2019

POST-SPRING SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

Hands-on Eye Tracking Workshop

20 March 2019 (full day)

Instructors

Sebastian Pannasch, Sven-Thomas Graupner, Jens R. Helmert & Josephine Hartwig (Faculty of Psychology)

Outline

This workshop will offer an overview of eye tracking approaches and give in an introduction to experimental setups and methods, including eye tracking data. Further uses of eye tracking, for example as a diagnostic tool or for gaze-based interactions, will be discussed. The workshop will tailor to the participant's needs, and registered participants will be asked to fill out a short survey.

Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scientists with focus on DFG Research

21 March 2019 (half day)

Instructors

TU Dresden Project Scouts

Outline

Within this workshop we guide you shortly through the funding programs of the German research association and other research funding organizations of relevance. Aim of the seminar is to shed light on the detailed structure and important points to make your proposal competitive as well as all formal aspects of the DFG-proposal (Basic Module & Module Temporary Positions for Principal In- vestigators). You will have the possibility to discuss your questions regarding your own DFG-proposal and to active- ly work on its content. The seminar addresses particularly applicants with no or only little experience in proposal writing and grant applications.

Structural Equation Modeling

30 April 2019 (full day)

Instructor

Robert Miller (Faculty of Psychology)

Outline

Structural equation modeling is a form of causal modeling which allows to fit networks of variables - including latent variables - to observed data. This workshop will offer an overview of the basic ideas and applications in psychology, using Onyx and the R packag- es OpenMX and lavaan.