Indian Institute of Public Administration

Annexure-I

 

SHORT TRAINING COURSE ON

RESEARCH METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING ORIENTED RESEARCH

Introduction

Knowing how to conduct research is an important skill needed by all administrators and policy makers. Research involves collecting, processing and analyzing and interpreting data and communicating the results of the analysis in a report that describes what has been discovered or found. Government organization employers have long identified these skills as the most important characteristics of successful leaders and managers. Employees who are able to gather relevant information, analyze and interpret data and communicate their findings effectively to others are valuable assets in all organizations. This short term training course would cover research methods in policy research, administrative research and training oriented research. Research design, data collection, analysis, validity, and report writing will all be covered.

Objectives

The objective of the training course is to equip participants with the theoretical understandings and practical skills required to carry out independent research using a variety of methodological approaches and research techniques.

The  program  offers  multidisciplinary  training  in  social  science  research  methods  with  substantive  focus  on their  application in various fields. The purpose  of  the  course  is  to  acquaint  participants  with  principles  of  research  methods  and the  use  of  computer  in  all  stages  of  research.  The  program  develops  the  skills  needed  for  data  collection  and  analysis  with  an  emphasis  on  orienting  research towards producing policy guidelines. Participants are also required to apply the tools and concepts they learn in their special field of interest. The participants of the training course would

1.      Be familiar with the range of methods used by researchers in policy, administration and   training,

 

2.      Understand the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of these methods,

 

3.      Be able to make an informed choice about which methods are appropriate for answering particular questions,

 

4.      Be competent to design and carry out research using a range of different methods of data collection and analysis,

 

5.      Be able to frame research in relation to the theoretical and conceptual issues which arise in the subject areas in which they are working.

 

Project Writing Session

The Project Writing session is designed to guide the participants through the process of writing a report: including writing a research proposal, choosing appropriate research methods, and formulating a clear research design. Participants will present their dissertation proposals in the workshop where they will receive feedback from the module convener and their colleagues.

Target Audience

 

The training programs aims at those who

 

·  Want research to deal with their own particular problems,

·  Are not usually trained as social science researchers, and are likely to be unfamiliar with the content, methods or jargon of social research.

 

The expected participants would be Senior and Middle level officers engaged in policy research and faculty at ATIs.

 

Learning outcomes

By the end of the training course, participants will be able to:

 

·   Search out and use research findings relevant to their own professional development,

·  Define research and the aims of research,

·  Have an idea of the concepts underpinning approaches to research,

·  Be able to understand and critically evaluate the research literature within their chosen research area,

·  Develop existing skills in summarizing and critiquing research literature,

·  Apply the findings of relevant educational research to their own professional contexts,

·  Formulate research objectives and questions,

·  Use quantitative, qualitative or mixed-method approaches to research,

·  Outline the strengths and limitations of various approaches to educational research and circumstances in which they may appropriately be used,

·  Develop effective and efficient self-directed study skills.

 

Applied Learning

·  Working  towards a plan to develop, implement, manage and evaluate a research project,

·  Engage with a range of data collection methods,

·  Demonstrate skills in the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data,

·   Demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations in research,

·  Critically appraise a range of methodologies used in research in social research,

·  To communicate their work succinctly both orally and in written form taking account of academic conventions in the presentation of research.

Training Methodology

The training would be a balanced combination of various methods e.g.

Ø    Presentations

Ø    Case studies

Ø    Group work

Ø    Field visit

Duration: 2 weeks

Dates:   19^th November to 30^th November, 2012

Venue:   Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

Last Date for Receipt of nominations: 20^th October, 2012.

Tentative session plan

A tentative session plan is given in the Table 1.

For any clarification, please contact on the following phone Nos. and email.

 

Dr. Roma Mitra Debnath

011-23468376 (Office)

09310338939 (Mobile)

Email   roma.mitra@gmail.com

 

Training Section

011-23468306 

011-23356528 (Tel. Fax)

011-23702440 (Fax)

011-23706431 (Fax)