1. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Bristol University Q Step Centre A cross-disciplinary initiative May 19, 2016 1

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4. Enhancing not replacing We really do not want students to lose their core disciplinary learning 4

5. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Year 1 (‘the get them interested year’) Convincing Stories? Numbers as evidence in the social sciences Segregation and inequality in the UK (measurement and debate) 5

6. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Year 2 (‘the theory and practice year’) Principles of Quantitative Social Science (Spatial Modelling 2 for geography students) Conducting a Research Project using secondary data 6

7. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Year 3 (‘the show us you can do it year’) Dissertation (with Quantitative Research Methods) 7

8. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Year 4 (‘the taking it further year’) Advanced Quantitative Methods for Social and Policy Research Links to our doctoral training centre courses Many of these units are both integrated and standalone 8

9. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep QAA statement for geography It is important to emphasise numeracy and numeric skills. Geographers require skills in the presentation, interpretation, analysis and communication of quantitative data. They are familiar with a range of statistical techniques including simple descriptive statistics, inferential tests and relational statistics such as correlation and regression; principles of research design and ways to collect data; the retrieval and manipulation of secondary datasets; and geospatial technologies such as digital cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing. Attention is given to spatial statistics, to issues of spatial dependency, to spatial difference and to the effects of scale (paragraph 3.13). 9

10. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep QUANTITATIVE GEOGRAPHY Maths & Numeracy Statistics & statistical modelling Visualization and data presentation Thinking geographically, looking at spatial variation Data handling & (geo)computation Geographical information science Social and scientific knowledge 10

11. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Why? In part, it’s about employability… 11

12. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep 1997200120062012 Advanced maths/stats essential/v. important17192125 Advanced maths/stats fairly important1213 14 Arithmetic-2 essential/v. important15 1311 Arithmetic-2 fairly important10 Arithmetic-1 essential/v. important8876 Arithmetic-1 fairly important4223 Arithmetic not very important1620 21 Arithmetic not at all important1713 12 Source: http://www.niesr.ac.uk/publications/state-nation-review-evidence- supply-and-demand-quantitative-skills#.VzxjFpMrJYghttp://www.niesr.ac.uk/publications/state-nation-review-evidence- supply-and-demand-quantitative-skills#.VzxjFpMrJYg

13. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Why? In part, it’s about employability… But not just about employability... 13

14. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Geography Numeracy Critical thinking SkillsLearning 14

15. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Some reports and resources Quantitative Methods in Geography Making the Connections between Schools, Universities and Employers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256191493_Quantitative _Methods_in_Geography_Making_the_Connections_between_Scho ols_Universities_and_Employers Geographers Count: A Report on Quantitative Methods in Geography http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.11120/elss.2014.00035 15

16. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Some reports and resources Skills in Mathematics and Statistics in Geography and tackling transition https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/detail/disciplines/ Maths_Stats_OR/Skills-in-Mathematics-and-Statistics-in-geography Videos and case studies of quantitative geography skills used in the workplace https://quantile.info/careers/ 16

17. www.bris.ac.uk/qstep Some reports and resources Data skills in geography http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Data+skills+in+geography/Da ta+skills+in+geography.htm Introducing Quantitative Geography (chapter from Quantitative Geography: the basics) https://www.dropbox.com/s/dain1ziem3vbe9w/chapter1- 2.pdf?dl=0 17