room: TBA)

    What does the mean mean? Qualitative vs. quantitative individual differences

    Instructor:

    Martin Schnuerch

    Dates:

    12 December (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    Introduction to Machine Learning

    Instructor:

    Tobias Rebholz

    Date:

    19 December (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) and

    20 December 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32) or Tübingen

Please refer to the complete   SMiP program   for continuous updates.