JURE 2012 Programme book - EARLI Jure 2012

JURE 2012 Conference Programme Friday, July 27
PDC.4.2. Springer Journal Author Academy
Professional Development Course, 13.30-­‐15.00, Room: H26
Bernadette Ohmer & Christian Harteis
The Springer Journal Author Academy offers junior researchers the opportunity to learn how to
get started on publishing your research in academic journals. The workshop provides
information on how to choose a suitable journal, how to write a cover letter for your article and
how to structure your manuscript. It also gives tips for the writing process, submission
guidelines, an overview of article types as well as review procedures. And last but not least there
will be plenty of time to ask all the questions you always had about how to get your first journal
article published but never dared to ask…
PDC.4.3. E-­‐Prime – Advanced
Professional Development Course, 13.30-­‐15.00, Room: VG CIP-­‐Pool
Michiel Spapé
E-­‐Prime is a graphical software package by Psychology Software Tools which is designed for
quickly setting up and running behavioural experiments. The software is most commonly used
for classical psychological experiments, focussing on reaction times and randomisation rather
than questionnaire data and qualitative measurements. However, as social science is
progressively becoming more of an interdisciplinary endeavour, it will be shown how E-­‐Prime,
and the associated methodology in general, can be used across the spectrum of social and
behavioural sciences. For instance, reaction times can be extremely useful as diagnostic tools by
objectively, independently quantifying the effectiveness of a treatment or educational
intervention. The workshop consists of two sessions, with some knowledge of the software
required for the more advanced, second session. In each session, use and abuse of E-­‐Prime will
be explained, followed by a short demonstration in which an example experiment is designed
from the ground up. Following this, participants will be given the chance to try their hands on
coding their own experiment, thus learning how they might use the software in their own
studies.
PDC.4.4. Programming with R
Professional Development Course, 13.30-­‐15.00, Room: CIP-­‐Pool SG1
Sanja Franic
R is a freely available programming language and an environment for statistical computing and
graphics. It may be used for computer simulations, graphics, data management, and statistical
analyses. It is easy to learn, powerful, platform independent, free, supported by a large user
network, and -­‐ for an large number of users -­‐ is increasingly replacing programs/languages such
as C++, Excel, and SPSS. Finally, as the participants of this workshop will discover: R is fun.
The present workshop will start by familiarizing the user with the R environment and the basics
of the R language; this will be achieved through exercises involving creating objects and
performing simple manipulations. In subsequent exercises, the workshop leader will guide the
participants through simulating an example data set, performing statistical analyses (using both
built-­‐in R functions as well as self-­‐written programs), and using R’s graphical facilities to
visualize the results. The workshop is practically oriented and based on hands-­‐on experience,
accompanied by input and support from the workshop leader.
Due to the virtually infinite number of possibilities that R offers, aspiring to cover all of its
features in a single course would be unrealistic; however, the workshop should provide the
prospective user with an overview of what can be achieved within R, as well as a basis for
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