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Introduction to Practicum

Introduction to Practicum. 26.10.10. Purpose: Practicum is Practical. Apply the knowledge from books into reality Opportunity to learn day-to-day tasks when running a survey Opportunity to feel what it means to work on a survey. Two parts. Survey Skills Programme 1 seminar day

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Introduction to Practicum

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  1. Introduction to Practicum 26.10.10

  2. Purpose: Practicum is Practical • Apply the knowledge from books into reality • Opportunity to learn day-to-day tasks when running a survey • Opportunity to feel what it means to work on a survey

  3. Two parts • Survey Skills Programme • 1 seminar day • 0-3 field days • Working at Survey Organization - 10 (+0-3) days of placement on a survey related task at ISER or another respectful organization

  4. Part 1: Survey Skills Programme

  5. Survey Skills Programme • One seminar day in London: • Morning session on practical aspects of data collection • Afternoon session on a specific survey, discussing its design and related challenges

  6. Survey Skills Program (cont) • Follow-up training: • In the end of the seminar you will be asked your preference on further training • Interviewer shadowing (recommended) • Attending interviewer training • Many other opportunities

  7. London dates To register: http://www.surveynet.ac.uk/ssp/workshops/bookingform.asp

  8. Financial Support • £20 per day for UK-registered student to attend London seminar • Travel costs for a train to London • Possibility of waving the seminar fees and travel reimbursement • Submit the form immediately after registration • If financial support is refused: let me know

  9. Financial Support request • Make it clear you are requesting £20 fees waver • To estimate travel costs: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

  10. Part 2: Placement

  11. Placement at a Survey Organization • Every student is allocated to ISER (or another survey organization) for 10 (+0-3) days • Each student is assigned a different tailored to his / her interests task

  12. Purpose • To gain experience and feel of real work • To have additional bullet points on your resume (task, survey organization, skills, report or possibly a working paper) • To have something interesting to talk about during your job interview • Potential reference from your supervisor

  13. Number of Days • 10 full time working days • plus 0-3 depending on the number of days spent in further Survey Skills Training • i.e. if (in addition to London seminar) you shadowed an interviewer one day and attended interviewer debriefing another day, then 13-2=11 days for placement at a survey organization

  14. Timing • 2 full time weeks (+ 0-3 days) placement at ISER: between 28th of March and 13th of May • If working part time: possibility of one day a week during spring semester (between January 17 and April 22) • Preferences?

  15. Academic Calendar

  16. Projects • Assignment will take into account preference of a student to the extent possible • The projects available are all from ISER and on Understanding Society survey • Pick three most preferred 

  17. Assessment • Survey Skills Scheme - participation in the Survey Skills Scheme activities (5%) • diary reflections for each day • Placement • placement supervisor evaluation (10%); • a written placement diary reflecting on the application of theoretical knowledge learned during the classes to the practical situations (60%); • a presentation to staff and other students at the beginning of the summer term (25%);

  18. One Form Suits All: a Diary • Write each day as if an email to a friend • Important points to note: • what you have learned • what knowledge from books did you apply • what is different between practice and books • not descriptive!!! • should have 14 days described (including one London day) • Deadline: May 17 2011

  19. Presentation – May 17 2011 • 20 minute presentation on any aspect of your placement • All supervisors, Nick Allum and all ISER researchers are invited • Prepare slides and practice!!! • Pick maximum 3 most interesting points to present

  20. Next Meeting: December 7, 2010 • Final Practicum Placement • Discussion of Survey Skills Scheme experience • Feedback on your first Diary entries

  21. Register with Survey Student Email List • Email request to Jessica Broome jsbroome@umich.edu • Say you are a Masters student in Survey Research at the University of Essex and enjoy 

  22. Enjoy London 

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