Training Resources

There are several types of training resources available to you, as described in the following paragraphs.

Survey Research Courses

Harvard offers a variety of courses which can help you learn about survey research. Our Survey Research Course List PDF lists courses currently offered at our school.

See http://www.iq.harvard.edu/psr/files/psr/CourseGuide07-08.pdf.

Outside Training Resources

Harvard researchers who wish to explore survey education further can also pursue training opportunities at summer institutes and other short courses. See Outside Training.

Related Centers and Programs Resources

Other centers and programs at Harvard often use survey data as the focus of research or programming. See Related Centers/Programs.

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Spring Conference Recap

Experts offer Multiple Takes on Technology at Conference

Thomas Guterbock summed things up nicely at the recent “New Technolgies and Survey Research” conference held by the Program on Survey Research at Harvard University.

In his presentation “Strategies and Standards for Reaching Respondents in a New Age of Technology,” Guterbock – the Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research – described both sides of the new technology coin: it’s easier than ever for pollsters and survey researchers to get in touch with people – via cellphone, email, instant message, etc.; at the same time, other technologies are making it easier for those same people to avoid surveys—by using caller id, answering machines, etc.

Upcoming Events

May 14 2010
AAPOR Annual Conference
July 31 2010
American Statistical Association
November 8 2010
American Evaluation Association 2010 Annual Conference
February 8 2011
American Sociological Association-Annual Meeting