Short Courses in Applied Mathematics

Short Course in Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling Using Mplus

This course is a four day workshop on structural equation modeling (SEM) using Mplus.

Short Course in Introduction to Multilevel Analysis

This course will teach the theoretical basics of multilevel modeling and some important methodological and statistical issues. Students will also learn how to analyze multilevel data sets with the HLM program, to interpret the output and to report the results.

Short Course in Applied Statistics for Researchers and Developers

E-learning course on statistical methods: Tools and understanding for gaining knowledge from experiments and data. Are you regularly coming across statistical assessments in your work and want to know more? This course may help you.

Short Course in Survival Analysis

Erasmus University Rotterdam

This course will provide an introduction to the concepts and methods of survival analysis.

Short Course in Bayesian Statistics

Wageningen University

The philosophy behind Bayesian Statistics is discussed. Practical examples are studied, and analyzed using the (freeware) program WinBUGS. Students will be surprised how easy they can tackle problems that are quite complicated to handle with traditional frequentistic statistics.

Short Course in Markers and Prognostic Research

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Prognostic research is of growing importance, as globally more people are living with disease and clinicians and policy makers seek ways of targeting existing treatments and improving health outcomes.

Short Course in School of Inventive Thinking & Special Topic

Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University

Within the module you will gain the knowledge of modern approaches to inventive thinking and market of inventive consulting. Also you will be told how to make high-impact decisions that are reasoned and defensible. An application as contemporary global agenda related to urbanization, cities, planning, development, and the environment will be added. You’ll visit Imperial residences and palaces in St.Petersburg surrounding; you’ll take part in the day trip to Staraya Ladoga – old Russian capital

Short Course in Modelling in Nature and Society

University of Osnabrück

This program introduces into the field of modelling complex systems. Available methods will be explained and practical applications of modelling environmental and socio-economic processes will be shown including coupling of environmental processes to economic and social dynamics. The school will offer lectures, exercises and laboratories in mathematical and computational modelling, geographical information systems, environmental systems, theoretical population dynamics and water resource management. In addition, students will take part in several excursions and be introduced to the most important phrases in German and cultural aspects of Germany.

Short Course in Introduction to Data-analysis

Erasmus University Rotterdam

This course is a general introduction to the basics of statistics used in biomedical and public health applications. We start with a general definition of statistics and give some examples.

Short Course in Demography of Ageing

Erasmus University Rotterdam

After the course the students are expected:To be familiar with current demographic trends with a focus on old age mortality.To be familiar with demographic concepts and measures and to understand the relation between fertility and mortality on one hand and population size and structure on the other hand.

Short Course in Topics in Meta-analysis

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Topics in Meta-analysis is Erasmus Summer Programme focus on key principles and methods of quantitative medical research. Open to all students and health professionals, it provides essential updates in a range of applied medical and healthcare disciplines.

Short Course in Applied Econometrics

School of Oriental and African Studies

This module is about econometric methods and how they are applied to estimate and test the unknown parameters of economic relationships. Priority is given to both the statistical reasoning underlying the methodology and the practical considerations involved in using this methodology with a variety of models and real data.