KATO0018 Structural Equation Modeling 1 (3–4 cr)

Cooperation network course

Network: National doctoral courses

Available for: Doctoral studies

This course is offered through the Network for Doctoral Studies. These studies are available for doctoral degree students studying in the University of Jyväskylä.

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Grading scale:
Pass - fail

Description

Lectures (4 h) and workshops (10 h). During the course, students are expected to complete the exercises provided by the teachers and write a research report.

Learning outcomes

In this course, participants will get acquainted with what Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is, how it can be used as an analytic tool in research, and how data for Structural Equation Modeling can be prepared, analysed, and reported. Some typical SEM-analyses will be covered, like path modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, mediation and moderation analysis and group comparisons. The doctoral researchers will perform SEM-analyses by working with exemplary or with the participants’ own data sets. Softwares Mplus and SPSS will be used in the workshops.

Additional information

This couse will be orgnised in autumn 2024, 2025 and 2026. All doctoral researchers interested in statistical analyses and/or collecting or planning to collect data suitable for SEM analysis. Basic statistical skills are required. Maximum of 12 doctoral researchers of the Faculty of Education and 8 doctoral researchers from other faculties or national network for doctoral courses (see https://www.doctoralcourses.fi/). Language: English This course belongs to the study module Methodological and Method Studies