Course on Social Research MethodologyFrom: "C.S.SARAVANAN" <cssfamily@yahoo.co.in>
Date: June 24, 2008
Course on Social Research Methodology
Dear Friends,
Indian Social Institute is organising a course on Social Research Methodology for the young researchers, lecturers and NGO personnel. Social research is a scientific understanding of the realities. Its aim is to discover new facts or verify old facts, and to analyse their sequences, interrelationships, causal explanations and the natural laws which govern them.
Research helps to understand the phenomena of social life through scientific procedures.
- To be effective in the field,knowledge of research is highly desirable.
- It also helps to understand whether the services provided to the community are effective or not.
- In that sense, social research helps to understand the society.
- It helps to find the cause of social problems and indicates the direction of change.
Though research is a systematic and rigorous approach, it is a learnt process.
- One can master it through training.
- Through training, the researcher learns how to ask the right questions and arrive at answers.
- Research develops critical thinking on social problems, develops an analytical mind, a disciplined approach to the study of problems that affect the society, objectivity and a research mindedness.
Though the importance of research is well understood by those who are in the field of development, there are few courses that are available for them. This course aims at training persons who are interested in research, working in the non-governmental organizations and community based organizations.
This course will be of immense use to work out effective strategies for the organizations and evaluate their work.
Content
Methodology
1. Understanding of the social realities " development paradigms" the present opportunities and problems in India – problem analysis.
2. Basics of research " problem formulation to developing instruments of data collection " analysis of data.
3. Report writing skills.
1. Class room lectures
2. Field Visits
3. Workshops
The no. of seats available for this course is 35.
The course is in English.
Resource Persons will be drawn from the internal resources of the Institute and from the University.
Programme Date
October 15th - October 29th - Part I
October 30th - November 14th - Field work
November 15th- December 1st - Part II
Duration: One and a half month
Registration Fee:- Rs. 500.00
Course Fee :- Rs. 5000.00
Venue :- Indian Social Institute, 24,Benson Road
Bangalore 560 046 (Tel. 23536189 / 23536960)
Kindly disseminate this information to interested persons.
The last date for applying is 15th September - 2008.
Apply to: Head of Research Unit, Indian Social Institute, 24, Benson Road, Bangalore 560 046 or email to:
isiresearchbang@gmail.com.
C.S.Saravanan
Indian Social Institute
24, Benson Road
Bangalore 560 046
India
Tel: +91-80-23536189/23536960/23536364
Fax: +91-80-23537700
allhumankind@gmail.com
