The Technology Solutions Department provides cutting-edge solutions to clients, frequently in collaboration with other NORC research departments. Our belief is that a strong technology presence is highly complementary to NORC's core survey and social science mission and, moreover, critical to keeping NORC on the frontier of social science research.
Research Topics
Data Capture, including
- Primary data collection
- Secondary data collection
Data Management and Analysis, including
- Data Modeling
- Data Transformation
- Data Analytics
Online Collaboration and Dissemination Solutions
IT Strategy, including
- IT Business Strategy
- IT Policy
Special Capabilities
In addition to NORC's core capabilities, the Technology Solutions Department has expertise in:
- Program and project management
- Overall solution architecture
- Software engineering
- Software package configuration
- Database development and administration
- Business analysis
- Quality assurance
- User interface design
- Infrastructure and network design and management
Illustrative Projects
Qatar National Education Data System
American Hospital Association Quality Center
Network of Patient Safety Databases
National Resource Center for Health Information Technology
Publications and Presentations
Ghafir, H. 2006. "Education Reform in Qatar K-12 Schools," presented at the Fifth International Internet Education Conference, Cairo, Egypt. September. PDF (189K)
Horton, R., Leintz, J. and Pillai, G. 2006. "Complex Multi-Mode Surveys with SPSS Dimensions: A Case Study from NORC at the University of Chicago," presented at SPSS Directions Conference. Chicago, IL. November.
Horton, R. and Rago, J. 2006. "Qatar National Education Data System: Data Warehouse and Dissemination Portal," presented at the poster session of the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI. May.
Leintz, J. 2006. "How NORC Partnered with ReadSoft to Support Qatar's National Education Reform," presented at ReadSoft User and Reseller Conference, New Orleans, LA. April.
Tilkin, M.S. 2004. "Agile Component-based Software Engineering over the Survey Life Cycle," presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings, American Statistical Association, Toronto, Canada. August.