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Use of SAS statistical software
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3301-18-00-00 
Enrollment deadline: 28/03/2018
Date and time30.04.2018, at: 08:00 - 14.05.2018, at: 15:00
Regular seats20
Course fee3,360.00 kr.
LecturersKarl Bang Christensen
ECTS credits2.10
Contact personSusanne Kragskov Laupstad    E-mail address: skl@sund.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration     E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content
This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list.

The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). Special rules apply for research year students enrolled at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. All other participants must pay the course fee.

Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

1. Use statistical methods for data analysis in SAS

2. Use SAS for simple data management

3. Generate tables and figures for publications

Aim and content
The course covers fundamental use of the statistical software package SAS, from data handling over descriptive statistics and standard methods to an introductory description of the regression procedures. Approximately half the time will be reserved for hands-on exercises. Some emphasis will be put on explaining the theoretical foundation and the applicability of the methods in example problems.

Participants
PhD students. Some knowledge of basic statistics will be advantageous, but is not required. Max. 25 participants.

Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:

All graduate programmes

Language
Danish or English.


Form
Forum lectures with class exercises.

Course director
Associate professor Karl Bang Christensen, Section of Biostatistics.

Teachers
Karl Bang Christensen, plus external teachers.

Dates
April 30, May 7 and 14, 2018, all days 8-15.

Course location
CSS

Registration
Please register before 28 March 2018.

Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.

Formel requirements
Knowledge of basic statistics at a level corresponding to ”Basic statistics for medical researchers” will be advantageous.

Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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