The Research and Development Cell, Faculty Development Cell & Department of Library and Information Science of the College in association with EdMaestro Pvt Ltd organized an Online 7-Day National level FDP on Research Methodology & Academic Writing with hands-on SPSS from 31st March to 8th April 2023. The Resource Person was Dr. Anubhuti Dwivedi, Director, EdMaestro Pvt. Ltd., Training & Consulting Company.
The Objectives of the FDP were to equip the participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct research, including identifying the right research problem, building the research framework, selecting appropriate data analysis techniques, using SPSS for data analysis and interpretation, and writing the thesis and quality research papers that are publishable in indexed journals.
The FDP was comprehensive and covered a range of topics including Problem Identification, Literature Review, Measurement & Scaling, Questionnaire Designing, Introduction to Univariate & Multivariate Techniques of Data Analysis, Data Preparation & Basics of Working with SPSS, Cross Tabs & Chi-Square Test, T-Test, ANOVA, Correlation, Simple & Multiple Regression, Logistic Regression, Discriminant Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis in SPSS, Introduction to CFA and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Writing Thesis and Good Research Papers for Publication in Scopus/ ABDC/ WoS/ ABS Journals, Selecting Appropriate Journal and Identifying Fake and Predatory Journals
A total of 97 faculty members from all over India attended the FDP, with 27 being from our own institution. The participants provided very positive feedback on the FDP and expressed their interest in attending more research-related FDPs in the future.
The FDP was successfully coordinated by Dr. Maithili Naik, Convenor of the R&D Cell, Ms. Swati Bhat, Convenor of the FDP Cell, and Ms. Manasi Rege, College Librarian. Mr. Shreyas Desai served as the Teacher in charge of the FDP, ensuring its smooth execution.
