Research Services

information technology services

Tutorials and Workshops

Research Services offers tutorials and workshops on a variety of topics.  Each semester, we present a series of tutorials.  If you have suggestions, please contact us (researchservices@bc.edu).  We will also give customized tutorials, and we are  available for advanced topics and consulting. 

The tutorials are available to all members of the BC community.  There is no cost for the tutorials.

To register, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the names of the tutorials that you are interested in attending.

The Spring 2012 Tutorials

Title
Date 
Location
Introduction to Statistics in Social Science
Research at Boston College
Feb 1 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
MATLAB 1: Fundamentals Feb 7 10:00 - 11:30 O'Neill 245
Examining the Measurement Properties of
a Scale with Reliability and Confirmatory
Factor Analysis
Feb 8 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
MATLAB 2: Matrices Feb 14 10:00 - 11:30 O'Neill 245
Constructing a Path Model: Complementing
Theory with Empirical Evidence
Feb 15 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
MATLAB 3: Operators, Flow control, M - Files Feb 21 10:00 - 11:30 O'Neill 245
MATLAB 4: Graphs and Visualization Feb 24 11:00 - 12:30 O'Neill 245
Locating and Using Data for Secondary
Research at Boston College
Mar 14 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
Stata 1: Descriptive Analysis Mar 15 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
Creating Web-based Surveys with Qualtrics -
Getting Started
Mar 21 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
Stata 2: Regression Analysis Mar 22 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
Introduction to the Linux Cluster Mar 26 12:30 - 2:00 O'Neill 245
Introduction to Power Analysis Mar 29 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
Introduction to Qualitative Analysis Using
Nvivo9, Atlas.ti, or HyperResearch
Mar 28 12:00 - 1:30 O'Neill 245
Introduction to ArcGIS Apr 20 10:00 - 11:30 O'Neill 245
Introduction to Gaussian & GaussView Apr 18 12:30 - 2:00 O'Neill 245