Case Studies    

The Case Studies in Data Analysis Poster Competition will be during the SSC Annual Meeting in June 2024. The case studies are intended to provide enthusiastic teams of graduate and senior undergraduate students with the opportunity to use data analysis to address issues of current importance in society. Each participating team will choose to analyze one of the two studies described below. Each team is strongly encouraged to identify a faculty member to support the members as they develop their analytic approach and final presentation. Team members will work together to present a poster summarizing their methods and analysis results.

Case Study #1:    Examining Graduate Student Perspectives on Quality of Supervision, Program and University Experiences

Case Study #2:    Predicting Length of ICU Stay in People with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Awards

A single award in each of the two case studies will be presented to the top team and be announced immediately following the Gold Medal Address which will be on Wednesday morning, June 5th. The value of the award from SSC for each case study in the 2024 competition is 1,500 Canadian dollars, with the expectation that this award is shared equally among the members of each winning team. However, depending on the number of entries or balance between the two studies, the Committee reserves the right to change this award scheme and amount.  

Important Dates

April 1, 2024 Registration

Teams interested in participating in the competition must submit the following information by this date by emailing the Chair of the Case Studies in Data Analysis Committee, Dr. Chel Hee Lee (chelhee.lee@ucalgary.ca). The registration information should include the names and emails of the team leader, team members, faculty mentor(s), university name, case study name, and presentation title. In addition, we require that the number of team members (either undergraduate students or graduate students) in a team should be a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4, including a team leader. Late registration is allowed under certain conditions. Note that the designated team leader must be registered for SSC 2024 in order for the team to register for the Case Studies Competition.

May 17, 2024: Abstract Submission

The registered teams should submit the abstract (AbstractTemplate2024.docx) to the committee chair, Dr. Chel Hee Lee (chelhee.lee@ucalgary.ca). The poster slot number and poster specifications will be delivered. 

May 24: PDF and Audio/Video Submission

The registered teams are expected to submit the PDF version of your poster and 5-7 min audio/video description to the committee chair by 5 pm EST.   

June 3 - 5, 2024: Poster presentation judging 

The Committee of the Award for Case Studies in Data Analysis will consider such attributes as methodologic rigor, appropriateness, innovation, technical clarity, the effectiveness of graphical displays, cohesiveness of the analysis, and interpretation and presentation of results. Each poster will be evaluated by a team of 3-4 judges. The judges will rank all participating teams' to identify a winner for each of the two case studies. 

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to members of the Case Studies in Data Analysis Committee for SSC2024 for their contributions: Dr. Chel Hee Lee (University of Calgary), Dr. Alex Stringer (University of Waterloo), Dr. May Raad (HDR), and Dr. Robert Balshaw (University of Manitoba).