Report
of
Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences
(14th -23rd November, 2015)
Sponsored by
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
New Delhi
By
Prof. Nizamuddin Khan (Course Director)
Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad (Deputy Course Director)
Department of Geography
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 202002 (U.P.)
Day Wise Report
FIRST DAY, Saturday (14-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
Inaugural Function
The present 10 days ICSSR Sponsored workshop on Research
Methodology in Social Science is organized in the department of Geography,
AMU, Aligarh during 14-23 November, 2015. The workshop began with
inaugural function, which started with recitation of few verses of Holy Quran at
9:30 a.m. The dignitaries on dice were Prof. V. K. Shrivastava, President of
National Association of Indian Geographers (NAGI) and Emeritus Professor at
Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur, Professor Barkatullah Khan, former
chairman of Geography, at University of Delhi, Prof. K.Z. Amani, former
chairman of Department of Geography, AMU, Aligarh, Prof. Abdul Munir,
senior Geography professor and Dean, Faculty of Science, Prof. Shamsul Haque
Siddiqui, Chairperson, Department of Geography, AMU, Aligarh and Professor
Nizamuddin Khan, Course Director. Prof. V. K. Shrivastava was felicitated as
Chief Guest, while Profs. K. Z. Amani and Barkatullah Khan were as Guest of
Honor in the inaugural function.
Photograph: Dignitaries on Dice for Inauguration
The guests on dice were felicitated with the presentation of bouquet
by faculty members and research scholars of the department of Geography.
Prof. Abdul Munir, dean, faculty of science offered a warm welcome with
bookie to Prof. V.K. Shrivastava, chief guest of the function. Prof. Shamsul
Haque Siddiqui, chairperson of Geography presented bouquet to Prof.
Barkatullah Khan, guest of honor. Prof. Nizamuddin Khan, course director
offered the welcome with bouquet to Prof. K.Z. Amani. Dr. Mumtaz
Ahmad, Deputy Course director presented bouquet to Prof. S. H. Siddiqui,
chairperson of department of Geography. While the Course Director and
Deputy Course Director received bouquet by Dr. Haseenur Rehman and
Dr. Naseem Ahmed, respectively.
Photograph: Chairperson, Department of Geography presenting Bouquet to Prof.
Barkatullah Khan, A.M.U., Aligarh.
Photograph: Prof Nizamuddin Khan, Course Director presenting a bouquet to Prof. K. Z.
Amani, A.M.U., Aligarh
Photograph: Course Director Presenting Bouquet to Prof. Abdul Munir, Dean, Faculty
of Science, A.M.U., Aligarh.
Photograph: Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, Deputy Course Director presenting Bouquet to Prof.
S.H. Siddiqui, Chairperson, D/o Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh
Photograph: Dr. Haseenur Rehman presenting Bouquet to Prof. Nizamuddin Khan,
Course Director, A.M.U., Aligarh.
Photograph: Prof. Nizamuddin Khan presenting Welcome Address
After the felicitation of chief guest and guest of honor, Prof.
Nizamuddin Khan, Course Director offered a warm welcome to the
participants as well as to guests came from different parts of the country. He
presented brief information about the objectives, mission and criteria of
selection of participants. Prof. Khan highlighted the interest of Ph.D.
scholars towards the course of research methodology as around 400
applicants were received from various universities of majority of states of
the country. As per the directions of the sponsoring agency ICSSR, New
Delhi, participants were selected taking into consideration sex, castes,
minority, disciplines and region. However, 20 outstation and 10 local
participants selected as per directions of ICSSR (list attached).Above all,
under pressure of increasing aspirants from various disciplines of social
sciences, around two dozen participants were also permitted without any
financial support.
Welcome Address
It is a great pleasure and privilege for me to welcome you to the
ICSSR Sponsored Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Science in
the department of Geography at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. May I
take this opportunity to extend to all of you warm greetings on behalf of the
director, Capacity Building and Research Methodology, ICSSR, New
Delhi, chairperson, department of Geography, AMU, Aligarh and on behalf
of myself as course director.
I am happy to see the positive response which we have received from
young researchers from different disciplines of social science and humanities
from all corners of the country for getting valuable and worthwhile research
training.
The course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences is designed
to impart knowledge for scientific research to integrate qualitative and
quantitative approaches in research and orient the young researchers to new
advance techniques for precise, rational and scientific research. It also aims
to train the scholars with advance statistical packages including SPSS for
using in various fields and sub fields of social sciences and humanities. It is
particularly meant for those who are engaged in survey research and have
some basic knowledge of data processing, analysis and interpretation.
One of the purposes of the training programme is to help scholars
with some of the basic features of computerized database management and
the use of computers in data analysis and data interpretation. The course
includes a combination of theoretical lectures and practical experience on
computers and some commonly available computer applications for both
quantitative and qualitative analysis of data. The participants would be
given some research project and the data generated would be used for
application of various statistical concepts and techniques, from simple to
complex multivariate techniques of data analysis. Both Excel and SPSS
would be used for data processing & analysis.
The present training program will cover about 20 themes of research
techniques and methodology applied for scientific research in social science
and humanities.
I would like to highlight the increasing interest of research scholars
towards training in research methodology. I received 326 applications from
various colleges / universities from majority of states of the country. Out of
this, 134 are female applicants. The applicants are from about 20 disciplines.
The maximum number of applicants are from management (48) followed by
Geography (47), Education (40) Economics (39), Commerce (24) and
Psychology (23). Other disciplines record less than 20 applicants. We are
very under pressure and faced difficulties in selection of candidates
following the guidelines of ICSSR. However, 20 candidates are selected
from universities other than Aligarh Muslim University, while only 10 from
AMU.Aligarh Moreover some scholars are also nominated from my own
university without any financial support keeping in consideration of their
over enthusiasm for participation in the discussed workshop.
Distinguished participants, we, in department of Geography, look
forward to your advice and suggestions concerning an appropriate strategy
for the development of the research methodology training in future for
better performance.
I wish you success in your present endeavor and a very pleasant stay in
Aligarh.
Prof. Shamsul Haque Siddiqui, chairperson, department of Geography
delivered brief remarks on the need of good, rational and scientific research
which could not be performed without well understanding of research
methodology and techniques. He also highlighted the profile and academic
facilities available in the department and kindly allowed to participants to
utilize them whenever they need.
Photograph: Prof. S.H. Siddiqui, Chairperson, Department of Geography, speaking in
Inaugural Function
Prof. Abdul Munir, Dean, Faculty of science, also stressed on the
development of research skills and urged the participants to be more
practical rather than theoretical. He expressed his high level of expectation
from the 10 days workshop and viewed that our participants would be
enriched with well understanding of research techniques and methods for
pursuing high quality of research.
Photograph: Prof. A. Munir, Dean, Faculty of Science addressing inaugural function
Prof. K.Z. Amani, guest of honor, spoke about research methods that
how researchers should start their journey of research.
Photograph: Prof. K.Z. Amani addressing participants in inaugural function
The chief guest, Prof. V.K. Shrivastva focused on the development of
indigenous research techniques and methods which will be more rational
and socially relevance to different themes of research.
Photograph: Prof. V. K. Shrivastava, Chief Guest, presenting his address in Inaugural
Function
The inaugural function ended with presentation of Vote of Thanks by
Dr Mumtaz Ahmad, Deputy, Course Director and Assistant Professor in
the department of Geography. In the end tea break was declared for 15
minutes.
Tea Break (11:00 - 11:15 a.m.)
Photograph: Participants and faculty members of D/o Geography, taking high
tea after inauguration of the workshop
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Prof. Barkatullah Khan
After tea break, the second session was started by Prof. Barkatullah
Khan and he delivered his lecture on conceptual research and encouraged
the participants how to initiate the doctoral research. He emphasized upon
use of statistical techniques in data analysis process for a good scientific
research in social science. He also taught about model building process for
both inductive and deductive interference in research process. He also
discussed about the philosophy of research and method how to make
research more social relevance.
Photograph: Prof. Barkatullah Khan, delivering lecture in the workshop on Research
Methodology
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
Third Session (1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
Prof. V. K. Shrivastava
The third session, after lunch, was delivered by Prof. V.K. Shrivastwa
on the issues of indigenous research methods and motivated the participants
to concentrate on research concept and philosophy originated in the country
and developed by Indian scholars and scientists. He delivered his idea on
how a humanistic and spiritual research could be done scientifically and
stressed on honesty and ethics in following research methodology to
achieving targeted objectives.
Tea Break: (3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Fourth Session (3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Prof. Nizamuddin Khan
The fourth session was addressed by Prof. Nizamuddin Khan, course
director and the participants were introduced with university campus
environment and landscape. Outstation participants were associated with
local participants in some groups and sent to visit various departments,
hostels and other important heritage of the university.
Photograph: Participants were in the conference room listening lecture
Photograph: Participants visiting Sir Syed Hall, Near AMU Jama Masjid
Photograph: Participants visiting historical Jama Masjid at Sir Syed Hall, A.M.U.,
Aligarh.
Photograph: Participants visiting famous Stretchy Hall in Sir Syed Hall)
Photograph: Participants Visiting AMU Hockey Turf and Wellindon’s Cricket Pavilion
Dinner:
After visiting the university campus, participants arrived at their
lodging hotel and join the programme of Dinner at 8:00 p.m.
Photograph: Participants and Resource persons taking Dinner in Gulmarg Hotel near AMU Campus
SECOND DAY, Sunday (15-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.)
Prof. V.K. Shrivastava
On 15th November, the first session was lectured by Prof. V.K.
Shrivastava. He extended his lecture connecting the themes of research
methodology discussed on 14th November. He highlighted the perspective,
objectives and hypothesis formulation of research. Prof. Shrivastava,
further, attracted the attention of participants towards scope of geographic
research in solving socio economic problems and prospects in different
regions of world. He opined that research is like a perennial river. It never
ends - only begins. The ultimate objective of man, the researcher, is to
understand the purpose of his birth on the earth. Man is an inborn
geographer, so most of what he does on the earth is environs and to enhance
the quality of life, both in material and spiritual terms.
Photograph: Prof. V.K. Shrivastava with course directors and participants
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Prof. Abdul Waheed
Prof. Abdul Waheed, an eminent scholar of social and cultural
studies, taught the participants about the method and techniques how to
tackle research problems relating cultural activities of a particular social and
ethnic community. He delivered his lecture on the theme entitled
Significance of Qualitative Research Techniques for Cultural and
Community Study. Prof. Waheed tried to make understand the participant
through empirical studies on Banjara community.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
Third Session (1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
Prof. S.S.A. Jafri
Prof. S.S.A. Jafri, an eminent geographer retired from Giri Institute
Development Studies, Lucknow, delivered lecture and demonstrate the
participants about report writing and referencing in theses as well as in
research paper writing. He highlighted important contents like introduction,
conceptual frame work, hypothesis, research plan and chapter design of a
research report. Prof. Jafri also stressed on the use of scientific and
understandable language in writing thesis, report as well as research papers.
Photograph: Prof. S.S.A. Jafri, addressing participants with his lecture
Tea Break (3:15p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Fourth Session (3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Prof. S.S.A. Jafri
The fourth session of the same day was also engaged by Prof. Jafri. In
this session he elaborated about the methods of sampling for primary data
collection. He defined the sampling and highlighted the need of sampling in
research work. He also lectured on various kinds of sampling techniques
and explained where and when a particular kind of sampling would be
selected for a particular targeted research.
Photograph: Participants at the Geography Conference Room during Prof. Jafri’s lecture
Photograph: Prof. S.S.A. Jafri with Prof. Nizamuddin Khan and Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad
THIRD DAY, Monday (16-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.)
Dr. Shaheen Parveen
The first session of third day of workshop was addressed by a
dynamic and versatile young resource person, Dr. Shaheen Perveen,
Associate Professor, Institute of Public Enterprise, Osmania University,
Hyderabad. She delivered an introductory lecture on important
fundamental concepts of research techniques in social science. Data
definition, classification, processing and presentation with the help of
distinct statistical techniques like histograms, bar diagrams, polygon etc.
were well discussed in this session. She also discussed scale of measurement
as well as measures of central tendency and dispersion or variation.
Photograph: Dr Shaheen Parveen addressing the participants in Geography
Conference room
Tea Break (11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Dr. Shaheen Parveen
Dr. Shaheen, in second session of same day, expressed her experience
and taught the participants about various suitable statistical techniques
applied in research work. She also highlighted the need and various kinds of
samplings. Dr Shaheen demonstrated practically in class room and told how
to select the suitable sampling techniques for study of desired problems. She
also discussed with participants about uni-variate and multi-variate
statistical techniques applied in social science research.
Photograph: Dr. Shaheen Parveen addressing participants
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
Photograph: Participants taking lunch with teaching staff of Geography Department
Third Session (1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
Dr. Shaheen Parveen
Dr Shaheen, on special request of participants, lectured in third
session of third day of the workshop. She taught the participants about the
regression analysis including both simple and multiple linear regression
models. Dr Shaheen described in very scientific and understandable way
about least squares estimation, co-efficient determination, t-test, f-test etc in
this session.
Photograph: Dr Shaheen Parveen addressing the participants in the third session
Photograph: Participants in Class room listening Dr. Shaheen Parveen
Tea Break (3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Fourth Session (3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Prof. Akbar Hussain
Prof. Akbar Hussain, an eminent professor in Department
Psychology, A.M.U., Aligarh, delivered lecture on the theme of analytical
model of research. He started his lecture with definition of research and
discovery. Prof. Akbar defined as research is concerned with the systematic
gathering of information. Its purpose is to help us in our search for the truth.
He taught the participants about various types of research. He described as
explanatory, experimental, co-relational and survey as distinct forms of
research. Theoretically and empirically with suitable examples, he explained
to participants about different kinds of research conducted by social
scientists.
Photograph: Prof. Akbar Hussain delivering lecture in Geography Conference room
FOURTH DAY, Tuesday (17-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.)
Prof. Qazi Mazhar Ali
Prof. Qazi Mazhar Ali, chairperson, department of Statistics,
A.M.U., Aligarh has kindly agreed to provide his laboratory facilities for
SPSS training in his department for two days. He presented introductory
talk and delivered lectured on orientation of research. He highlighted the
statistical methods and techniques used in research .He created the interest
among participants through question answer mechanism.
Photograph: Prof. Qazi Mazhar delivering his talk in the department of Statistics &
Operational Research, A.M.U., Aligarh
Tea Break (11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Dr. Haseeb Athar
Dr. Haseeb Athar, assistant professor, department of Statistics, lectured on
the theme exploratory data analysis. He explained different statistical
techniques like regression, factor analysis and co-relation used in the process
of analysis of data and research.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. -1:45 p.m.)
Third Session (1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
Dr. Haseeb Athar
The third session after noon was also engaged by Dr. Haseeb Athar of
same department. He extended his lecture of second session in third session
and trained the participants how to test the statistical techniques and results
up to significance level. He did not only explain theoretically but trained
them practically in laboratory.
Tea Break (3:15 p.m. -3:30 p.m.)
Fourth Session (3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Dr. Haseeb Athar
Dr. Haseeb Athar again delivered lecture on latest statistical programs
used in research analysis in social science. He lectured on ANOVA,
ANCOVA and Linkert scale analysis. The participants were very much
interested and learnt about this package practically in laboratory of statistics
and operation research department, at A.M.U, Aligarh.
FIFTH DAY, Wednesday (18-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
Prof. Farasat Ali Siddiqui
Professor Farasat Ali Siddiqui, an eminent professor of population
Geography, delivered his lecture on the technique how to select indicators
for different problems in social science especially in demography research.
He guided the participants with suitable case studies in various socio
economic indicators were selected.
Tea Break (11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Prof. Abdul Munir
Prof. Abdul Munir, senior professor in geography and dean faculty of
Science, presented his experience of research of 30 years and warned the
participants not to select unwanted statistical methods and techniques in
research work. He spoke that that after quantitative revolution, heavy use of
statistical tools became a fashion like GIS today. Prof. Munir presented his
past empirical research work and clearly explained when and how factor
analysis and regression will be used for research purpose.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
Third Session (1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Prof. Badar Alam Iqubal
Prof. Badar Iqubal, senior and world known professor in commerce,
A.M.U., Aligarh, delivered high steamed lecture on the motivation and
objectives of researchers for doing research. The theme of his lecture was
Research either by choice or default. Prof. Iqubal, through interaction with
the participants, came on conclusion that most of researchers are by default
not by choice. He urged the participants to accept research work as mission
and follow the ethics and honesty in their profession. He elaborated about
the basic themes of research methodology and trained practically how to
prepare good research papers and projects in future.
Fourth Session (3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
Field Survey - I
The last session of the day was planned to visit urban newly
developed morphology of Aligarh city. The name of the area is called as
Centre Point. Before the survey, the course director Prof. Nizamuddin Khan
addressed the participants and told them how to observe and interact with
shop keepers and market participants. Different groups of participants with
at least one local participant were formed and they interviewed the people
in the Centre Point Area and they also studied about morphology and land
use system in the market area. Besides, they also enjoyed and took coffee
there. This programme was guided and controlled by deputy course
director, Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, assistant professor in the department of
Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh. After 6:00 p.m. the participants returned to
their hotel and took dinner together.
SIXTH DAY, Thursday (19-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
Prof. Aquil Ahmad
Prof. Aquil Ahmad, department of Statistics and Operational
Research, A.M.U., Aligarh, gave new dimension to the statistical
techniques for using in research analysis process. Regression diagnostic
through software was the theme of his lecture.
Tea Break (11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Prof. Suresh Kumar Sharma
Prof. Suresh Kumar Sharma, department of Statistics, Punjab
University, Chandigarh, delivered a dynamic lecture on the SPSS package
and highlighted the use of factor analysis for understanding cause and effect
analysis of any problem of research with a view to get targeted scientific
result. He also described about use of ANOVA and ANCOVA programs for
research purpose.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
Third Session (1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Prof. Suresh Kumar Sharma
Prof. Suresh Kumar Sharma again continued his lecture in third
session in continuation of first lecture. He concentrated himself in this
lecture on cluster and determinant analysis and further encouraged the
participants to use SPSS method in making such analysis. Different
experiments and demonstration were made in computer laboratory in the
department of statistics.
Tea Break (3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
A Photograph of Participants with Resource persons in Department of Statistics and
Operational Research, A.M.U., Aligarh.
Fourth Session (3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Prof Aquil Ahmad, department of Statistics, again gave lecture in last
session of the sixth day. He extended his lecture which delivered in first
session. His theme of lecture was Regression Diagnostics through Software
Packages II.
However, the whole day was devoted to training for SPSS package in
the laboratory of department of Statistics and Operational Research. All
resource persons trained the participants to satisfactory level.
Photograph: Participants in a Restaurant during excursion to Centre Point, Aligarh
SEVENTH DAY, Friday (20-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.) & Second Session (11:15 a.m. -
12:45 p.m.)
Prof. Masood Ahsan Siddiqui
Prof. Masood Ahsan Siddiqui, a renound GIS scholar, department of
Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, addressed the participants
about the use of digital data in research analysis. He lectured on the theme
Geo-Spatial Technology: Moving from data to information. He
demonstrated through the use of GIS software how the vector information
could be changed into raster and vise versa. He also continued his lecture on
the same theme in second session after 15 minutes tea break.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. -1:45 p.m.)
Third Session (1:45 p.m. -3:00 p.m.)
Dr. Jabir Ali
Dr. Jabir Ali, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management,
Lucknow, presented very interesting lecture on research methodology in a
very attractive way. Participants were much eager to listening him. Dr. Ali
highlighted the crux problems of researcher how to identify research
problem.
Photograph: Dr Jabir Ali, Associate Professor, IIM, Lucknow addressing participants
Fourth session was also continued by Dr. Jabir Ali, after short tea
break of 15 minutes. He stressed in this session on the method to
conceptualize the research problems and its framework. He guided the
participants with suitable examples of his own experience for conceptualize
their research problems before starting the research work. Dr. Ali also
focused on six steps to be followed for preparation of good quality
manuscript. Definition of problem, literature review, objectives &
hypothesis determination, data generation and collection, computation and
analysis and interpretation are important steps for good research manuscript
preparation.
Photograph: Dr. Jabir Ali addressing participants in workshop on Research Methodology
EIGHTH DAY, Saturday (21-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.)
Prof. Shamsul Haque Siddiqui
Prof. S. H. Siddiqui, Chairperson, Department of Geography,
A.M.U., Aligarh, a distinguished professor in agricultural geography,
delivered lecture on research techniques used in the study of agriculture and
related problems. He presented his experience with the empirical examples
of flood as natural disaster in North Bihar. He taught about the factor and
regression analysis techniques how to be used in the study of Agricultural
Geography.
Second Session (11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
Field Survey - II
The second field survey was conducted in village located in the rural-
urban fringe of Aligarh city. The name of village is Qila Ka Nagla. This
village has unique character of urban life among rural people. Near this
village Aligarh Fort is located which is designated as A.M.U., Botanical
Garden, after which the village is named as Qila Ka Nagla. The participants
with course directors visited Qila and village and interviewed the rural
people and generated data on socio economic impact of urban centre,
Aligarh City on the inhabitants of village. They observed rural morphology
and witnessed the change in rural land use system in the village under the
influence of urbanization.
Photograph: Participants along with course and deputy course director in Qila Ka Nagla
Photograph: Participants with local people in Qila Ka Nagla
Photograph: Course director interacting with the participants in Qila Ka Nagla
Photograph: Participants discussing with a bangle vendor in the village
Photograph: Participants visiting Aligarh Fort
Third & Fourth Sessions (2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Dr. Upendra Choudhury
Dr. Upendra Choudhury, associate professor, department of Political
Science, A.M.U., Aligarh and Deputy Director, ICSSR, New Delhi,
presented his lecture in two continuous sessions. He guided and suggested
the participants how to write good research paper. Dr. Choudhury urged
them to be very clear and well understood about the definition and
conceptualization of the research problems. Researcher should aim limited
number of objectives and hypotheses when proceeding for writing a paper.
He also emphasized for strong and an exhaustive literature review which
will be giving more value to the paper.
Dr. Choudhury in his second lecture, suggested the participants
regarding the availability of funds from different agencies especially from
Indian Council of Social science Research. They became aware about
different schemes like Doctoral Fellowship, Post Doctoral Fellowship and
fund for data collection as well as for international travel grant.
Photograph: Dr. Upendra Choudhury addressing the participants in Geography
Conference Room
Photograph: Participants with Dr. Upendra Choudhury, director, ICSSR, New Delhi
NINTH DAY, Sunday (22-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.)
Prof. Brijesh Kumar Bajpai
Prof. Bajpai is an economist in Giri Institute of Development Studies,
Lucknow. He presented his deliberation on the theme of Concept and
Methods in Social Science Research. He highlighted the definition of
scientific research, inductive and deductive methods and units of analysis.
Tea Break (11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Prof. Fahimuddin, an economist in Giri Institute of Development
Studies, Lucknow, highlighted the salient features of a research projects. He
guided the participants how to prepare a research project for approval from
funding agencies especially from ICSSR, New Delhi.
Photograph: Prof. Faheemuddin addressing the participants in the Department of
Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)
Photograph: Prof. Brijesh Kumar Bajpai and Prof. Faheemuddin taking Lunch in Hotel
Gulmarg
Third & Fourth Sessions (2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
These two sessions were further addressed by again by Prof. Brijesh
Kumar Bajpai and Prof. Faheemuddin and they extended their earlier
lectures started before lunch session.
TENTH DAY, Monday (23-11-2015)
First Session (9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
Prof. Abdul Matin
Prof. Abdul Matin, department of Sociology, A.M.U., Aligarh,
delivered his lecture on the theme Research Methodology: Deductive and
Inductive Logic of Enquiry. He highlighted four types i.e. inductive,
deductive, retroductive and abductive logic of enquiries are applied in social
science research.
Tea Break (11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
Second Session (11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
Dr. Mohd. Abid Siddiqui
Dr. Mohd Abid Siddiqui, associate professor, department of
Education, AMU, Aligarh expressed his ideas on data gathering tools in
social science research. He opined that objectivity; reliability, utility,
validity, norms, tractability, discriminating power and simplicity are the
important tools of good research.
Lunch (12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
VALEDICTORY SESSION (2:00 p.m. onwards)
Valedictory function of the workshop was organized in the
department of Geography at 2:00 p.m. Prof. N.A.K. Durrani, deanf of
social science was the chief guest of the session and Prof. Baharul Islam,
IIM, Kashipur (Uttarakhand) as guest of honor of the session. Prof. Abdul
Munir, dean faculty of science, Prof. Shamsul Haque Siddiqui, chairperson,
department of Geography, Prof. Nizamuddin Khan, course director and Dr.
Mumtaz Ahmad, co-course coordinator were also present as important
dignitaries of the session.
The valedictory session was opened with the recitation of verses of
Holy Quran. Prof. Nizamuddin Khan presented a brief report of the
workshop highlighting important events performed during ten days. Prof.
Shamsul Haque Siddiqui expressed his experience of the present event of
workshop on research methodology and showed his satisfaction and
appreciation to the organizer of the program for best performance. Prof.
Baharul Islam showed his great pleasure about the conduct of such course
for high quality research and encouraged the participants for better
performance. He presented his optimistic view for young scholars and urged
them to harness and develop their latent potential of research and
exploration. Prof. N.A.K. Durrani presented his last message to the
participants and called for regular occurrence of such course in the
university. He appreciated the whole body of organizing team especially
chairperson for providing different kind of facilities and amenities needed
for successful workshop. At the last, certificates were distributed by chief
guest and guest of honor to the participants.
Finally, vote of thanks was presented by Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad,
assistant professor, to ICSSR, New Delhi, chairperson D/o Geography and
Statistics for providing facilities for better performance of workshop and
deans of faculty of science and social science for their moral support. He
also presented due thank to office bearers of Registrar, Finance, Dean, and
department for their help and support. Due thanks were also presented to
participants, guest house, hotel and students of the department for their
valuable contribution in best performance of the present workshop on
research methodology.
In this way the workshop came to an end and was declared as
completed after a session of high tea.
Photograph: Chief Guest of the Valedictory Session, Prof. N.A.K. Durrani, Dean,
Faculty of Social Science, AMU, and the Guest of Honour, Prof. Baharul Islam, IIM
Kashipur, along with the Chairperson, D/o Geography and Course Coordinator.
Photograph: Participant receiving certificate from Chief Guest, Prof. N.A.K. Durrani
Photograph: Participant receiving certificate from Guest of Honor, Prof. Baharul Islam