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Greetings from the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM-UPF).

It is a pleasure for us to announce that registration for the course "Continuous time modeling of panel data by means of structural eqution modeling (SEM)" is now open. We especially recommend this course, as we think that social science in general should change its approach in the direction indicated in it: as most processes we study change continuously and not abruptly at fixed time distances, we believe the approach indicated in this course is the future model for social science change models.

The course will be taught by Prof. Han Oud (Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands) and Prof. Manuel Voelkle (Max Plack Institute for Human Development, Germany).  It will take place on March 6-7, 2013, at the Campus de la Ciutadella of Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. The language of instruction will be English. Deadline for registration is February 28, 2013.

You will find complete information regarding the course, including its program and registration procedure at the following links:

http://www.upf.edu/survey/activities/courses.html

http://www.upf.edu/survey/_pdf/curso_continuous_time_modeling_march_2013.pdf (in .pdf format)

The course is directed to researchers and students involved and/or interested in longitudinal data models, continuous time modeling, panel data and survey research in general, especially experts coming from survey research commercial firms, and students of political science, sociology, psychology, medical sciences and economics. Computer exercises form an essential part of the course. Therefore, participants will form small groups with different backgrounds with respect to experience with panel research, knowledge of SEM and the program R. In this way we expect all to profit optimally. Prior knowledge of one or more of these topics is attractive, although not required.

For any questions about the course, its program, or its registration procedure, feel free to contact us at recsm@upf.edu.

Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology - RECSM Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona www.upf.edu/survey