From: Research Center for Training & Development (RCTD)

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An International Online Workshop

“Mastering Dissertation/Thesis/Paper Writing”

A 3-day  high quality workshop

I take this opportunity to introduce you that Research Center for Training & Development (RCTD) is working for the research capacity building of the faculty and postgraduate/graduate scholars through organizing workshops on research methods and methodologies.

 

The art of writing a research thesis/paper is one of the most difficult and demanding tasks that a researcher may face. In order to enhance the research capabilities and to inculcate modern thesis writing trends, RCTD is organizing an International Online Workshop “Mastering Dissertation/Thesis/Paper Writing” on 27-29 January, 2012. The researchers from universities, Institutes, R&D organizations and Social sector organizations are invited to participate from anywhere around the world.

This workshop is also designed to support the pursuit of writing research paper and share the experiences of quality publishing. The workshop will help the researchers to effectively design their path and produce high quality thesis and papers.

Contents:

 

 

Dissertation/Thesis Writing

 

·        Introduction 

·        Review of Literature

·        Method and Procedure

·        Main Objectives of the Study

·        Hypothesis(es) formulation

·        Sample size determination

·        Instruments (tools)/Scale development

·        Procedure

·        Analysis of Data

·        Results and Discussion

·        Summary and Conclusion

·        Suggestions and Recommendations for Further Studies

·        References

·        Appendices

 

Writing Research Paper

 

·        Classification of research papers 

·        Components and organization of a research paper 

·        Planning and writing research paper 

·        Using style manuals in research 

·        Publishing research paper 

·        Review and revision 

·        Legal and ethical issues in research 

 

Citation & Referencing Using EndNote X5

 

·        Comparative overview of reference management systems

·        Why citation styles and references?

·        Endnote overview, installation and practice 

·        Browsing and searching through endnote

·        Create and manage a references library

·        Edit, sort, format and insert references

·        Employ and practice the ‘cite while you write’ (CWUR) feature

·        Hands on practice  and self-reflection session

 

 Data Analysis Using SPSS V.20

 

·        Data entry in SPSS, Data cleaning

·        Defining variable on SPSS variable view screen

·        Assigning value labels, Working with data files

·        Checking scale reliability through SPSS

·        Creating new variables from existing one

·        Descriptive Analysis for Qualitative & Quantitative Data

·        Parametric Inference for Mean (One, Two & Multiple Samples)

·        Non–Parametric Inference for Mean (One,Two & Multiple Samples)

·        The Regression Analysis

·        Regression for Binary Response

·        Exploratory Factor Analysis

 

Resource Persons:

 

 

Professor Dr. Alay Ahmad

Dean

Faculty of Social Sciences

Higher Education Approved PhD Supervisor

Chief Editor, Preston Journal of Social Sciences

Preston University

 

Dr. Muhammad Ahsan

Academic Research Consultant

Higher Education

United Kingdom (UK)

 

Assistant Professor Muhammad Shafique

Data Analyst

Expert of Statistical Software like SPSS , STATA & AMOS etc.

Research Center for Training & Development (RCTD)

 

Mr. Bilal Sharif

Expert of reference management tool EndNoteX5

Research Center for Training & Development (RCTD)

 

 

How to participate?

 

 

The registered participant will receive a confirmatory email from RCTD. The email will have workshop join link. The participant will click the join link on the day of workshop; it will download a webinar setup file. After download is completed, click/run the webinar setup file, the setup will automatically complete in 5-minutes and participant will be connected with us.      

 

Requirements:

 

·         Desktop computer/Laptop P4 or latest

·         Windows XP/ Vista/Windows 7/Mac

·         Internet connectivity

·         A set of Headphone & Mic (connect to your computer)

 

Note: Kindly close all other programs on your computer during webinar session

 

Program:

 

 

Date:  27-29 January, 2012(Friday-Sunday)

Time: 9:00am- 5:00pm

Investment: Rs. 3000/participant

 

Online Registration:

 

 

For registration and payment details click the link below

http://tinyurl.com/rctd-workshop  or Visit: www.rctd.org (Online workshop)

 

The participant will also get

·      Resource Material (soft copy through email)

·      STATA V.11, SPSS V. 20 and Endnote X5 (latest)

·        Certificate (through courier)

 

Note: The registered participant will be give access to download the softwares from our database before the workshop.

 

Who Should Attend?

 

 

·        Faculty members

·        Research Scholars (MPhil/PhD)

·        Research Associates

·         Researchers of Medical Sciences

·        Researchers of R&D Organizations

·         Researchers of Social Sector Organizations 

 

Contact Us:

 

 

Ateeq-ur-Rehman

Manager

Research Center for Training & Development (RCTD)

Cell: 0092322-4309974

Email: workshops@...

 

Research Center for Training & Development (RCTD)

217-J 1 (Near J 1 Market) Wapda Town, Lahore, Pakistan

Phone: 0092-42-35898307 Fax 0092-42-35898307

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