EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
              METHODOLOGY OF TWIN AND FAMILY STUDIES
                      MARCH 4TH - 8TH, 1996
                        BOULDER, COLORADO

                   PROVISIONAL COURSE SCHEDULE

Monday    03-04-96

9.00-9.15      Introduction and welcome           JCDeF
9.15-9.45      The causes of human variation      LJE
9.45-10.30     Introducing the computer system    SC
11.00-12.30    Summarizing variation (using Mx)   MCN
13.30-15.00    A first path model for twin data   HM
15.30-17.00    Fitting the model to data          HM,NGM,LJE

Tuesday   03-05-96

9.00-10.30     Path analysis with examples        ACH
11.00-12.30    Sex differences                    JMM
13.30-15.00    Heterogeneity over groups.
               Tabulation of results. Discussion. JMM
15.30-17.00    Matrix algebra (using Mx)
               Examples. Fit functions.           MCN

Wednesday 03-06-96

9.00-10.30     Multivariate analysis with 
               continuous data. Cholesky          LJE,HM
11.00-12.30    Factor models. Cognitive example.  SC
13.30-15.00    Factor models. More examples.      NGM,LJE,HM
15.30-17.00    Modelling raw data and means.
               Rectangular data files. Revisiting
               earlier examples. Ascertainment,   LJE,HM,
               selected samples.                  MCN

Thursday  03-07-96

9.00-10.30     Categorical data                   ACH
11.00-12.30    Developmental models               DB
13.30-15.00    Multiple raters                    JKH
15.30-17.00    Question time                      Faculty


Friday    03-08-96

9.00-10.30     Parent-offspring data              DB
11.00-12.30    Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)      DWF,SC,MCN
13.30-15.00    Power and sample size.             LJE
               Other topics.                      
15.30-17.00    Questions, roundup, review         Faculty


 Daily: 10.30-11.00 break; 12.30-13.30 lunch;  15.00-15.30 break