Computer Applications in Social Sciences
Vimal Trivedi
Course Director
Centre for Social Studies
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Campus
Udhna Magdalla Road, Surat - 395 007.
Voice: (0261) 2255298 / 2227173 / 74 Fax: (0261) 2223851
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] * visit http://css.ac.in
CSS/COMP/TRA 2011-2012/647
February 1, 2012
Dear Sir,
The Centre is organizing a training course on Computer Applications
in Social Sciences from May 8 to May 19, 2012 with the financial
support of ICSSR, New Delhi.
The course is particularly meant for those who are engaged in survey
research and have to deal with data processing and analysis. Knowledge
of basic statistical methods is essential. Applicants must be PC
literate. The Centre has its in-house computer division. A general
outline of the course, the details of which will be sent to the
participants after their selection, isgiven below:
(1) Planning and Managing Social Sciences Research
(2) Working with Quantitative data and Codification Method;
(3) Foundation Skills for Quantitative Data Analysis
(4) Research methodology;
(5) Statistical techniques and data analysis using SPSS (Statistical
Package for the Social Sciences)
(6) Demographic Data Analysis
(7) Making sense of hierarchical data in SPSS
(8) Computer Assisted Qualitative data analysis.
I shall indeed be thankful if you can kindly give due publicity to
this amongst the faculty
members / Ph.D. and M.Phil students in your institution, who may be
interested in applying for
the course. Interested candidates are requested to send their
application along with the filled in
questionnaire (standard format enclosed) so as to reach us latest by
March 7, 2012. For
further information or to download the form, see our website at
http://css.ac.in or write to us at: [email protected].
Those selected will have to deposit Rs.500/- as earnest money to be
sent by M.O or DD (Demand draft should be drawn in favour of "Centre
for Social Studies"). This amount is refundable to the participant
only after his/ her full attendance in this course. Participants will
be charged a fee of Rs.800 if they are teachers; Rs.400 if they are
M.Phil/ Ph.D. students receiving fellowships and Rs.200 if they are
M.Phil/ Ph.D. students not receiving any fellowship. We will defray to
and fro second-class travel expenses besides providing usual
hospitality to the participants, as per ICSSR rules.
Yours sincerely,
(Vimal Trivedi)
Associate Professor
Encl: Application Form. Vimal Trivedi
Course Director Centre for Social Studies
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Campus
Udhna Magdalla Road, Surat - 395 007.
Voice: (0261) 2255298 / 2227173 / 74 Fax: (0261) 2223851
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] * visit http://css.ac.in
(Forms filled with all relevant details must reach us not later than
March 7, 2012)
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