Kohima, March 14 (DIPR): The inaugural function of the ten-day workshop on research methodology for Ph.D students in Social Sciences was held at Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema on March 14 with Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Pardeshi Lal as the chief guest and former Pro. Vice Chancellor, Prof. A. Lanu Ao as the guest of honour.
The workshop’s primary objective is to define research problem, formulating research design, designing data collection instruments, hypothesis framing and testing, hands on training with suitable software packages and research report writing and presentation. The course was sanctioned under the ICSSR special component plan for ST category and preference was given to the applicants belonging to ST category from the state of Nagaland and its neighbouring states.
The chief guest expressed happiness over the availability of training provision for students which started in 2009. While stressing on the basic issues of research, he said that the problems lie in finding the area of interest, need for review of literature and the need for assumptions. He said that research is a formal, systematic and intensified approach of a subject matter in a scientific manner
Research is important for development, but it also gives side products which can be harmful like nuclear energy, Prof. Lal added. He urged the researchers to work without fear while adding that they have a moral responsibility to be free and fair.
Course Director, Department of Commerce, NU, Dr. Ratan Kaurinta mentioned that the workshop on research methodology is being organised with the aim to facilitate the Research Scholars, where knowledge can be shared through interactive sessions and discussions with eminent experts in the field. He also said that the workshop will improve the research skills and theoretical knowledge and give the scholars hands-on training via plethora of learning modules.
The workshop was organized by Department of Commerce, NU, Meriema campus and sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
