Survey of Demand 2025
Thank you for your feedback in our annual survey of demand!
Every year, the GGS conducts a survey of demand among all members, i.e. doctoral candidates, postdocs and professors.
Almost all of the GGS's course planning for the following year is based on this survey. Approximately 90% of all courses organised by the GGS each year are on topics that were in high demand according to the survey.
In terms of course modality (course language, online/presence, weekdays, half-day/full-day, etc.), we will also be guided in almost all cases by the wishes you communicate to us in the survey.
Many thanks to everyone who took part this year! Your feedback is very important to us and forms the basis for the design of our course program.
Unfortunately, however, we are also affected by the university-wide budget cuts of around 20%, which are having a significant impact on the GGS budget. This means that we will only be able to realise very few of your course requests this year, even if we would have liked to.
Nevertheless, your feedback is extremely valuable to us. As soon as the financial situation improves, we would like to realise the course topics you have requested. We therefore hope that you will continue to take part in the survey of demand in the future - even if not all of the current topics of interest are reflected in the 2025/2026 programme.
The most frequently mentioned course requests from the 2025 survey of demand can be found in the following overview:
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Most requested professional/research methods courses |
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| Qualitative Methods |
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| Big Data Analysis/Smart Data Analysis |
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| Philosophy of Science |
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| Discourse Analysis |
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| Machine Learning/Neuronal Networks |
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| Regression Analysis |
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| Visualisation |
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| Quantitative Methods with AI |
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| Difference in Differences |
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| Interview Techniques |
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| Qualitative Content Analysis |
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Most requested software skills courses |
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R |
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Python |
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MAXQDA |
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LaTex |
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Limesurvey |
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Most requested interdisciplinary/academic courses |
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Literature Research with AI |
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| Making Sense of Generative AI in Research |
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| Time and Stress Management for Researchers |
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| Publishing Strategies |
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| Acqiuring Third Party Funding (project / own position for a postdoc after doctorate) |
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| Scientific Writing with Generative AI |
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| Scientific Communication |
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Good Scientific Practice |
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| Writing Third Party Funding Applications with AI Support |
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| Acquiring Third Party Funding (travel grant) |
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| Scientific Project Management |
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| Scientific Writing (writing retreat) |
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| Scientific Writing (course) |
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Most requested extracurricular courses |
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Rhetoric and Presentation |
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Aplication Strategies |
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Designing PowerPoint Convincingly |
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Ways out of Academia |
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Reading Efficiently |
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Self-Marketing |
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Speech and Voice Training |
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Our special thanks go to everyone who took part in the survey and thus helped us to continue to create a needs-oriented offer at GGS.