Research Initiative Workshop Phase III: organised by SMSR

From 23^rd to 25^th of this February, School of Management Studies and Research organized a three-day workshop on philosophy of research (both qualitative and quantitative). This workshop is a part of continuous process to orient the faculty members and students of SMSR towards research in their chosen areas. Phase II and I have already been conducted in the previous academic years, and phase III was an extension of the same. The resource persons for all three phases were from Tata Institute of Social Studies, Mumbai.

Phase III saw Dr. Samapthi Guha and Dr. Archana Singh from TISS, take the participants through various philosophies of research. The emphasis was given on directing one’s research through the research question and ontology and not by some predetermined methodology.

Each day was divided into various sessions, but on the outset it was laid out into a session of theory and one for activities. Qualitative and quantitative research philosophies were both touched upon and the participants were asked to work on the same during the sessions kept aside for activities. Literature review was also an area, which was emphasized by the resource persons a lot. Various techniques on reviewing and surveying the literature were discussed during the sessions.

The Phase III saw participation from different institutes like KLE’s IMSR and KLE Belgaum too. In total around 16 participants spent three days in SMSR honing their research skills. In the end it was a highly fruitful and productive workshop for aspiring researchers like us.

Would like to appreciate the trouble taken by Ms. Jayanti Belur in organizing the whole workshop and running the show for three days. Would also like to thank our H.O.D Dr. S.V. Patil for taking away our regular responsibilities for those three days so we could dedicate ourselves completely for the workshop itself.