「Selection of Past Courses」

WS 2024/25

Methods & Research Design
Tips & Tricks for Advanced Stata Users	Daniel Bela, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Interviewing Elites	Professor Dr Stefanie Bailer, University of Basel
Professional Skills
Elevator Pitch - Present yourself and your Research Profile in 90 seconds!	Dr Claudia-Francisca López-Cámara, Eindhoven University of Technology

SS 2024

Methods & Research Design
Cluster Analysis and Latent Class Analysis	Professor Dr Robin Samuel, University of Luxembourg
Multiple Imputation with Stata - Basics	Professor Dr Jan Paul Heisig, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Multiple Imputation with Stata - Advanced Topics	Professor Dr Jan Paul Heisig, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Professional Skills
Academic Writing with AI Tools	Dr Sabrina Sontheimer, kommkult
Strategic Networking	Rob Thompson, RTTA soft skills for real resul
Legal Issues of Doctoral Studies and Good Academic Practice	Florian Kühhorn, Ass. Jur.

WS 2023/24

BAGSS Internal Methods Institute 2024
Advanced Topics in Applied Regression Analysis	Professor Levente Littvay, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence
Coding and Analysing Qualitative Data	Professor Dr Lasse Gerrits, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Introduction to Machine Learning for Social Sciences	Dr Jens Wäckerle, University of Cologne
Introduction to the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)	Dr Sandra Bohmann, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Methods & Research Design
Introduction to Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences	Professor Carsten Schwemmer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Data Visualization with Stata	Felix Bittmann, Leibniz-Institute for Educational Trajectories
Mixed Methods for Social Science Research	Professor Ingo Rohlfing, University of Passau
Combining R and LaTeX for dynamic document creation	Dr Ariane Würbach, Leibniz-Institute for Educational Trajectories
Professional Skills
Effective Reading. Speed Reading Workshop	Dr Christiane Potzner, Brain-Speed Seminare
Own your PhD: Time- and Self-Management	Dr Christiane Kasack, ck Coaching + Workshops

SS 2023

BAGSS Internal Methods Institute 2023
Applied Panel Data Analysis	Junior Professor Dr Volker Ludwig, TU Kaiserslautern
Applied Social Network Analysis	Dr Silvia I. Fierăscu, West University of Timișoara
Financial Frictions in DSGE Models	Dr Husnu Dalgic, University of Mannheim

Methods and Research Design
Introduction to Multiple Imputation with R	Angelina Hammon, German Institute of Economic Research in Berlin
Qualitative Research Design	Professor Dr Lasse Gerrits, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Qualitative Comparative Analysis	Professor Dr Lasse Gerrits, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Weighting in Survey Statistics	Dr Anne Konrad, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Professional Skills
Clear at Glance – Designing Effective Academic Posters	Birgit Lukowski, SUEDSTERN. Visual Communication
Topics, Theses, Arguments	Dr Sabrina Sontheimer, kommkult - Kommunikationskultur gestalten

WS 2022/23

Methods and Research Design
Modern Causal Analysis: Causal Inference Based on Non-Experimental Data	Dr Jonas Voßemer, University of Mannheim (MZES)
Data Visualization with R	Ákos Máté, Center for Social Sciences Budapest
Multilevel Modeling. An Introduction	Prof Dr John B Nezlek, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the College of William & Mary
Group Comparisons with Structural Equation Models	Dr Marie-Ann Sengewald, postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories

Professional Skills
Target group oriented communication of knowledge - reducing complexity	Marine Groulon, M.Sc.Psych.
I beg to differ! Debate Training for the Awareness for Gender Related Topics	Thore Andiel, Debate Consult
Proofreading your Own Work	Dr Sara Crockett, Sara’s Scientific Translations

SS 2022

BAGSS Internal Methods Institute 2022
Applied Panel Data Analysis	Junior Professor Dr Volker Ludwig, TU Kaiserslautern
Introduction to Machine Learning for the Social Sciences	Patrick Schwabl, LMU Munich
Introduction to Coding Dynamical Systems and ABM models for Classical Political Economy and Ecological Economics	Dr OriolVallèsCodina, UCL London

Methods and Research Design
Critical Methodologies and Alternative Ways of Doing Social Science Research	Dr Juliana Moreira Streva, FU Berlin
Data Management, Advanced Programming and Automation using Stata – Tips and Tricks	Daniel Bela, LIfBi

Professional Skills
DFG - Design and successfully apply for projects	Dr Dennis Kirchberg, FAU Erlangen
Legal Issues of Doctoral Studies and Good Academic Practice	Florian Kühhorn, Ass. Jur.
Own your PhD: Time- and Self-Management	Dr Christiane Kasack
Writing and Publishing Academic Articles	Dr Sabrina Sontheimer

WS 2021/2022

Methods and Research Design
Data Management, Advanced Programming and Automation using Stata - Tips and Tricks	Daniel Bela, LIfBi
Meta-Analysis	Professor Brad J. Bushman
Mixed Methods Designs for Science Research	Professor Dr Judith Schoonenboom

Professional Skills
Advanced Academic Writing Workshop: Academic Writing Strategies & Argumentation in Academic Writing	Dr Felicitas Meifert-Menhard
Giving and Receiving Feedback	Dipl.-Psych. Lydia Beyer
Project Management - Focus on Science	Dr Dennis Kirchberg

SS 2021

Methods and Research Design
Data Visualization with R	Ákos Máté, PhD, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence
SEM and Multilevel SEM in R	Manuel Bosancianu, PhD, WZB

Professional Skills
Argumentation in Academic Writing for Social Scientists	Dr. Felicitas Meifert-Menhard
Career Orientation	Dr. Christiane Kasack
Legal Issues	Florian Kühhorn, Ass. Jur.
Writing Articles for International Publication in Peer- Reviewed Journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences	Josie Dixon, Lucian Consulting

WS 2020/2021

Methods and Research Design
Introduction to R for Social Scientists	Various instructors
Multilevel Modeling with R	Constantin Manuel Bosancianu, PhD
Research Design	Professor Levente Littvay, PhD
Writing Qualitative Research	Dr Lea Sgier

Professional Skills
Time and Self Management for Doctoral Students and Post-Docs	Theresa Fehn, MSc Psych.
Own Your PhD: Self Management, Project Management, Career Planning	Dr Christiane Kasack

SS 2020

Methods and Research Design
Imputation Basics with R	Angelina Hammon, M.Sc.

Professional Skills
Presentation Skills for Online Conferences	Dr Sabrina Sontheimer
Introduction to the Legal Framework of Doctoral Studies and Good Academic Practice	Ass. jur. Florian Kühhorn
Writing Articles for International Publication in Peer-Reviewed Journals in the Humanities	Josie Dixon

WS 2019/2020

Methods and Research Design
Introduction to Working with Longitudinal Data in Stata	Dr Anika Schenck-Fontaine

Professional Skills
Introduction to Document Typesetting Using LaTeX	Daniel Bela

SS 2019

Methods and Research Design
Case selection and generalization - variance- and case-based strategies	Professor Derek Beach
Research Design in the Social Sciences	Professor Dr Ulrich Sieberer
Stata I & II	Dr Gundula Zoch

Professional Skills
Writing Articles for International Publication in Peer-reviewed Journals	Josie Dixon
Legal Framework of Doctoral Studies & Good Academic Practice	Ass. jur. Florian Kühhorn

Subject Specific Workshops
Current Issues in Asylum and Migration	Various Instructors

WS 2018/2019

Methods and Research Design
Multiple Imputation with Stata	Dr Paul Heisig
Introduction to Mplus for Latent Variable Modeling	Dr Matthias Blümke; Dr Clemens Lechner
Stata I	Dr Gundula Zoch
Introduction to Machine Learning for the Social Sciences	Bruno Castanho Silva, PhD

Professional Skills
Professional Opportunities in U.S. American Academia	Dr Ben Rayder
Career strategies accompanying the doctorate: Part II Job application in & outside academia: Understanding standards – developing a personal approach	Anna Royon-Weigelt
Competent at Conferences	Professor Dr-Ing Bartlett Warren-Kretzschmar
Postdoc Funding Opportunities in Germany and Abroad	Various Instructors
Systematic Literature Review	Dr Mark Newman
Networking for Academics	Anna Royon-Weigelt
Time Management	Anna Royon-Weigelt

SS 2018

Methods and Research Design
Decomposition methods in the social sciences	Professor Ben Jann
Visualizing Research Results Using Stata	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Text as Data: Social Science Inference from Language	Brandon Stewart, PhD

Professional Skills
Academic Writing	Lorraine Mannion
Postdoc Funding Opportunities in Germany and Abroad	Various Instructors
Introduction to the Legal Framework of Doctoral Studies and Good Academic Practice	Ass. jur. Florian Kühhorn
Professionell Projektanträge konzipieren	Dipl-Pol Iris Löhrmann
SMART - Weekly Writing Workshop	Sarah Becker

Subject Specific
Populist Attitudes in a Comparative Perspective	Anne Schulz

WS 2017/2018

Methods and Research Design
Analysis of Incomplete Data	Professor Dr Donald B. Rubin
Stata I	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Stata II	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Multilevel Sturctural Equation Modeling	Professor Levente Littvay, PhD
Qualitative Methods of Social Inquiry	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Causal Inference in Experiments and Observational Studies	Professor Dr Donald B. Rubin
Research Design in the Social Sciences	Professor Dr Ulrich Sieberer
Advanced regression analysis using Stata	Jonas Voßemer, MA
Introduction to Statistics for Political and Social Sciences	Daniel Höhmann, MA

Professional Skills
Applications in and outside academia	Jacqueline von Saldern
SMART - Weekly Writing Workshop	Sarah Becker
Introduction to Document Typesetting Using LaTeX	Daniel Bela
Presenting at International conferences	Josie Dixon
Time Management in Academia	Anna Royon-Weigelt

Subject Specific Courses
"One cannot not communicate": Communication and communication Skills in psychological and pedagogical contexts	Dr Sarah Becker
"I´ll do it tommorow": Applied Motivational Psychology	Dr Sarah Becker
Emergence of Educational Inequality at the Transition from School to Work	Dr Christoph Homouth

SS 2017

Methods and Research Design
Propensity Score Matching Using Stata	Professor Dr Michael Gebel
Computer-aided Social Inquiry: System Dynamics Modeling	Professor Dr Lasse Gerrits
Multilevel Discrete-Time Event History Analysis	Professor Fiona Steele
Visualizing Research Results Using Stata	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Qualitative Methods of Social Inquiry	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent

Subject Specific
Applied Economics of Education	Professor Dr Guido Heineck
Gender Relations in Education, Occupations and the Labour Market	Professor Dr Corinna Kleinert
From School to Work	Professor Dr Steffen Schindler

Professional Skills
Academic Writing	Professor Dr-Ing Bartlett Warren-Kretzschmar
Conflict management in academia	Jacqueline von Saldern
Time management in academia	Anna Royon-Weigelt

WS 2016/2017

Methods and Research Design
Advanced Regression Analysis Using Stata	Professor Dr Michael Gebel
Applied Panel Data Analysis	Professor Dr Michael Gebel
Stata I	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Stata II	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Qualitative Interviewing & Data Analysis	Eliza Mandieva, MA
Qualitative Methods of Social Inquiry	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Structural Equation Modeling with R	Professor Dr Ulrich Schroeders
Research Design in the Social Sciences	Professor Dr Ulrich Sieberer
Introduction to Quantitative Text Analysis	Assistant Professor Iñaki Sagarzazu

Subject Specific
Education and Employment	Professor Dr Corinna Kleinert
Social policy in the Global South	Professor Dr Elmar Rieger
Mechanisms of Educational Inequality	Professor Dr Steffen Schindler
Coalition Politics	Professor Dr Ulrich Sieberer

Professional Skills
Applications in & outside of academia	Jacqueline von Saldern
Fundraising for scientists	Andreas Schulte
Presenting at International Conferences	Josie Dixon

SS 2016

Methods and Research Design
Tips & Tricks for Advanced Stata Users	Daniel Bela
Sequence Analysis for Social Sciences	Dr Christian Brzinsky-Fay
Multiple Imputation With Stata	Dr Jan Paul Heisig
Bayesian Statistics	Professor David Kaplan
Qualitative Methods of Social Inquiry	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Applied Panel Data Analysis	Professor Dr Michael Gebel
Introduction to Statistics for Political and Social Sciences	Dr Florian Weiler

Subject Specific
The Continent of International Law	Professor Barbare Koremenos
Analysis of Political Institutions	Professor George Tsebelis

Professional Skills
Academic Writing	Professor Dr-Ing Bartlett Warren-Kretzschmar
Higher Education Didactics	Dr Christa Baldioli
Networking for academics	Jacqueline von Saldern
Introduction to the Legal Framework of Doctoral Studies and Good Academic Practice	Ass. jur. Florian Kühhorn

WS 2015/2016

Methods and Research Design
Causal Inference	Professor Dr Donald B. Rubin, Professor John L. Loeb
Introduction to Survival and Event History Analysis Using Stata	Dipl-Soz Gwendolin J. Blossfeld, Dipl-Soz Markus Zielonka
Introduction to R	Dr Hans Walter Steinhauer
Multilevel Analysis With Stata	Dr Christoph Spörlein
Stata I	Dr Kerstin Hoenig
Advanced Data Management for Panel Data Using Stata	Daniela Bela
Multiple Imputation with Stata	Dr Christoph Spörlein
Latent Variable Modeling with R	Professor Dr Ulrich Schroeders
Advanced Process Tracing Methods	Professor Derek Beach, PhD
Research Design in the Social Sciences	Associate Professor Dr Samo Kropivnik
Game Theory for Social Scientists	Assistant Professor Florence So

Subject-Specific
Joint Theoretical Core Course: Explaining Human Behaviour: Ressources, Rules and Strategies	Professor Dr Thomas Gehring, Professor Dr Florian Herold, Professor Dr Ilona Relikowski, Professor Dr Ulrich Schroeders


Professional Skills
Carrer strategies & application for early-stage scientists	Jacqueline von Saldern
Writing Doctoral Theses with LATEX	Dr Kerstin Hoenig

SS 2015

Methods and Research Design
Construction of psychological tests and questionares	Professor Dr Ulrich Schroeders
The meta-analysis in educational psychology and educational research	Professor Dr Ulrich Schroeders
Introduction to Bayesian Statistics	Dr Florian Meinfelder
Advanced Data Analysis with R	Dr Florian Meinfelder
Qualitative Methods of Comparative Social Inquiry	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent

Subject Specific
Gender Relations in Education, Occupations and the Labor Market	Professor Corrina Kleinert
Mechanisms of Educational Inequality	Professor Steffen Schindler

Professional Skills
Academic Writing	Professor Dr Bartlett Waaen-Kretzschmar
Presenting with Confidence - Intensive Course	Paul Dölle
Fundraising for young scientists	Andreas Schulte
Networking for academics	Jacqueline von Saldern
Presenting Effectively with PowerPoint	Paul Dölle
Speed reading, Read faster and smarter	Jonas Ritter
Higher Education Didactics	Dr Christa Baldioli

WS 2014/2015

Methods and Research Design
A Primer to Web Scraping with R	Simon Munzert
Multiple Imputation with Stata	Jan Paul Heisig
Research Design in the Social Sciences	Professor Dr Heike Klüver
Multilvel Modelling with Stata and R	Dr Christoph Spörlein
Qualitative Comparative Analysis - Configurational Comparative Methods	Professor Benoît Rihoux
Qualitative Methods of Comparative Social Inquiry	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Applied Regression Analysis	Dr Florian Weiler
Introduction to R	Dr Florian Weiler
Multiple Imputation with Stata	Dr Christian Aßmann, Dr Jan Paul Heisig

Subject Specific
Polarization and Rising Wage Inequality	Professor Dr Alexandra Spitz-Oener

Professional Skills
Career planning for PhD students	Tuleka Prah
Presenting with LATEX	Dipl-Soz Kerstin Hoenig
Project management for young scientists	Dr Simon Golin
Time management in doctoral research	Dr Simon Golin
Networking for Academics	Jacqueline von Saldern
Higher Education Didactics	Ass. jur. Florian Kühhorn

SS 2014

Methods and Research Design
Measuring preference in Political Science	Professor Dr Heike Klüver
Qualitative Methods of Comparative Social Inquiry:	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Basic Principles of Multiple Imputation	Dr Christian Aßmann
Survival Analysis in the Social Sciences	Professor Dr Rolf Becker, Dr Sebastian Jäckle, Dr Ulrich Pötter
Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) Using R	Professor Dr Ulrich Schroeders
Strukturgleichungsmodelle	Professor Dr Claus Carstensen

Professional Skills
Academic Writing	Bernhard Streitwieser, PhD
Higher Education Didactics	Dr Christa Baldioli
The Art of Interviewing	Professor Dr Stefanie Bailer
Writing Doctoral Theses with LATEX	Dr Kerstin Hoenig

WS 2013/2014

Methods and Research Design
Social Science Methodology and Research Design	Professor Dr Heike Klüver, Professor Dr Johaness Marx
Qualitative Methods of Comparative Social Inquiry:	Professor Dr Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Structural Equation Modeling Using mPlus	Professor Thomas Scotto

Professional Skills
Time Management in Doctoral Research	Dr Simon Golin

SS 2013

Methods and Research Design
Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Pragmatic Approach	Professor Tenko Raykov, PhD
Quantitative Text Analysis in Political Science	Professor Dr Heike Klüver
Quantitative Text Analysis	Professor Dr Raphael Heiberger, Dr Jan Riebling
The Art of Interviewing	Professor Dr Stefanie Bailer, Dr Tamaki Ohmura

Professional Skills
Women in Academia – Problems and Issues of Female Post-doctoral Careers	Professor Joyce Marie Mushaben
Poster Presentations of Research Projects	Dr Simon Fink
Introduction to Citavi	Louise Rumpf
“Augen zu und durch” – How Women in Academia Can Tackle the Challenges of Post-Doctoral Careers	Professor Joyce Marie Mushaben
Reading and Writing Empirical Papers - for Ph.D. Students of Psychology and Education	Dr David Hopkins

WS 2011/2012

Methods and Research Design
Multilevel Modelling with Stata	Professor Tenko Raykov, PhD

SS 2011

Methods and Research Design
4th Workshop on Analysis of Incomplete Data	Professor Dr Donald B. Rubin, Professor Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Professor Nathaniel Schenker,

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