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The programme about ‘research methodology course’ for Ph.D students in social sciences in progress at the Kohima campus of Nagaland University at Meriema.[/caption]
Dimapur, May 16 (EMN): A ten-day programme called ‘research methodology course’ for Ph.D students in social sciences started here today at the Kohima campus of Nagaland University at Meriema. Buno Liegise, administrative and academic in-charge of the university was the chief guest of the event.
The Indian Council of Social Science Research sponsored the event, updates about the event informed on Tuesday.
Stating that research plays an important role in shaping a nation, Prof. Liegise said in her inaugural address that research should be given top priority ‘for any nation to progress.’
The speaker was of the opinion that solution to problem, discovery and innovation can be made through research. Underlining Nagaland and the north-east region of India as a hotspot for research, Liegise highlighted some areas of concern in the region: rural economy, language and literature, folklores, indigenous knowledge systems, public administration system and leadership, women and governance, issues of illegal immigrants, etc.
Also stating that not everyone can be a good researcher but all can be trained, she emphasised on qualities such as thirst for research, intelligence to communicate ideas, good writing skills, commitment, dedication and perseverance as some key qualities to be a good researcher. Stressing hard work as the key to unlock research studies, she further urged upon the participants to conduct objective and non biased research; not to manipulate research and harness inner potentials.
Prof. KC Kapoor, of Rajiv Gandhi University of Arunachal Pradesh exhorted the gathering. He highlighted the topic of process of research. Maintaining that writing thesis without bringing out something new is meaningless, he stressed on the need to have critical discussion on issues. He called upon the research scholars to have self analysis, conduct scientific analysis and scientific enquiry for any research and further expressed hope that the present programme will provide proper platform for training.
Earlier, Prof. Lungsang Zeliang, head of the department of Education, Nagaland University, expressed hope that this programme would serve as a platform for exposure, exchange of ideas and networking among different research scholars.
The programme aims at providing Ph.D students in social sciences basic orientation in research methodology focusing on both quantative and qualitative methods of research analysis. Introduction to social science research, literature review and thesis writing, research methodology, data collection tools, research design, triangulation, participatory research appraisal (PRA) tools, types of sampling methods, types of social science research, academic writing, computer application in social science research, ethics and plagiarism of research, scientific writing for journal publication, report writing, writing research proposal, basic statistics and introduction to SPSS are some overview of the course content.
Altogether 35 Ph.D research scholars and 18 resource persons from both Nagaland and outside the state are participating in the programme, it was informed.
