Indian higher education system is encircled by several heterogeneous conditions such as infrastructural, social, locational, regional, economical and aspirational issues, to name a few. Due to these issues, maintaining the quality of research has always been a challenge. Many of the nations are trying to reinforce the quality of research and time has come when India too needs to prioritize it. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 intends to revamp the whole education system including research. The NEP 2020 envisions the establishment of a National Research Foundation (NRF) with the aim of allowing a culture of research to permeate our universities.
However, quality research is possible only when the researchers undergo systematic training in research methodology. Research methodology is a structured framework of conducting research in order to address various issues and to solve problems in a scientific way. Therefore, it is imperative for the researchers to understand research methodology and applications of contemporary statistical techniques for conducting research.
In recognition of the need for reorienting and upgrading the research abilities of research scholars of social sciences and inter-disciplinary areas, the National Law University Odisha proposes to organize an intensive ten-days workshop on Research Methodology with an object of enhancing research skills of the scholars and to provide them a unique opportunity to get themselves trained in the methodology of research.
Objectives of the Workshop
The proposed Research Methodology Course intends to strengthen the
academic talent pool of the participants who are M.Phil. or Ph.D. Scholars enrolled in any recognised universities. The aim is to reach out to students from different social science disciplines to impart an inter-disciplinary approach of capacity building. The workshop focuses on addressing the challenges faced by the researchers by introducing students to mixed methods of research. This will enable them in identifying and understanding the techniques required for their research. The major emphasis has been given to tools of data collection involved in qualitative approaches and mixed method. Atlas Ti is a recent technique which is much used by the researchers involved in qualitative research hence it is included within the sessions. Similarly, the workshop aims to train students in publishing quality research papers in Scopus indexed and High Impact Factor Journals which is a mandatory requirement for researchers who aim to pick up teaching as their career option. The key objectives of the course are:
- To enable the participants in comprehending relevance of Social Sciences research, defining the research problem and developing a well-defined methodological framework for their research interest.
- To familiarise the participants with research challenges and their possible solutions.
- To expose the participants to analytical skillsets for research by apprising them with methods of data collection, processing, interpretation and analysis.
- To enable participants in understanding the basics of qualitative research using contemporary tools.
- To sensitize participants on the ethical aspects of social and behavioural research as well as plagiarism software.
- To train the participants in quality academic writing be it dissertation or research reports.
- To help the participants to understand the significance of publishing in high impact factor peer-reviewed journals.
Key Topics to be Covered
- Fundamentals of Research.
- Research Design; Research Problem; Objectives and Hypothesis Formulation.
- Basics of Quantitative Research.
- Structuring Literature Review through Mendeley and Latex.
- Data Management using Excel.
- Types of Data, Methods and Tools of data collection.
- Sampling Design.
- Basics and Techniques of Qualitative Research Analysis (through Atlas Ti).
- Field Survey, Action Research and Case Study Analysis.
- Questionnaire Designing, Data Editing, Coding and Processing.
- Scaling Techniques.
- Citation and Referencing Styles (Technicalities of Citation Metrics and H Index).
- E-resource Efficacy for Research.
- Research Integrity, Ethics and Anti Plagiarism Rules.
- Report/ Thesis Writing.
- Writing and Publishing Research Papers in High Impact Factor and Scopus Journals.
- Funding Avenues in Social Sciences Research.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Last date for the receipt of application form, forwarding letter along with the Synopsis is 30th April 2022
- Selection to be communicated by 10th May 2022
- Workshop/ Course Dates: 23rd May 2022 to 2nd June 2022
Eligibility & Application
- Workshop invites applications from eligible candidates all over India. Applicants enrolled for M.Phil./Ph.D./PDF in a UGC recognized university/deemed university/colleges/institutes of national importance or ICSSR Research Institutes only can apply for the workshop.
- The specialisation of the applicants in M.Phil./Ph.D./PDF must be Law, Social Sciences and/or interdisciplinary areas.
- Application along with forwarding letter from the affiliated institution to be mailed to [email protected]
- Applicant should also submit a synopsis on the research area of their interest with not more than 1500-2000 words along with the application form.
- Selected candidates would be informed through Email.
- There is no registration fee.
- Intake & Selection Criteria
- The number of seats for the course is limited to 30. Those who have attended any workshop on Research Methodology sponsored either by UGC or ICSSR are not eligible to apply for this programme. The selection committee will select the participants for the workshop after reviewing the application. The guideline of ICSSR shall be strictly followed for selection and the conduction of the programme. It is desirable for all the selected participants to have their own laptop for the virtual classes.
- Venue & Certificate of Participation
- The workshop will be conducted in an online medium in the Google Meet platform. Only candidates with 100% attendance will be eligible to receive the certificate of participation.