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Certificate Course on
Survey Methods
and Data Analysis -
Illustrations with HIES |
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Organized by
Economic Research Group
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Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
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The course covering (approximately) a total of
13 sessions (lectures and
lab sessions) will take the participants through various stages
of the Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) that the
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) administers periodically.
In the process, the participants will be introduced to purposes
of undertaking HIES; study design that includes sampling units,
sampling frame and choice of samples; design of questionnaires;
inputting of data and formats for data inputting; introduction
to statistical packages; various concepts around basic
statistics to be estimated from HIES data; and introductory
analyses of HIES data to estimate those statistics, including
various measures of poverty.
There are several purposes for which ERG took the initiative to
offer the course. It is important that the researchers and
academia in the country take interest in the data generated
periodically by a large pool of staffs in the government
payroll, and are processed and used (often) by external agencies
to assess aggregate performance of the country in terms of
achievements in poverty reduction. Absence of any systematic
course and difficulties in accessing the data also hindered
wider use of these data and for independent scrutiny of the
various conclusions drawn at official level as well as by
external agencies.
Thus, enough demand for improving the quality
of the data did never surface, nor was there adequate exchange
within local polity drawing upon the findings of the data. It is
hoped that a pool of young minds, well versed with the
nitty-gritty of the data set, will pave the way for fruitful
interfaces between data collection, research and policymaking.
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Eligibility |
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Applicants for the course ought to have completed their graduate
degree from a university with knowledge in basic statistics/econometrics and
in intermediate economics. It is also mandatory that a
participant is able to use computer – word, excel and internet
browsing; and is keen on learning a statistical
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Course Coordinator |
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Dr. Sajjad Zohir
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Resource Persons |
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Faizuddin Ahmed, Shamsul Alam, Zahidul H Sarder, Tahidul Islam,
Anik Ashraf, Sajjad Zohir, Binayak Sen.
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Time and Venue
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The course will take 8 full days, tentatively from 24 July
to 30 July, 2010. Sessions will start at 10:00 am and will end at
5:00 pm. Activities begins at 0900 hr on the first day. There will
be evening session on the closing day.
Lectures and Lab sessions will take place at ICT Lab room, BBS
Building, Agargaon, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. |
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Logistics and Fees |
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The regular course fee is 15000 BDT which will cover the lectures,
computer (and internet) facilities at BBS (ERG) premise, access to
course resources online and a certificate awarding ceremony. A limited number of scholarships will be offered to
qualified candidates with needs. In order to provide wider
access, additional participants from same sponsor/organization
may have to pay higher fee.
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How to Apply |
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Eligible candidates are requested to apply online. The online
application form is available on the ERG website
www.ergonline.org . In case of failure to connect, please email
a completed soft copy of the PDF application form to
info@ergonline.org. The PDF form is available on the website.
One can also print the PDF form and mail or drop the completed
hard copy to our address: 9/4 Block-D, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207. The
Deadline for submitting application is 10th July 2010.
You will be notified about the status of your application within
two working days after the application deadline. Once approved, you will
be requested by email as well as over phone to pay necessary
course fees in advance. The deadline for paying the registration
fee is 15th July 2010.
Once fully registered, the participants will be provided with
user name and password (by email only), which will enable them
to login into the Students Resource Section. The latter provides
access to course materials, information bulletin and other
course-related exchanges.
For more information, please email to
info@ergonline.org
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