MOZAMBIQUE-TANZANIA CENTRE FOR FOREIGN

RELATIONS
(Registered by NACTE)
SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT:

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS (using STATA
and SSS!

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The Centre for Foreign Relations (CFR) was established by 1978
Mozambiqe and Tanzania !greement" in#or$orated in the Conslar
and %i$lomati# &mmnities and 'ri(ileges !#t) *o +" 198," and is
one of the higher learning instittions in Tanzania) The Centre
$ro(ides high qality and #om$etiti(e training" resear#h and
#onsltan#y ser(i#es and short #orses in the fields of #onfli#t
management" $ea#e bilding" mediation" leadershi$" international
relations and di$loma#y" $roto#ol and $bli# relations" $bli#
administration" $oliti#al and e#onomi# reforms" #onstittion and
legal affairs" international trade and $oli#y analysis)

&n flfilling its mandates of being a -Thin. Tan./ in the areas of its
#om$eten#es" the Centre is rnning both long term and short term
#orses to meet the needs and desire of or #lients in the s$e#ified
fields) &t is in this grond that" the instittion is annon#ing a short
#orse on the
data #olle#tion and analysis" sing 0T!T! and 0'00 softwares)

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%ata #olle#tion and analysis needs fndamental art" s.ills" te#hniqe"
.nowledge and e1$erien#e that will hel$s resear#h $ra#titioners"
a#ademi#ians and 2ni(ersity stdents to nderta.e #hallenging
$ro3e#ts and resear#hes with $romising reslts) !##ordingly" this
training aims to $ro(ide a $latform for high qality data #olle#tion
and analysis te#hniqes and s.ills" sing 0T!T! and 0'00
softwares" aimed at de(elo$ing the ne1t generation of resear#h
leaders who will ad(an#e the de(elo$ment and a$$li#ation of
inno(ati(e methodologies
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This training #orse see.s to bild #a$a#ity and de(elo$ analyti#al
tools" s.ills and e1$erien#e to all those engaged in (arios ty$es of
resear#h and $ro3e#ts" to enable them to ar#hi(e" #olle#t and analyze
data sing 0T!T! and 0'00 softwares" and hen#e handle
#om$etiti(ely and #om$etently their daily a#ti(ities and dties in
their #ommnity and at their wor. $la#es)
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This #orse is designed for all resear#h $ra#titioners" a#ademi#ians"
'h% 2ni(ersity stdents" $ro3e#t offi#ers4managers" o$eration
offi#ers4managers" mar.eting offi#ers4managers" trade offi#ers" and
ni(ersity stdents who are doing resear#h on their ndergradate
and $ostgradate stdies" as well as all those who wish to de(elo$
#areer and s.ills on resear#h

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!t the end of this #orse $arti#i$ants will be eqi$$ed with ta#ti#s"
fndamental art" te#hniqes" s.ills" .nowledge and analyti#al s.ills
of ar#hi(ing data "qantitati(e and qalitati(e data $re$aration and
se " Trianglation" se of &CT and software in Resear#h " %is#orse
!nalysis " 5ignettes" Meta6analysis and 7alitati(e Resear#h "
0ignifi#an#e Testing " Regression" Colle#ting 8##$ational
information and Mlti6le(el modeling from highly e1$erien#ed
e1$erts)
STUDY MODULES:
MODULE ONE: STATE OF DATA
I. 7alitati(e data and qantitati(e data
II. Measrement
III. %e(elo$ment and refinement of s#aling measrements
IV. Criteria for good measrement
V. !ttitde measrement in 9siness Resear#h
VI. Te#hniqes for measring attitdes
MODULE T8O: INSTRUMENT OF DATA
COLLECTION
I. Ty$e of data
II. 0or#e of data
III. 5alidity and reliability of data #olle#tion instrment
MODULE THREE: DATA ANALYSIS
&) !d(an#ed mlti(ariate statisti#al methods
&&) 0moothing and other fore#asting te#hniqes
&&&) Time series de#om$osition and time series regression
&5) Fa#tor analysis
DELI9ERY:METHOD OF TRAINING
%ration: Fi(e (+) days (fll time" from 9);;hr < 1+)=+hrs)
%eli(ery: >e#tres" dis#ssions" #ase stdies and simlations
!ssessment: *on6e1aminable
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