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The courses section allows you to book courses at our Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield sites. You need to register to be able to make a booking but the calendar of available courses with course information and staff pen portraits can be viewed prior to registering and logging in. Please note that is is only possible to make an on-line booking if you do it more than 2 days in advance of the course date. If you wish to attend a course after the booking closing date then please contact your local administrator to see if there are any places available. It has been agreed that short courses delivered at each Trent RDSU site will be FREE for NHS, social care staff, service users and researchers from voluntary and charitable organisations from September 2006. Charges will remain for the New Researchers Training Programme, and for courses delivered on-site at local NHS Trusts.

Important: If you fail to attend for a booked course, or cancel at less than 48 hours notice without good cause, a cancellation charge of £35 per half day, £60 per full day will be applied. Eligibility and Charging Policy

If you experience any problems making a booking please contact enquiries@trentrdsu.org.uk Can't find a suitable course, you can request a course here.

Key: LNR (Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland) Nottingham Sheffield Information List: Course Level Staff

If you have a query about RDSU short course provision, please contact your local training coordinator. Leicester - Elizabeth Ockleford, Nottingham - Dawn-Marie Walker, Sheffield - Allan Wailoo.

Course Search Location Level Start Date -- All -- LNR Nottingham Sheffield Other Location -- All -- Beginners Intermediate Advanced NRTP Msc -- All -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -- All -- JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember -- All -- 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 Course Name -- All -- BS/1 Basic Statistics (S) (N) Introduction to the Research Process (N) Literature Searching for Research (N) Literature Searching for Research (N) Research Governance and Ethics 1 Day Introduction to Qualitative Research 1 day Introduction to Qualitative Research 1 day Introduction to Qualitative Research 1 Day Introduction to the Research Process Advanced Literature Searching (L) Advanced Literature Searching (L) An Introduction to Analysing Survival Time Data (L) Analysing categorical data Analysing categorical data (L) Analysing continuous data Analysing continuous data Analysing Continuously Measured Data Analysing continuously measured data (L) Analysing Data sets with missing values Analysing Data using SPSS (1) (L) Analysing Data using SPSS (2) (L) AS/1 Advanced Statistics (S) as/1 Advanced Statistics - Analysing continuously measured and categorical data (S) as/2 Advanced Statistics - Statistical modelling of your data - using linear regression (S) Basic Statistics Using SPSS 3 Day Course BE/1 Epidemiology (S) BS/1 Basic Statistics - Describing and exploring data (S) BS/2 Basic Statistics - Introduction to statistical methods using probabilities (S) BS/3 Entering and Describing data using SPSS (S) BS/3 Basic Statistics - Examining and comparing data with confidence intervals (S) BS/4 Questionnaire Design (S) BS/4 Basic Statistics - Comparing data with p-values Building Research Capacity Critical Appraisal (L) Critically Appraising Research Critically Appraising Research (S) Critically Appraising the Literature (N) Critically Appraising the Literature (L) Data Management and Introduction to SPSS Data management and introduction to SPSS (L) Demystifying Health Economics Demystifying Health Economics (L) Describing and exploring data Describing and exploring data (L) Describing and Exploring Data in Excel with Statplus Describing and Presenting Data (L) Designing a Quest I Designing a Questi I Designing a Questionnaire I and II Designing and Conducting a Clinical Trial (L) EG/1 Research Ethics and Governance (S) Evidence-Based Information Resources on the Internet (L) Examining and Comparing Data with Confdence Intervals and p values Examining and comparing data with confidence intervals and P values (L) Exploratory Data Analysis FG/1 Focus Groups (S) Focus Groups Further Data Analysis using SPSS (1) (L) Further Data Analysis using SPSS (2) (L) Further Literature Searching for your Research Project Further Literature Searching for your Research Project (S) Further Methods for Analysing Survival Time Data (L) Further Methods for Analysing Survival Time Data (L) Getting Informed Consent from Participants Getting the Most from Evidence-based Sources of Information Getting the Most from Evidence-based Sources of Information (L) Getting your Research Published (S) Having Confidence In Data (L) HE/1 Demystifying Health Economics (S) HE/2 An Introduction to Outcome Measures (S) Health Information Skills - Literature Searching Health Information Skills - Literature Searching (N) Health Information Skills - Using the Internet and getting the most from evidence-based sources (N) Health Psychology IC/1 Involving Consumers in Research (S) IHE/1 Introduction to Health Economics (S) IN/1 Introduction to Interviewing Techniques (S) Information for Social Care Introduction to Analysing Survival Time Data (L) Introduction to Clinical Trials Introduction to Clinical Trials (L) Introduction to Economic Evaluation Introduction to Economic Evaluation in Health Care (L) Introduction to Economic Evaluation in Health Care (L) Introduction to Epidemiology Introduction to Handling Statistical Data Using Excel with Statplus Introduction to Interview Techniques Introduction to Interviewing Techniques (L) Introduction to Research Methods (2 Full Days) Introduction to Research Methods (2 full days) Introduction to Research Methods (N) Introduction to Searching the Literature (L) Introduction to Survey Methods (L) Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (1 full day or 1 half day) (N) Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (L) Introduction to the Research Process Introductory Statistics (6 half days) Introductory Statistics (N) Involving Service Users in Developing Research Grant Submissions (S) Involving Service Users in Research IR/10 Using the Internet for Research (S) IR/11 Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (Track 1 - S) IR/12 Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (Track 2 - S) IR/13 Literature Searching for your Systematic Reviews (S) IR/7 Managing References for Your Research Project (S) IR/8 Information for Social Care (S) IR/9 Understanding and Using the Cochrane Library (S) Literature Searching for Qualitative Research Literature Searching for Qualitative Research (S) LITERATURE SEARCHING FOR RESEARCH Literature Searching for Research - Introductory (S) Literature Searching for Systematic Reviews Literature Searching for your Research Project Literature Searching for your Research Project (S) Managing References for your Research (L) Managing references for your Research (L) Meta Analysis NRTP (Leicester) NRTP (Sheffield) NRTP (Sheffield) NRTP Nottingham NRTP Nottingham Part of the solution: involving service users in research (N) Part of the solution: involving service users in research (N) Part of the solution: involving service users in research (These dates for Researchers and Practitioners) (N) Presenting a Conference Paper (N) Primary Care Research: Theory and Practice QD/1 Questionnaire Design (S) QR/1 Qualitative Research (S) QR/2 Software for the Analysis of Qualitative Data (S) QR/2 Introduction to User Involvement (S) QR/3 Software for the Analysis of Qualitative Data (S) QR/3 Software for the Analysis of Qualitative Data (S) Qualitative Research (L) Qualitative Research (N) Qualitative Research: Background and Data Gathering (L) Qualitative Research: Data Analysis and Quality (L) Quality and Safety in Health Care Questionnaire Design Questionnaire Design (L) RE/1 Research Ethics (S) Research Ethics and Governance Research Interview Skills Research Survey Techniques (1 full day or 1 half day) (N) RG/1 Introduction to Research Governance (S) Sample Size Calculation Sample size calculation - How many patients will I need? (L) Sample size determination Searching for Research in Cyberspace Searching for Research in Cyberspace (S) Sociology of Health and Illness Software for the Analysis of Qualitative Data SP/1 Data Management and Introduction to the SPSS Computer Package (Part I) (S) SP/2 Data Management and Introduction to the SPSS Computer Package (Part II) (S) SS/1 Sample Size Calculation - How many patients will I need? (S) Systematic Review Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (L) Tabulating and displaying data Tabulating and displaying data TDD/1 Tabulating and displaying data (S) The Ethical and Research and Development Approval Process (Half Day) The Ethical and Research and Development Approval Process (N) The Philosophy of Research/the Research Process User Involvement Training Using the Internet for Research Writing a Research Protocol (L) Writing for Publication Writing for Publication (L) Writing for Publication (L) Writing for Publication (N) Writing Funding Applications Search

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Available Courses
Course Name	Course Leader	Location	Course Level	Category	Start Date	Start Time	Course Materials	Duration	Venue	Options
Further Literature Searching for your Research Project (S)	Claire Beecroft	Sheffield	Intermediate	Short Courses	02/12/2008	09.30	Click here	0.5 Day	ScHARR
Introduction to the Research Process	Paul Leighton	Nottingham	Beginners	Short Courses	03/12/2008	10.00		1 Day	B129 Medical School