Data Collection
Title: Data Collection Techniques.
Dates: November 15-19, 1999; January
24-28, April 24-28, or August 14-18, 2000.
Fees: Tuition is $600. Room, board, and
travel expenses are additional; hotel discounts may be available.
Description: This program is designed for
managers and analysts interested in refining techniques for gathering and analyzing data.
Topics covered include data collection methods; validity and its importance; control and
measurement of error in sampling; primary and secondary data; design of survey
instruments; and interviews and observations. Course methods include lecture, group
discussion, and practical exercises. Those completing the program should be able to design
a data collection plan, use sampling techniques appropriate to the situation; determine
adequate sample size; use secondary data to support studies; design error-free
questionnaires and increase response rate; and plan and conduct a professional interview
to obtain information.
The sponsor offers a number of other management
related courses including the five-day Statistics Made Simple and the introductory two-day
Surveys: Concept and Development.
Contact: Management Concepts, 8230
Leesburg Pike, Suite 800, Vienna, VA 22182; Telephone: (703) 790-9595; Fax: (703)
790-1371; Web: .
Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
Title: Graduate Certificate in Conflict
Resolution and Peace Studies.
Dates (1999): June 14-July 30 or June
21-August 6.
Fees: Tuition for first six credits is
$1,546. For the second six, tuition is $3,120. Room, board, and travel expenses are
additional.
Description: This program is designed to
provide practical, theoretical, and philosophical foundations for success in mediation and
peacemaking. To receive the certificate, participants must complete the following four
courses, earning twelve graduate credits: "Theories of Conflict and Conflict
Resolution"; "Methods of Resolving Conflict"; "Foundations of Conflict
Resolution"; and an internship (or acceptable substitute). The program can be
completed in one summer or through evening courses during the academic year.
Contact: Dr. Evan Stoddard, Director,
Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy, Duquesne University, 215 College Hall,
Pittsburgh, PA 15282; Telephone: (412) 396-5179; Fax: (412) 396-5197; E-mail: .
