Seasonal Adjustment E-learning tool

1. 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

5. http://sa.sowebdev.com/

6. 25 April 2012 SASG meeting

14. Many thanks!