Wednesday, June 1, 2016

7-day National Workshop on Research Methodology, June 23-29, 2016, PIM, Kapurthala (Punjab)

7-day National Workshop on Research Methodology: Basics and Advances in Structural Equation Modeling

June 23-29, 2016, Kapurthala (Punjab)
 
Organiser/Venue: Punjab Institute of Management (PIM), the Main Campus of I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala (Punjab).

About: The workshop will focus on beginners and experienced researchers involved in high quality research. It will begin with introduction to research and move on to some unique aspects like theory building and conceptualization. Issues related to scale construction, research design and methods and Common Method Variance (CMV) will also be discussed. Two exclusive days will be spent on Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) one of the most popular and widely used techniques for survey-based researches. Another two days will be spent on explaining the advanced methods of SEM like Mediation, Moderation, Path analysis etc. The workshop will conclude by explain the nuances of academic writing and publishing in top-tier journals.

This workshop is as per UGC norms for week-long workshop that fetches 10 marks under Academic Performance Indicator (API) and can be used for selections / promotions for various faculty jobs in the country.

Registration shall be done on first-come first-serve basis. 

Schedule of the Workshop:
Date
Session – I
Tea
Break
(30 min)
Session – II
Lunch
Break
(60 min)
Session – III
Tea
Break
(30 min)
Session – IV

9:00  – 10:30
11:00 – 12:30
1:30 – 3:00
3:30 – 5:00
23-06-2016
(Thursday)
Day – 1
Introduction to Research
Dr. Harmeen Soch

Conceptualization and Theory Building
Dr. Harmeen Soch

Proposition and Hypothesis Formulation
Dr. Kapil Gupta
Research Design and Methods
Dr. Kapil Gupta
24-06-2016
(Friday)
Day – 2
Scaling and Measurement

Dr. Harmeen Soch
Scale Construction and Questionnaire Designing
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur
CMV, Validity and Reliability Tests

Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur
Causation in Social Research
Dr. Harmeen Soch
25-06-2016
(Saturday)
Day – 3
Regression: Simple and Multiple
Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
Assumptions of Regression
Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
Introduction to AMOS
Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
Regression in AMOS
Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
26-06-2016
(Sunday)
Day – 4

EFA – I

Dr. Neeraj Kaushik

EFA – II

Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
CFA
(Model fit and Validity / Reliability) - I
Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
CFA
(Model fit and Validity / Reliability) - II
Dr. Neeraj Kaushik
27-06-2016
(Monday)
Day – 5

SEM – I
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur


SEM – II
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur

Path Analysis – I
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur

Path Analysis – II
Dr. Gurjeet Kaur
28-06-2016
(Tuesday)
Day – 6

Mediation Analysis
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur

Moderation Analysis
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur
 Multiple Mediation
Dr. Gurjeet
Kaur
 Moderated Mediation
Dr. Gurjeet Kaur
29-06-2016
(Wednesday)
Day – 7

Academic Writing
Dr. Harmeen Soch  
Publishing in Top-Tier Journals
Dr. Harmeen Soch
Participant Feedback
Valedictory Session

Registration Fee (including course material, lunch for 7 days and tea / snacks):


Participant Category
Registration Category
Early Bird
Regular
On or before
12th June 2016
On or before
21st June 2016
Industry Executives
INR 25,000
INR 28,000
Faculty Members
INR 12,000
INR 15,000
Research Scholars / Students
INR 8,500
INR 10,000
Foreign Delegates
USD 400
USD 500

For participants who wish to pay online, may transfer fee directly to the account details given below:

Account Number: 50100050531162
Account Name: PTU-PIM
IFSC Code HDFC0003402 
Branch Name: HDFC Bank, PTU Campus Branch
SWIFT Code: HDFCINBB

Registration Fee can be paid via DD also drawn in favour of ‘PTU-PIM’ payable at Jalandhar. Kindly send speed post / registered post of the DD alongwith the duly filled registration form to the address given below:

Harmeen Soch
Director In-Charge
Punjab Institute of Management (PIM)
I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU)
Kapurthala-Jalandhar Highway
Near Pushpa Gujral Science City
Kapurthala 144603

Please Note: The registration fee is non-refundable and no request for refund will be entertained. The registration fee of INR 8,500 or INR 10,000 for research scholar / student will be applicable only to those who are full-time PhD students and are funded by UGC for pursuing research or are studying in any institute / university. Such candidate will have to submit a certificate of bonafide candidature as a full-time research scholar / student duly signed by the Dean / Head of the respective department on the letter head verifying that the scholar / student is not working anywhere else. Registration fee of INR 12,000 / INR 15,000 will be applicable on other faculty members in the absence of certificate.

Eminent Resource Persons for the Program: PIM is committed to imparting quality education and in quest for excellence in higher education; it has chosen some of the best faculty members in the industry to train the participants. The detail of the resource persons for this FDP is as follows:

Dr. Neeraj Kaushik, Associate Professor & Head of Department, Department of Business Administration, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.

Dr. Gurjeet Kaur, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, University of Jammu, Jammu.

Dr. Harmeen Soch, Associate Professor & Director In-charge, Punjab Institute of Management, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala.

Dr. Kapil Gupta, Assistant Professor, Punjab Institute of Management, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala.

Accommodation: Punjab Institute of Management shall provide accommodation to the participants at their Guest House at the following rates:

Sr. No.
Description

Accommodation Charges
(per night)
Breakfast
(per day)
Dinner
(per day)
1.       
Dormitory
INR 350 per bed
INR 130
INR 160
2.       
Non AC room with double bed*
INR 600 per room
INR 130
INR 160
3.       
AC room with double bed*
INR 850 per room
INR 130
INR 160
* Please note that upto 3 participants can share an AC or Non-AC room.

Note: There are 4 dormitories with 20 beds with attached shared bathroom and toilets with each dormitory. The guest house also has 16 Non-AC rooms and 16 AC rooms, which will be allocated as per participant choice on first-come-first-serve basis. Once the Non-AC rooms are exhausted, the participant will have to take AC rooms. If any participant wishes to take room on sharing basis, he / she may put up the request and depending upon request by other participants, sharing will be made available.

For downloading the detailed workshop brochure, application form and fee deposit slip please visit www.pimk.ac.in.

For any queries, please contact:
Dr. Harmeen Soch                             Dr. Kapil Gupta
Email: harmeensoch@yahoo.com              Email: kapilfutures@gmail.com 
Tel: +91-947-809-8051                                Tel: +91-947-809-8074

Source: An email message from Dr.Kapil Gupta (01/06/2016) and www.pimk.ac.in

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