Study Programmes 2015-2016
| STAT0806-1 | ||||||||
| Multivariate Methods applied to Criminology and social sciences Statistic Analysis, Part 1 : SAS programmation applied to criminology and social sciences data analysis | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 20h Th | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Sébastien Fontaine | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| I. SAS environment and on-line assistance
II. Programming language
- DATA step SAS language concepts Input-output instructions SAS data files management Expressions : operators and operands Functions The IF and DO structures - PROC step III. Writing programs |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Learning of SAS programming language | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Knowledge of Windows | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Course is given from september until december (rate : 2hours per week) in a computer room | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Materials available on virtual campus | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Instructor : Sébastien Fontaine sebastien.fontaine@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||