Please register for the course program via the online registration tool before 15 February 2025. You can request the respective link from Annette Förster (annette.foerster[at]uni-mannheim.de).

Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS)

We are excited to cooperate with the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS). IOPS is an institute for the advanced dissertation training in psychometrics and sociometrics; it also coordinates the high-quality research in this area.

Participating universities are:

  • Leiden University
  • University of Amsterdam (UvA)
  • University of Groningen
  • Twente University
  • Tilburg University
  • Utrecht University
  • KU Leuven

Participating research institutes:

  • CITO (National Institute of Educational Measurement)
  • CBS (Statistics Netherlands)

IOPS opens up courses for SMiP members to participate in and SMiP does so for IOPS members.

The following courses from the SMiP qualification program are open for IOPS members:

Introduction to Simulation Studies for Methodological Research

Instructors:

Esther Ulitzsch, Florian Scharf & Mirka Henninger

Dates:

03 April (10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.) &

04 April 2025 (09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.)

Location:

Mannheim (room: 108 CIP Pool [B6, 30–32])

Numerical Methods for Quantitative Psychologists

Instructor:

Francis Tuerlinckx

Dates:

15 May (10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.) &

16 May 2025 (09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.)

Location:

Mannheim (room: 108 CIP Pool [B6, 30–32])

The Science of Science Communication

Instructor:

Asheley Landrum

Dates:

21 May (10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.) &

22 May 2025 (09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.)

Location:

Mannheim (room: 1st day A104 (B6, 23–25, Bauteil A)
                                   2nd day 108 CIP Pool (B6, 30–32 )

Misinformation about Science

Instructor:

Asheley Landrum

Dates:

27 May (10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.) &

28 May 2025 (09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.)

Location:

Mannheim (room: 1st day: EO 256 [castle],
                                    2nd day: A104 [B6, 23–25, building A])

Rethinking Visualization: From Principles to Storytelling

Instructor:

Marvin Schmitt

Dates:

11 June (10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.) &

12 June 2025 (09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.)

Location:

Mannheim (room: 108 CIP Pool [B6, 30–32])

IRT Modeling – Theory and Applications in R

Instructor:

Thorsten Meiser

Date:

18 June 2025 (10:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.) 

Location:

Mannheim (room: 108 CIP Pool [B6, 30–32])
Note:The instructor will provide video input as preparation for the meetings.

Please refer to the complete   SMiP program   for continuous updates.