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This program, through The University of Maryland’s Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø), is designed for professional staff who need to learn current principles and practices of complex surveys but do not have the time to devote to graduate-level courses of the certificate program. The program assumes no previous formal training in survey methodology.

Requirements

The two JPSM/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Citations Program (JPSM/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Citation in Survey Methodology and a JPSM/ ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Citation in Data Analytics for Social Science) consists of an online 2-day course (Introduction to Survey and Data Science) with approximately 12 hours of recorded lectures that could be viewed at the participant’s convenience and 4 required  and an additional elective of either an ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø short course offered during the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Annual Conference or one of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Webinar Kits. The courses included in each citation program are as follows:

Citation in Survey Methodology

      1. Introduction to Survey and Data Science (online asynchronous short course offered by JPSM)
      2. Introduction to Survey Sampling (online 12-hour short course offered by JPSM)
      3. Introduction to Survey Estimation (online 12-hour short course offered by JPSM)
      4. Writing Questions for Surveys (online 12-hour short course offered by JPSM)
      5. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Elective

a. One of the yearly offerings of virtual and/or onsite short courses offered by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø,ÌýOr

b. Four ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÂ webinar recordings, selected from the following categories.

      1. Survey Research 101
      2. Mixed Mode Surveys 101
      3. Sampling and Weighting
      4. Telephone Surveys
      5. Questionnaire Design and Testing
      6. Election Polling vii. Data Collection: Special Populations

Citation in Data Analytics for Social Science

      1. Introduction to Survey and Data Science (online asynchronous short course offered by JPSM)
      2. Introduction to Machine Learning and Big Data (online 12-hour short course offered by JPSM)
      3. Synthetic Data: Balancing Data Confidentiality and Quality in Public Use Files (online 12-hour short course offered by JPSM)
      4. Data Linkage OR Small Area Estimation (online 12-hour short course offered by JPSM) (Courses alternate every other year)
      5. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Elective

a. One of the yearly offerings of virtual and/or onsite short courses offered by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø,ÌýOr

b. Four ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÂ webinar recordings, selected from the following categories

      1. Skills and Techniques Using R
      2. Mobile Data Collection and New Technology
      3. Big Data and Surveys
      4. Using Social Media Data
      5. Total Error Meets Big Data

Investment

Introduction to Survey and Data Science (online asynchronous short course offered by JPSM) rate is $400 for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Members and Non-Members.

JPSM Short Courses flat rate is $700.Ìý

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Members
JPSM Short Courses discounted rate is $600.Ìý

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø members who register for any of the JPSM short courses leading to a Citation and would like to receive the discounted price of $600.00. Please include the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Member ID and full name on the , this information will be sent to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, once the membership is confirmed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, a payment link with the discounted price will be sent back for registration.

Payment for JPSM short courses is made on a per course basis, not as a lump sum for multiple courses. Particpants pay for each course they chose to attend at their own pace.

More than one webinar recording can be purchased simultaneously at the following discounts: 10% discount for two webinars; 15% for 3 webinars; 20% for four webinars; 25% for five webinars; and 30% for six webinars. Pricing is current for 2024 but is subject to change for future years

Forms

After completing the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-JPSM courses, the corresponding form below needs to be filled out and submitted to JPSM for review along with proof (certificates if applicable) that all of the courses/webinars were completed. Once the form is approved, the student will receive a Citation Certificate.

Please send the form via email to: jpsm-shortcourse@umd.edu, subject line: Last Name/ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø/JPSM Citation.

Upcoming Short Courses

Course Dates Instructors Location Register
December 02, 2024 –  December 13, 2024
  • Trent Buskirk
December 09, 2024 – December 10, 2024
  • Colm O’Muircheartaigh and James M. Lepkowski
January 23, 2025
  • Darby Steiger
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February 24, 2025 – March 07, 2025
  • Joerg Drechsler and Jerome P. Reiter
February 27, 2025
  • Steven Glazerman & Shana Warren
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March 11, 2025 – March 13, 2025
  • Nora Cate Schaeffer
March 20, 2025
  • Marika Wenemark
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March 24, 2025 – April 04, 2025
  • David Morganstein
  • Sunghee Lee
April 17, 2025
  • Matthias Schonlau
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May 05, 2025 – May 07, 2025
  • Partha Lahiri
June 18, 2025 Dorothée Behr, Brita Dorer & Alisú Schoua-Glusberg Online
July 24, 2025 Trent D. Buskirk, Leah von der Heyde & Adam Eck Online
August 21, 2025 Nick Bertoni Online
September 18, 2025 Kevin Collins Online
October 17, 2025 Melike Saraç Online
December 11, 2025 Joy Thomas & Rodney Terry Online