Course Overview

Applied Data Analysis Using SPSS 📊

Course Code: MC53008
Course Title: Applied Data Analysis Using SPSS
Start Date: September 20, 2025 📅
Duration: 40 hours (13 weeks, ~3 hours per week) + 6 months for project submission (13 weeks) ⏰
Mode: Blended (online lectures, in-person workshops, supervised project work) 🌐
Class Size: 10-30 participants 👥
Course Equivalent: 20 Credit Hours
Course Fee: 20,000 BDT (Discount Price: 14000 BDT)(lectures + practical); 80,000 BDT (with data analysis & manuscript submission) 💸

Course Description 🚀
Applied Data Analysis Using SPSS (MC53008) addresses the critical demand for SPSS proficiency in Bangladesh, where 75% of researchers lack formal training in this tool (icddr,b, 2023). With SPSS widely used in public health, social sciences, and business, this course offers hands-on training in data management, statistical testing, and result interpretation. Through practical labs and a real-world data project, participants will gain skills for academic research, policy analysis, and industry roles, aligning with the 30% rise in SPSS-related job postings (bdjobs.com, 2024). 🌟

Learning Outcomes ✅
Participants will:

• Navigate SPSS for data entry and management. 💻

• Perform and interpret descriptive statistics and graphs. 📊

• Conduct Chi-square, t-tests, ANOVA, and regression analyses. ⚙️

• Apply non-parametric tests appropriately. 📉

• Execute and interpret logistic regression models. 📋

• Estimate sample sizes and power calculations. 🔍

• Produce data-driven reports and manuscripts. 📝

Target Audience 🎓\

• Undergraduate/graduate students (any discipline).

• Researchers, academics, NGO professionals.

• Data enthusiasts in public health, social sciences, business.

Entry Requirements 📋\

• Undergraduate student status or higher.

• Basic knowledge of statistics.

• Minimum age: 18 years.

Career Pathways 🚀\

• Research Assistant, Data Analyst, M&E Officer.

• Public Health Analyst, Policy Analyst.

• Advanced studies in biostatistics, epidemiology, data science.

• Professional Certificate in Data Analysis with SPSS.