Workshop on Social Science Research at ICSSR-NERC
First ICSSR Social Scientist Meet
Post Doctoral Research Initiation Program
- India Council of Social Science Research -
-North Eastern Regional Centre -

Training-cum-Workshop on
Capacity Building in Social Science Research

Training Course on SPSS

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 Capacity Building in Social Science Research 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 December 1-10, 2009

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. 250/- 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 Coordinator, Training Course on SPSS, ICSSR-NERC, NEHU Campus, Shillong 793022, Meghalaya on or before 16th October 2009 or by email:

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First ICSSR Social Scientist Meet

The North Eastern Regional Centre of the ICSSR is proposed to hold a two-day Social Scientists Meet on 2 and 3 March 2010 at ICSSR-NERC, NEHU Campus, Shillong.

The meet will bring together doctoral and post-doctoral scholars (below the age of 40) from all the disciplines of the social sciences working on any topics with a specific focus on Northeastern India. Scholars affiliated to institutions in the North Eastern region are especially encouraged to apply. Selected participants will present their research work by peers in the disciplines and the revised drafts may be considered for publication.

ICSSR-NERC will provide accommodation and hospitality during the Social Scientists Meet and bear the expenses of road or 3-Tier AC rail travel for participants from outside Shillong. Those interested may apply with their CV and paper proposal (with 500 words) by December 31, 2009 to:

The Coordinator
ICSSR Social Scientists Meet
ICSSR North Eastern Regional Centre
NEHU Campus, Shillong – 793 022
Or by email at [email protected]

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Post Doctoral Research Initiation Program

The NERC-ICSSR, Shillong, is pleased to announce its first post doctoral research initiation program for the scholars of North-Eastern region.

Objective: The primary intent of this program is to select up to 20 young (under 45 years) post doctoral scholars from the North-Eastern region and enable the scholar to initiate research and prepare better quality proposals for funding support from the various funding agencies.

The selected scholars would be required to participate in a workshop which gives training on: writing skills, project formulation and some key elements of research methodology.

A second workshop will be held in February 2010 to present and discuss the output for their research effort.

Eligibility: ICSSR-NERC seeks to strengthen the link between teaching and research, hence, the program is open to scholars who are holding Ph.D.’s in any social science discipline. Scholars who are intended to apply for this programme are requested to send their research topic and a brief write-up on its significance and suitability for research, and principal research questions along with the prescribed proforma as in our website.

The project initiation grant will be Rs. 50,000/-. As many as twenty scholars will be awarded for the year 2009-2010. This program is supported by the ICSSR, New Delhi.

Deadline for receiving applications : 30th September 2009

Please email queries to [email protected]
Application form may be downloaded from http://www.icssrnerc.org or obtained from:

Post Doctoral Research Initiation Program
ICSSR-NERC
NEHU Campus
Shillong – 793 022
Meghalaya
Tel.: 0364-2550432, 2550436
Fax: 0364-2550428
Email: [email protected].

Click Here for Application Proforma

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