Analyzing Southern California
Communities:
Demographic Analysis Workshop
When
San Diego: January 11th, 12th or 13th (9:00
am -
4:00 pm)
Anaheim: February 2nd, 3rd or 4th (9:00 am - 4:00
pm)
Please Note: This is a one day workshop. Participants choose
only
one day to attend.
Where
San Diego: New
Horizons Training Center 7480 Miramar Road, Bldg B, Suite 202 San Diego,
CA
Anaheim: New Horizons Training Center 1900 S. State College Blvd.
STE
100 Anaheim, CA
Fee:
$249 - Credit Cards,
Checks and
Purchase Orders accepted
How To
Register?
Register online at www.urban-research.info
or call us at 877.241.6576.
The
Southern California Demographic Analysis Workshop will teach you to
extract,
query, download, analyze, and map Census demographic data for communities
in
Southern California (Note: Participants may use their own community
in
exercises-all techniques are directly transferable to other communities).
Such
data can provide grant writers, social researchers and community planners
with
powerful tools for analyzing community changes. This is a streamlined,
"hands
on" workshop where each participant works on their own computer
throughout the
day.
This workshop also provides an introduction to Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) which includes a discussion of GIS trends and
common
uses, where to easily obtain mapping files, a demonstration of the map
browser
ArcExplorer (included with your materials), hands on practice making
basic
maps online and suggestions for making effective maps. See a detailed description
Materials include: A comprehensive
workbook that includes the workshop presentation, exercises, reference
materials and a valuable Demographic Data Resource CD. This CD includes
useful
GIS tools such as ArcExplorer and several shapefiles for all communities
in
the United States. Materials also include a 60 day trial version of
ArcView
9.0, a leading GIS software. Also included is the 2003 US Statistical
Abstract
which includes an extensive selection of statistics for the United
States,
with selected data for states, metropolitan areas and cities.
This
workshop will:
- Teach you to extract, query, download, analyze, map
and
present 2000-1990 Census of Population and Housing and 2003
American Community Survey data that includes Poverty,
Race/Ethnicity,
Age, Housing, Language and Transportation;
- Teach you to construct a Local Community Change
Profile.
The Profile is comprised of key demographic variables and customized
for
Southern California communities (participants may use their own
community);
- Teach you analytical, demographic and spatial analysis
techniques including commonly used mathematical formulas to transform
raw
data into compelling information;
- Teach you about Census geography including common
problems
such as working with non-Census boundaries, analyzing change over time
despite boundary changes and how to use new mapping functionality
recently
built in to American Factfinder;
- Provide you with exceptional materials that you can
use
immediately to assist with social research and analysis.
Former
Participants' Comments:
South
Central
Los Angeles Regional Center (Los Angeles 2003)
"This information
will
be a valuable tool to add to my skills arsenal. I'm excited about
applying
what I have learned to the grant writing process."
City of Garden Grove (Los Angeles 2004)
"Actually,
it
was absolutely excellent, and I'm kind of hard to please in training.
Thank
you very much!"
Southern California Association of Non-Profit
Housing (Los Angeles 2004)
"It was very
helpful and a good way to refresh myself on using Census data and
mapping"
UCLA (Los Angeles
2004)
"Wonderful. I learned a lot that I can take back to my
organization and do community-based work."
City and County of
San
Francisco Dept Public Health (San Francisco 2003)
"Great class, so
much
useful information and resources!"
City of Berkeley
(San Francisco 2003)
"Great learning experience. I am
taking
this knowledge back to work!"
New Urban Research, Inc. (formerly
SmartGirl Technologies, Inc.) is a social research company located in
Portland, Oregon. For more information about the workshop, who we
are
and what we do, check out our website at www.urban-research.info.
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