2019-2020 / STAT0806-1

Multivariate Methods applied to Criminology and social sciences Statistic Analysis, Part 1 : SAS programmation applied to criminology and social sciences data analysis

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

 Master in sociology, professional focus in Immigration Studies (Liège - Barcelone : double diplomation)3 crédits 
 Master in sociology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in labour sciences (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté des Sciences sociales)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Sébastien Fontaine

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learning of SAS programming language

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of Windows

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Course is given from september until december (rate : 2hours per week) in a computer room

Recommended or required readings

Materials available on virtual campus

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Instructor : Sébastien Fontaine sebastien.fontaine@ulg.ac.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Lessons given first part of the year, no adaptation needed.

Assessment methods

Face-to-face exam in ULiège(for technical reasons). Contact the teacher if this is impossible for you and we will find a solution.

Contacts