# NZSSN Short Courses

**Source**: https://www.compass.auckland.ac.nz/short-courses/
**Parent**: https://www.compass.auckland.ac.nz/

The New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) assists in the development of quantitative social science research in the academic, government, and private sectors.

#### About NZSSN

The New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) has been running short courses in social science research methods annually since 2005, following the model of the [Australian Consortium for Social & Political Research Incorporated](https://www.acspri.org.au) (ACSPRI), which has been running courses for more than 40 years. Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland is also a member organisation of ACSPRI, with staff and students eligible for discounts on their course programmes, which run in February and July each year.

**[Introduction to SQL](https://www.compass.auckland.ac.nz/short-courses/intro-sql)**

**Online: Monday 16 – Tuesday 17 March 2026: 800 NZD**

A course covering Structured Query Language (SQL) coding, with participants using the freely available Azure Data Studio. This is a good tie-in to our *VHIN Introduction to Research in the IDI* course, because IDI data are natively held in SQL databases. The language is also applicable in many other areas.