ICSSR-NERC Training-cum- workshhop on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) at Shillong
- 13th to 22nd February 2012 -

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ICSSR-NERC
Training-cum-Workshop on
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
13th to 22nd February 2012

Social sciences are increasingly using empirical data base. Social scientists need to use various statistical tools in order to arrive at meaningful inferences. Most of the statistical tools are available in the form of computer software. While the social science teaching has mainly remained traditional, descriptive and narrative, the social science research has become technique oriented. The gap in traditional teaching curriculum and technique oriented research has made it difficult for the researchers to make meaningful contribution in the realm of epistemology and knowledge.

It has been increasingly felt by the research community in the northeastern region that this gap needs to be filled. A number of requests have been received from the scholars of this region in this regards. Keeping this felt need in mind, ICSSR-NERC feels that it is our duty to help the social science researchers in this region to equip themselves in various quantitative and qualitative techniques of data analysis particularly to arrange some training for them in social science software like SPSS, STATISTICA, etc. It is needless to mention that such capacity building among the social scientists will go a long way in improving the quality of social science research in this region.

Some ground work has already been initiated to this end. Senior faculty members who are well-versed in these tools and are willing to act as resource persons have already been identified. A tentative course module has been worked out. The Centre has a computer lab with adequate number of computers to organize this programme.

In this regard, the North Eastern Regional Centre of the India Council of Social Science Research intends to conduct a ten-day training-cum-workshop on Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) at Shillong, with an aim to provide the above mentioned training to young research scholars/lecturers drawn from different areas of North Eastern India. The workshop will allocate equal time for theory as well as practicals on using the software packages.

In the forenoon, theoretical classes may be conducted and in the afternoon practicals may be conducted. In the theoretical classes, statistical techniques (elementary as well as advanced such as different methods in multivariate analysis) will be taught first. Then, having given the basic structure of the software, exercises on the statistical techniques using the software will be imparted.

PARTICIPANTS:

The programme is intended for:
All those pursuing their doctoral work and college or university teachers or members of recognized research institutions, who are in doctoral work or planning to engage themselves in research work (not necessarily for Ph.D.) will be eligible to apply for this courses.

VENUE:
ICSSR North Eastern Regional Centre, NEHU Campus, Shillong – 793 022

DURATION:
The course duration will be for 10 days during February 13-22, 2012

FOOD & LODGING:
The ICSSR will provide free food and lodging facility to the participants.

COURSE FEE:
The training workshop is funded by ICSSR. However, a modest of Rs. 500/- will be charged as registration fee from the participants.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested participants should apply and complete the attached Registration form get it forwarded by the Director or Head of the Institution/Department and return it to the Deputy Director, ICSSR-NERC, NEHU Campus, Shillong 793022, Meghalaya on or before 25th January 2012 by email: icssr(dot)spss(at)gmail(dot)com

ICSSR North Eastern Regional Centre, NEHU

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