QMSS Short Courses are designed to help individuals become more savvy consumers of quantitative information. Short Courses also enable organizations to develop and keep information in ways that can permit self-reflection and evaluation. The content for a QMSS Short Course is tailored to the audience and their level of knowledge. In some cases, participants will already have basic facility with social science research; in other cases, a course would be geared for beginners. Those who would benefit from QMSS Short Courses include students in collegiate/university degree programs, professionals in research and analysis fields, government and non-profit staff who analyze aggregate data, and those involved with program development and evaluation.
Has QMSS done this before?
Yes! QMSS has partnered with the Ford Foundation since 2007 to offer short courses to scholars of Higher Education across the nation. For more information on this initiative please click here.What is a QMSS "Short Course?"
"QMSS Short Courses" are led by Columbia University faculty. They are intensive programs that instruct a wide variety of audiences on the most innovative quantitative techniques currently in use. These range from advanced statistical methods to computation of spatial data (GIS) to training in social network analysis. The focus of all short courses is on practical application, using sophisticated analytical tools to conduct research, assessment, and evaluation in a variety of organizational settings.
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What kinds of short courses are offered?
QMSS has currently developed a multi-faceted Short Course initiative that combines social science research and policy analysis. Programs focus on the practical needs of clients in areas such as policy evaluation, analysis of organizational data, and large-scale census and demographic assessment.
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Who can take a QMSS Short Course?
QMSS faculty frequently visit colleges,research institutions, government agencies and private companies to help their faculty and staff understand recent developments in quantitative methods. Some examples of who we serve, though not limited to, are listed here.