Course Title 1: Research Methods for practicing researchers

(Evening Class Course 03:00pm to 07:00pm)

Date: 12– 16 March 2012

Venue: EASTC Campus – Dar es Salaam

Learning Objectives:

The participants would be able to;

• Understand different facets of research needs in general;
• Plan and conduct researches that address needs of clients in the socio-economic areas;
• Prepare instruments for data collection and collect data;
• Use the PASW Statistics/SPSS package in preparing data capture forms and run tables they wish by using the PASW Statistics/SPSS Syntax;
• Process raw data independently and prepare final reports.

  Contents

• Why should there be research activities in/for an organisation;
• Principles of a Research;
• A need for policy related researches and formulating policy research proposals;
• Statistical Data production cycle;
• Differences between natural science research and socio-economic researches;
• Organisation in a natural science research versus a socio-economic research;
• Type of data needed for natural science and socio-economic researches;
• Importance of Sampling knowledge in research undertakings;
• Preparation of data collection instruments;
• Collecting data and possible errors during this process;
• The use of PASW Statistics/SPSS package in data capture and processing;
• Preparation of PASW Statistics/SPSS structure for capturing survey data;
• Running frequency;
• Preparation of Tables (both frequency and crosstabs) for analysis;
• Presentation of data and interpretation of results;
• Report writing procedures and dissemination.

Target Group: The course is intended for Directors, Managers and/or Heads of Planning/Research Directorates, and Senior/Principal Statisticians in organisations or Ministries

Course Fee: Tsh.750,000.00 Tanzanian

USD 1,500 Non Tanzanian

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