Seasonal Adjustment E-learning tool Pilar Rey del Castillo Eurostat B1 Quality, Methodology and Research

2 Seasonal Adjustment E-learning tool Call for tender Main target groups: beginner users of SA The course provides lectures on SA following 3 different approaches: –The conceptual framework of Seasonal Adjustment; –The ESS Guidelines on Seasonal Adjustment; –The software tool Demetra+. 25 April 2012 SASG meeting

3 Seasonal Adjustment E-learning tool technical requirements  Technology: Drupal.  Requirements: ‾Tools to update contents, online functionalities (posting comments, search engine, …) ‾Animated graphs ‾Saving preferences (e.g. last viewed page) for registered user ‾Support last versions of the most commons web browsers (Explorer, Firefox…) with no client hardware requirement ‾Assessment module to track the student's progress;… 25 April 2012 SASG meeting

4 Seasonal Adjustment E-learning tool in progress  Option: take advantage of the link facilities to show 3 approaches at a time  Conceptual framework is the backbone  Features:  Links to external resources  Glossary of SA terms  Texts, graphs, diagrams, animated graphs (Flex), …  Help from the SAUG  Contents not finished… 25 April 2012 SASG meeting

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