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Training Programme on Research Methodology in Social Sciences

Dates:  11-22 April 2023

The last date for applying has been extended to 6th April, 2023

The Council for Social Development (CSD), New Delhi, is organising a Twelve-day Training Programme on Research Methodology in Social Science for M.Phil./Ph.D. Scholars of Indian Universities, colleges and academic institutions and professionals working in the field of social development from 11-22 April 2023.

The objective of the programme is to provide understanding of various aspects of research methodology including research design, quantitative and qualitative methods, data preparation, empirical analysis, academic writing and interpretation. The programme seeks to i) discuss conceptual issues on emerging areas of social science research; ii) improve skills and the ability to undertake research on those issues using appropriate datasets, statistical tools and methods and estimation procedures; and iii) discuss the nature of research dissemination. The methodology programme will consist of lectures by eminent academicians, group discussions besides hands-on experience with datasets using statistical techniques. 

The target group of the programme is young social science researchers who are enrolled for M.Phil./Ph.D. in a UGC recognized university/deemed university/colleges/institutes of national importance and ICSSR Research Institutes and professions working in the field of social development. A batch of 30-35 participants will be selected on an all-India basis from various disciplines of social sciences.

Broad Themes included in the Course

  • Introduction to Social Science Research and research process, theoretical perspectives in social science research, Notions of Objectivity and subjectivity in Social Science Research
  • Reviewing literature
  • Qualitative and quantitative research designs, methods, and instruments
  • Analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data as well as mixed methods research
  • Formulating research questions
  • Pre-requisites and preparation for qualitative and quantitative research, Research ethics and integrity
  • Tools for Data Collection, Interview Schedule and Questionnaire, Case Study and Observation
  • Principles and techniques of statistical analysis
  • Statistical tools and Statistical Packages for Social Sciences, MS EXCEL and STATA
  • Building Academic writing skills

Learning outcomes

Upon the completion of the course, the participants will:

  • Understand research terminology
  • Be aware of the ethical principles of research, ethical challenges and approval processes
  • Describe quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches to research
  • Identify the components of a literature review process
  • Critically analyze published research
  • Be able to write high quality research proposals, thesis/ dissertations, study reports and research papers.

Other Details

Course Contribution: The contribution from each participant is Rs 7000/- which covers the cost of course material, lunch, tea/coffee.

The Course contribution can be paid by Demand Draft/Crossed Cheque, favouring ‘Council for Social Development’ payable at Delhi. Alternatively, online fund transfer can be made to the Council’s Account, by way of NEFT.

The details are as follows:

Name of the Bank: Bank of India
Branch: Khan Market, New Delhi
Full Name of Account: Council for Social Development
Account Number: 600720100050048
Swift Code: BKIDINBBKHM
IFSC Code: BKID0006007
Micr Code: 110013014
Reference Description: Main Account
Type of Account: Current Account

The participants will have to make their own arrangement for travel and accommodation.

Interested candidates may fill the application form and submit it through email to jaya@csdindia.org on or before March 25, 2023 with the subject line ‘Application for CSD- RMC 2023’. Alternatively, they can post the application form to Ms Jaya Nair by super scribing ‘Application for CSD- RMC 2023’.

Selected candidates will be informed by April 2, 2023.

For further query, email: jaya@csdindia.org.

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Right Based Approach  to Development: A Training Workshop

Council for Social Development plans to organise a three day Training Workshop on “Right Based Approach to Development: A Training Workshop” taking into account the operation of the five important laws – The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Forest Rights Act, 2006, National Food Security Act, 2013 and Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

The Workshop intends to provide detailed discussion by experts, of the process of formulation, provisions and implementation of these acts, and their contributions to social development of the country. Applications are invited from students & researchers, teachers, social workers, media persons and civil servants. Participants may send a statement of about 250 words indicating their area of interest in the workshop.

Date: 18-20 January 2023

Venue: DDM Hall, CSD, 53 Lodi Estate, New Delhi – 110003.

Programme

DaysTimeSchedule
Day I
18th January ( Wednesday)		2.00 – 4.00 PMOverview
Panel by Prof. Zoya Hasan, Prof. M Mohanty, and
Prof. K. B. Saxena
4.00 – 4.30PMBreak for Tea
4.30 – 6.00 PMLecture on The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 – by Prof Ashok Pankaj
Day II
19th  January
( Thursday)		2.00 – 3.30 PMLecture on The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – by Prof Muchkund Dubey
3.30 -4.00 PMBreak for Tea
4.00 – 5.30 PMLecture on Forest Rights Act, 2006 by Prof K. B.Saxena
Day III
20th January
( Friday)		10.00 – 11.30 AMLecture on National Food Security Act, 2013 by
Dr. Dipa Sinha
11.30 – 11.45 AMBreak for Tea
11.45 AM – 1.15 PMLecture on Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 by Prof K. B.Saxena
1.15 – 2.15 PMLunch
2.15 – 4.15 PMPresentation of papers by Participants
4.15 – 4.30 PMBreak for Tea
4.30 – 6.00 PMAssessment and Prospects
PANEL Discussion by Experts

Training Workshop on “Right Based Legislations for Social Development: Assessment and Prospects”

Date: 5-7 December 2022

Venue: DDML Hall, CSD, 53 Lodi Estate, New Delhi – 110003.

 Council for Social Development plans to organise a three day Training Workshop on “Right Based Legislations for Social Development: Assessment and Prospects” taking into account the operation of the five important laws – The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Forest Rights Act, 2006, National Food Security Act, 2013 and Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

The Workshop intends to provide detailed discussion by experts, of the process of formulation, provisions and implementation of these acts, and their contributions to social development of the country. Applications are invited from students & researchers, teachers, social workers, media persons and civil servants. Participants may send a statement of about 250 words indicating their area of interest in the workshop.

There is a nominal contribution of Rs. 1000 towards compilation of material and facilitation. A certificate will be provided on the completion of the workshop. Last day for receiving application is 15th November, 2022. Applications should be sent to jaya@csdindia.org

Tentative Programme

DaysTimeSchedule

Day I

5th December (Monday)

2.00 – 4.00 PM

Overview

Panel by Prof. Zoya Hasan, Prof. M Mohanty, and

Prof. K. B. Saxena

4.00 – 4.30PMBreak for Tea
4.30 – 6.00 PMLecture on The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 – by Prof Ashok Pankaj

Day II

6th December (Tuesday)

2.00 – 3.30 PMLecture on The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – by Prof Muchkund Dubey
3.30 -4.00 PMBreak for Tea
4.00 – 5.30 PMLecture on Forest Rights Act, 2006 by Prof K. B.Saxena

Day III

7th December (Wednesday)

10.00 – 11.30 AM

Lecture on National Food Security Act, 2013 by

Dr. Dipa Sinha

11.30 – 11.45 AMBreak for Tea
11.45 AM – 1.15 PMLecture on Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 by Prof K. B.Saxena
1.15 – 2.15 PMLunch
2.15 – 4.15 PMPresentation of papers by Participants
4.15 – 4.30 PMBreak for Tea
4.30 – 6.00 PM

Assessment and Prospects

PANEL Discussion by Experts

Training Workshop on Social Impact Assessment and Resettlement Planning

Every year the Council for Social Development carries out a number of training courses and workshops designed to enhance the capacity of the participants in these programmes to have a better understanding of social development problems and challenges, learn the methodology for carrying out research on social issues mainly based on the survey method and generally to deal with the critical problems in important area of social development , like health, education, settlements of project displaced persons etc. Participants in these training courses and workshops are drawn from researchers in universities and independent think tanks, policy makers and non-governmental organizations. Two subjects on which training courses are organised every year are social science research methodology and the settlement of persons displaced by development projects.

25th – 27th February, 2020

Venue: India International Centre, New Delhi

We are pleased to inform you that the Council for Social Development (CSD), New Delhi, will hold its next annual training workshop on resettlement from 25 February to 27 February 2020. The programme this year will be focused on ‘Social Impact Assessment and Resettlement Planning’. The objective of this workshop is to familiarize participants with newer, more effective ways of managing the emerging resettlement challenges.  The workshop will be suitable for senior/middle level government officials, public sector personnel, industry managers, NGOs, academics, trainers and also those working in international development agencies as well as personnel working on projects financed by them. The programme contribution includes course material, lunch, mid-morning and afternoon tea/coffee.

Participant’s contribution for this programme is Rs. 5000 per candidate. For students and NGOs the contribution is only Rs. 3000. For international participants, the contribution (inclusive of accommodation and meals for three nights) is Rs 30000.

The last date for receiving nominations is 5th February, 2020.

Download Registration Forms click here

For further information contact: Dr. Ankita Goyal, Assistant Professor, CSD

Contact No.: 011-24615383, 24618660

E-mail: ankita@csdindia.org

Workshop Brochure

Two Weeks Training Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences

Dates:  9-20 December 2019

 Last Date of Application: 2nd December 2019

 Objectives

– To develop the faculties of researchers to carry out social science research in a scientific way
– To articulate findings and conclusions in an effective manner

Course Contents

  1. Philosophy of Science
  2. Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of Social Science Research
  3. Identifying the research problem; Reviewing literature using memory mapping; Formulating research questions/testable hypotheses; Selecting appropriate research design
  4. Preparing for fieldwork; Selection of the Universe and Sample;
  5. Designing interview schedules
  6. Collecting qualitative information through ethnography, case studies, social stories; focus group discussions (FGDs)
  7. Narrative, content and discourse analysis of qualitative data
  8. Social mapping and other participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools
  9. Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
  10. Collecting and entering quantitative data; Cleaning, sorting and analysis in Advanced Excel and STATA; Interpretation of the results
  11. Data visualization in tabular forms, diagrams, and maps (through Q-GIS)
  12. Ranking on the basis of Index number
  13. Social Research writing and publication process; Ethical considerations

Features

  1. Interactive classroom sessions
  2. Exposure to contemporary social science research topics
  3. Hands-on training of social science research methods
  4. Learning through published papers
  5. Presentations by participants

Course Contribution
Rs 7000/- (seven thousand only) per participant, which include kit bag, course material, lunch, mid-morning and afternoon tea/coffee. The participants will have to make their own arrangement for travel and accommodation.

Last Date for Nomination/application 
The last date for receiving nomination/application for this training course is 2nd December 2019.

Venue
Council for Social Development, 53 Lodi Estate (KK Birla Marg), New Delhi, 110003

Contact Us

For further information, please contact: Dr. Susmita Mitra, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, 53 Lodi Estate (KK Birla Marg), New Delhi, 110003

E-mail: susmita@csdindia.org
Telephone: +91-11- 24615383 (ext 220)

Registration Form : click here

Training Programme on New Approaches to Resettlement: Building Capacity for Project Management

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Training Programme on New Approaches to Resettlement: Building Capacity for Project Management

27th – 29th November, 2017

CSD has been conducting resettlement management training every year for over a decade with the aim of strengthening planning and management capacity of resettlement practitioners. Much has however happened in recent years in this field of training. Primarily, increased emphasis on infrastructure development has triggered change in this situation. Hence the focus of this workshop is on new approaches to resettlement. The Objective of this Resettlement Training Workshop is to familiarize participants with newer, more effective ways of managing emerging resettlement challenges.

The workshop is held in the month of November every year.

Training Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences

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Dates: 11-22 December 2017
Last Date of Application: 30 November 2017

Objectives
The two weeks long training course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences is aimed to help the social scientists to choose an appropriate methodology for their research work and plan the work in proper step by step manner.

Training
The program train the students/participants how to select and formulate the research problem, write research proposals to different funding opportunities in India and abroad, review the relevant literature, build the conceptual framework, select the research design, formulate the targeted research questions/testable hypothesis, select the sampling methods, prepare the interview schedule/questionnaires and other relevant tools for data collec
ion, choose suitable techniques for data analysis, analyse data through software packages R, interpret the results to complete the scientific report writing, referencing, indexing and other useful techniques required for the publication process. Moreover the training will also cover tools and techniques for policy and impact evaluation studies, and preparing social indices.

Course Design / Methodology
The course is designed to have interactive classroom sessions, lectures and demonstrations by the field experts, and hand-on training in statistical software package R.

Expected Outcome
At the end of the programme the participants are expected to have enhanced capacity to carry out social science research on a scientific basis, to articulate their findings and conclusions in an effective manner to make suggestions and policy recommendation for policy changes in the desired direction.

Course Contribution
The course contribution is Rs 6,000/- (six thousand) per participant which include kit bag, course material, lunch, breakfast, mid-morning and afternoon tea/coffee. The participants will have to make their own arrangement for accommodation.

Last Date for Nomination/application
The last date for receiving nomination/application for this training course is 30th November 2017.

Venue
Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture Hall, Council for Social Development, 53 Lodi Estate (KK Birla Marg), New Delhi, 110003

Contact Us:
For further information, please contact: Dr.SusmitaMitra, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, 53 Lodi Estate (KK Birla Marg), New Delhi, 110003

E-mail: susmita@csdindia.org Telephone: +91-11- 24615383 (ext 220)

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Training Workshop on Dalit Rights and Democracy

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Council for Social Development

is organizing a five day

 Training Workshop on

Dalit Rights and Democracy
on

28 August 2017 to 1 September 2017

 Open for: Teachers | Social Workers | Researchers |

Civil Servants | Journalists | Students

 Sessions Include: Constitutional Framework and Dalit Rights | Protective Laws and their Implementation | Dalits, State and Democracy: Institutions and Processes | Economy and Dalits | Atrocities against Dalits | Dalit Women | Dalits and Education | Reservation and Development Interventions | Dalits and Media | Dalit Movements

Venue:     Council for Social Development

                   Sangha Rachna, 53 Lodi Estate

                   New Delhi 110003

                   Phone: 11-24615383

Conveners:  Prof. K.B. Saxena, Prof Manoranjan Mohanty, Prof Zoya Hasan,
Prof. N. Sukumar and Dr. Harish Wankhede

 Coordinator:          Dhruva Narayan (dhruva@csdindia.org)

 Contact Person:    Komal (k.rajak.du@gmail.com)

 (Lectures and discussions will be held in the afternoon from 3 pm to 6.30 pm)

Participants Contribution: ₹1,000 (All payments to be made in the name of Council for Social Development either through Demand Draft or Net Banking (details below:Name of the Bank:  Bank of India,  32/33 Raja Gyan Nath Building, Subramanian Bharti Marg, Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003; Full Name of Account: Council for Social Development, Account Number :600720100050048, IFSC Code : BKID0006007, Type of Account : Current Account)

Applicants are requested to mail a brief statement of purpose for attending the workshop along with their CV by 20 August 2017.

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Training Course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences

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12th – 23rd December, 2016
Venue: Council for Social Development, New Delhi
Last Date of Application: 8 December 2016

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Objectives

The two weeks long training course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences is aimed to help the social scientists to choose an appropriate methodology for their research work and plan the work in proper step by step manner.

Training

The program train the students/participants how to select and formulate the research problem, review the relevant literature, build the conceptual framework, select the research design, formulate the targeted research questions/testable hypothesis, select the sampling methods, prepare the interview schedule/questionnaires and other relevant tools for data collection, choose suitable techniques for data analysis, analyze data through software package like R and GIS (Geographical Information System), interpret the results to complete the scientific report writing.

Course Design / Methodology

The course is designed to have interactive classroom sessions, lectures and demonstrations by the field experts, hand-on training in statistical software package R and day-long field survey.

Expected Outcome

At the end of the programme the participants are expected to have enhanced capacity to carry out social science research on a scientific basis, to articulate their findings and conclusions in an effective manner to make suggestions and policy recommendation for policy changes in the desired direction.

Course Contribution

The course contribution is Rs 8,000/- (eight thousand) per participant. Charges include Kit bag, course material, lunch, breakfast, mid-morning and afternoon tea/coffee, and day- long field trip. The participants will have to make their own arrangement for accommodation.

Last Date for Nomination/application

The registration forms may be downloaded from the CSD website.
The last date for receiving nomination/application for this training course is 8th December 2016.

Venue

Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Lecture Hall, Council for Social Development, 53 Lodi Estate (KK Birla Marg), New Delhi, 110003

Contact Us:

For further information, please contact: Dr.SusmitaMitra, Assistant Professor, Council for Social Development, 53 Lodi Estate (KK Birla Marg), New Delhi, 110003
E-mail: susmita@csdindia.org Telephone: +91-11- 24615383 (ext 220)

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Training Workshop on New Approaches to Resettlement

29th November – 1st December, 2016
Venue: Council for Social Development, New Delhi

Three day annual training workshop on ‘New Approaches to Resettlement’. The objective of this workshop wass to familiarize participants with newer, more effective ways of managing the emerging resettlement challenges, kesigned keeping in view the changing training needs of resettlement practitioners including senior/middle level government officials, industry managers, NGO’s representative, academics, and also those working on internationally funded projects.