JPSM Short Courses

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology offers a variety of short courses. JPSM plans to add short courses to the schedule throughout the coming year. Be sure to bookmark this website so you can review the updated schedule. JPSM offers Fellowships to qualified registrants from groups traditionally under-represented in the field. JPSM Sponsors and Affiliates receive special rates. Please click here to be added to the JPSM notification list.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call JPSM at 800-937-9320 or email jpsmshort@isr.umich.edu. For Economics courses call 301-314-7911 or email course@survey.umd.edu.

Online registration and payment by credit card are required. Credit card payments may be done online either at the moment of registration or post registration using the registrant registration number. Credit card payments are due before the start of the course. Check individual course descriptions for specific deadlines. JPSM online registration uses a secure encrypted connection to protect the confidentiality of your registration data.

Date	Course (Click on course title to view description)	Type	Instructors	Facility/Location	Registration
Future JPSM Courses
September 25, 2008 (1- Day Course)	Introduction to the Federal Statistical System	Economic - Introductory	Katharine G. Abraham Robert M. Groves	Hyatt Regency Bethesda Bethesda, MD
October 23-24, 2008	Introduction to Survey Management Bring a calculator to the course	Citation - Introductory	Michael F. Weeks	The Inn and Conference Center Adelphi, MD	Register Payment Cancel
November 17-18, 2008	Creating and Updating Price Indexes: Theory and Practice	Economic - Introductory	Dennis J. Fixler Richard L. Valliant	The Inn and Conference Center Adelphi, MD
January 2009	The Psychology of Survey Responses		Roger Tourangeau
February 2009	Practical Tools for Nonresponse Bias Studies	Introductory	Robert M. Groves J. Michael Brick
February 23-24, 2009	Introduction to Survey Estimation Bring a calculator to the course	Citation - Introductory	David Morganstein Richard L. Valliant	The Inn and Conference Center Adelphi, MD
April 6-7, 2009	Guidelines for Writing Questions for Standardized Measurement: A Workshop	Citation - Introductory	Nora Cate Schaeffer	Hyatt Regency Bethesda Bethesda, MD	Register Payment Cancel
May 11-12, 2009	Methods for Testing Survey Questions	Introductory	Pamela Campanelli	Hyatt Regency Bethesda Bethesda, MD	Register Payment Cancel
Spring 2009	Introduction to Survey Sampling	Citation - Introductory	Colm O'Muircheartaigh James M. Lepkowski
	Introduction to Item Response Theory (IRT) Modeling and Applications	Introductory	Bryce B. Reeve
	Web Survey Design	Introductory	Mick Couper

* LEVELS OF COURSES:

Introductory: The instructor(s) assumes no prior knowledge of the topic.
Intermediate: The instructor(s) assumes that participants have knowledge of basic technical principles of the topic.

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