Learn Structural Equation Modeling the way published researchers actually use it
A three-day, hands-on progression from SmartPLS fundamentals to advanced PLS-SEM and CB-SEM techniques — taught live, on real models, by a practising technical trainer.
SEM is the backbone of most published quantitative research — and most researchers are self-taught in it
Journals in management, marketing, education, health and the social sciences increasingly expect rigorous PLS-SEM or CB-SEM analysis, correctly validated and correctly reported. Learning it from documentation alone is slow, and a single mis-specified model or misread fit index can stall a thesis or a manuscript at review. This workshop compresses that learning curve into three focused evenings — model building, validation and reporting, taught on live software with your questions answered in real time.
Built for anyone who needs SEM results they can defend
- PhD, M.Phil. and postgraduate research scholars analysing survey data
- Faculty and academicians supervising quantitative dissertations
- MBA, commerce and social science researchers working with survey models
- Corporate analysts and consultants using structural modelling for research reports
- Anyone preparing a journal submission that requires PLS-SEM or CB-SEM validation
- Past SmartPLS users who want to move from basic to advanced techniques
The three-day program
SmartPLS basics
- Getting started with SmartPLS-4
- Workspaces and importing projects
- Importing data and building a model
- Validating a reflective measurement model
- Testing structural hypotheses
Advanced SmartPLS analysis
- Serial and specific indirect effects (mediation)
- Interaction moderation with simple slopes plots
- MICOM measurement invariance and MGA
- Formative and reflective higher-order models
CB-SEM essentials
- Importing an AMOS model
- Higher-order constructs
- Convergent validity and reliability
- Measurement and structural model fit
- Specific indirect effects (mediation)
- Interaction moderation options
- Multigroup analysis (MGA)
Dr. Syed Azamussan
— trains research scholars and academicians on SmartPLS and CB-SEM across live and recorded programs.
Install SmartPLS-4 ahead of Day 1
You'll need SmartPLS-4 installed on your laptop to follow along live. SmartPLS offers a free trial license as well as paid student and professional licenses — download the software and generate your license key directly from the official pricing page.
Note: We do not provide any software or license keys. You are requested to visit the official SmartPLS website and download the trial or a purchased version, as per your need.
Note: Installing SmartPLS-4 on your machine is not compulsory to attend this workshop.
Check the session time in your zone
Sessions run 7:00–8:30 PM India Standard Time (IST) on all three days. Pick your timezone to see the equivalent local time.
Reserve your seat
Choose the option that applies to you. Both include live access to all three sessions, a certificate of participation and recordings.
Indian participants
- All 3 live sessions (4–6 Nov)
- Certificate of participation
- Session recordings
Foreign participants
- All 3 live sessions (4–6 Nov)
- Certificate of participation
- Session recordings