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Learn SEM with Mplus in Cambridge

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Welcome

Since 2013, I’ve been delivering courses on Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with Mplus here in Cambridge, first under the umbrella of the University of Cambridge and since 2017, as a private (ad)venture. I love it! And I think you will love it too, as we have worked very hard on delivering a really nice experience (yes, that means there’s lots of cake every day).  🙂

The courses are hosted at one of the Cambridge University colleges: Selwyn College. Having the course hosted at a College means you will also get to experience the uniqueness and charm of the Cambridge Collegiate system. And I am particularly excited about having Selwyn College as our host because the entire college site looks like a fairy-tale!

TESTIMONIALS

Venue

The University of Cambridge is a “collegiate” university and is composed of Faculties, Departments and Colleges. As such, the Colleges are integral to the make-up of the University. Indeed, when students apply for a Bachelor’s degree, their application is evaluated by one or more colleges and they are admitted by a college, rather than a department. Furthermore, teaching for undergraduates contains two components: lectures and supervisions. Lectures are delivered at the department. Supervisions, which are small-group teaching sessions, are arranged and delivered by the colleges. They accompany broad-brush lectures and are regarded as one of the best teaching models in the world. Each college has its unique features and history.

Selwyn College, where our course will take place, was one of the first in Cambridge to go mixed, admitting women in 1976. The distinctive red-brick Victorian Old Court is Tudor Gothic in style, much of it designed by architect Sir Arthur Blomfield.

Do you wish to stay at the College? The College rooms are all single en-suite and include breakfast. To book a room, use these 3 steps procedure:  click here, then add the code SEM2022 in the Promo field, then check the room availability. It is important that you include the promo code before you check availability, as otherwise the website will show no room availability.

Course

This course is a data analysis course, not a statistics course. What does this mean? It means we will learn when to use different statistical techniques based on our research questions, what these techniques do (in an intuitive non-mathematical way), how to apply them using Mplus and how to interpret the results. As this course is non-mathematical, it is aimed at complete beginners, so you don’t need to have any prior knowledge of either SEM or Mplus.

You will need to bring a laptop that has the demo version of Mplus installed (you can download that free of charge from statmodel.com). Please be aware that to do your analyses, it is not likely that the demo version will suffice. If you don’t yet have Mplus, it is best to come to the course first and then buy the software license, as the course will help you choose the correct version for your research needs.

 

Schedule (10 am – 5 pm)

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Upcoming course: 2023 ON DEMAND

Courses in 2023 will be run on demand. So if you’d like a course, please “pre-register” below (free).

Course structure

  • 6 days: Monday – Sunday; Thursday is a “day off”, when you can explore and enjoy Cambridge.
  • The course fee is £960 (or £480 for one component) and it includes tuition, course materials and lunch, but does not include accommodation.
  • Bonus: after the course, you will be invited to take 1 iteration of the corresponding online course, thus covering the following 3 courses from the MplusWizard programme: Wizard’s Cat, Potion Master, Spell Caster.
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About

My name is Gabriela Roman and I am a researcher based at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. I hold a PhD in developmental psychology (Cambridge University), an MPhil in criminological research (Cambridge University), and a BA in cognitive and social psychology (Jacobs University Bremen). My main research interest at the moment refers to self-concepts and self-regulation, with a particular focus on deconstructing interactions via virtual reality methodologies.

I developed an incipient version of this course in 2013, together with my friend Dr Arielle Bonneville-Roussy. This was hosted by the Psychometrics Centre within the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. Teaching it and interacting with so many interested (and interesting!) participants has been a truly wonderful experience! In 2017, after Arielle left Cambridge, this course became a private (ad)venture, usually taking place 3 times each year (July, September and December).

I hope you will enjoy the course at least as much as I enjoy teaching it. Best wishes and I hope to see you soon!

Gabriela.