Kurs informasjon: IBM SPSS Data Collection Scripting (Intermediate Data Management) SPVC

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT FOR THIS SELF PACED VIRTUAL COURSE (SPVC). ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.

After you receive confirmation that you are enrolled, you will be sent further instructions to access your course material and remote labs. You will then have a 30 day window in which to complete your course. Within this 30 days, you will have 336 hours of elab time. The self-paced format gives you the opportunity to complete the course at your convenience, at any location, and at your own pace. The course is available 24 hours a day, but lab system access is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. When you are not using the elab system, ensure that you suspend your elab to maximize your hours available to use the elab system. Once you have accessed the course, help is available Monday through Friday; questions will be responded to within 24 hours.

NO EXTENSIONS FOR THIS COURSE WILL BE GRANTED.

This is the self paced training version of 'IBM SPSS Data Collection Scripting-Intermediate Data Management' classroom course. This self-paced training course builds on the knowledge acquired during the 'Introduction to Data Management' course and provides more complex functionality within each of the Data Management steps.Students will build on their scripting knowledge and tackle more intricate scenarios.The survey and case data used during this course are the solutions to the IBM SPSS Data Collection Scripting (Survey Creation) Level I course, thereby providing a sense of continuity to students from both classes. Additionally, the solution created during the 'Introduction To Data Management' course will be used to drive the student exercises.

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This intermediate course is for scriptwriters who will be responsible for the data management of projects. In order words, taking initial datasets and surveys files and modifying the records appropriately.

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Students attending this course should have taken the:

• 'IBM SPSS Data Collection Scripting (Intro to Data Management)' course as the content builds on specific knowledge gained during that course.

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Please refer to course overview.

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• Lesson 1: Course Introduction
• Lesson 2: Survey files and data
• Lesson 3: The Data Management process
• Lesson 4: Options for reading data in and out
• Lesson 5: Adding derived survey variables
• Lesson 6: Actions prior to opening input data
• Lesson 7: Actions after reading Input data
• Lesson 8: Using subroutines and functions
• Lesson 9: Looping through records
• Lesson 10: Error Handling
• Lesson 11: Actions prior to closing output data
• Lesson 12: Actions after data output closed
• Lesson 13: Course Summary

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eLabs will be available for a total of 336 hours in the 30 day window.

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Minimum Requirements (for PC) to use SPVC

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7
• Firefox, including V3.6.6
• Internet Explorer, including V8
• browser settings include:
  • Java Runtime Environment must be installed and enabled in the web browser
  • Web browser must be set to enable/allow JavaScript
  • Web browser Pop-up blocking mechanisms must be set to allow pop-ups from elearn.ihost.com
  • Cookies must be enabled
  • Flash-enabled
  • ActiveX-enabled

• CITRIX, for the remote lab (instructions to install included with the SPVC)

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