The 5th GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology will take place 04 August - 26 August 2016. Every August since 2012, instructors and participants from all over the world and from many different fields come to Cologne to take part in Europe's largest summer school on Survey Methodology and data collection.
 
Objectives
The GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology offers high quality training in state of the art techniques and methods of survey research. It aims to:

• give a broad overview of survey methods;

• equip participants with essential skills in the design, planning, execution, documentation and quality assurance of surveys;

• provide an opportunity to deeply engage with the different tasks of survey design and implementation (such as questionnaire design, sampling, nonresponse and fieldwork monitoring), different survey modes (such as personal interviews, web surveys, and mixed-mode), and research designs involving surveys (such as mixed methods, factorial surveys, longitudinal surveys and cross-national surveys);

• provide participants with good networking opportunities, a supportive social environment, and an exciting time in Cologne.

Summer School Prerequisites
In addition to the prerequisites mentioned in the syllabi of the courses, all Summer School participants are expected to meet the following general criteria:

• have basic knowledge of empirical research methods;

• have a good command of English as the Summer School will entirely be held in English.