Final bookings are now being taken for the first workshop in this programme
of research methods courses. The workshop, Managing Your Research
Project, will take place in London on 18th. January 1999. The closing date
for applications is Monday 11th. January 1999.
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MAKING RESEARCH WORK FOR YOU
The Library & Information Research Group (LIRG) are launching a new
programme of courses which will enable LIS professionals to develop the
skills that they need to understand research and carry it out. Each
stage of doing research will be covered in a workshop.
The programme of courses, Making Research Work For You, is aimed at
funded researchers, practitioners who undertake research, and other LIS
professionals who will benefit from good research techniques in their
work. The course will be a useful refresher for those who studied
research methods in their degree course but have not been research
active since.
The course will consist of five workshops which will be delivered
fortnightly with the first course being offered in London from January
1999 and the second course being offered in York from April.
London venue
Isaac Newton Professional Development Centre, Kensington 9.30am-4pm
York venue
King's Manor, University of York 9.30am-4.30pm
Participants will be able to choose to attend the whole course or they
can select particular workshops that interest them. A unique feature of
the programme will be that the Library & Information Research Group will
ensure that participants will be supported and mentored by experienced
researchers from amongst LIRG's membership.
The courses are being supported by the British Library Research &
Innovation Centre. They are being designed and delivered for the
Library & Information Research Group by David Haynes of David Haynes
Associates and David Streatfield of Information Management Associates.
List of workshops
1. Managing your research project
London 18th. January 1999
York 29th. April 1999
This workshop introduces the concept of research planning and takes
participants through the process of defining the research question,
initiating and conducting a research project. Will include getting the
right mix of methods, preparing and writing a research proposal, doing the
research and staying sane, and project management.
2. Designing a good questionnaire survey
London 1st. February 1999
York 13th. May 1999
The objective of this workshop is to alert participants to the issues
surrounding questionnaire design with the opportunity to do practical
questionnaire design. Will include different ways of administering
questionnaires, pitfalls in questionnaire design, selecting appropriate
samples.
3. Doing research with people: interviews and observation
London 15th. February 1999
York 27th. May 1999
This workshop aims to give participants a grounding in basic interview
techniques and observational techniques. Participants will practice
conducting interviews, and the programme will include choosing the right
method and setting, achieving successful interviews, focus groups, and
recording relevant research data.
4. Creative data analysis
London 1st. March 1999
York 10th. June 1999
This workshop introduces participants to a range of techniques for
analysing research data. It explores analysis in the context of a range of
research situations from practically oriented-research through to more
generalisable research. The programme will include analytical techniques,
trend analysis tracking, and data analysis packages.
5. Getting research results disseminated and used
London 15th. March 1999
York 24th. June 1999
This workshop is designed to help participants to consider key aspects of
dissemination and uptake. It will explore a variety of methods of
dissemination from report writing to presenting seminars. Participants will
learn ways of ensuring that their research has a good impact.
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Please register me for :
Workshop 1 London..... York.....
Workshop 2 London..... York.....
Workshop 3 London..... York.....
Workshop 4 London..... York.....
Workshop 5 London..... York.....
Cost
£100 per workshop (£80 for LIRG personal members)
or
£400 for whole course of 5 workshops (£300 for LIRG personal members)
I enclose a cheque payable to the Library & Information Research Group for
£.....
Please invoice me ...... my organisation......
Please indicate any special dietary requirements...................
The closing date for applications is two weeks before each event. Please
note the number of places is limited and early booking is advisable. In
the event of cancellation, no refund is available less than two weeks
before the date of the workshop.
Please return completed form to:
Jo Glover
LIRG Administrative Officer
Library & Information Research Group
Leeds Metropolitan University
Calverley Street
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds LS1 3HE
Tel: 0113 283 5993
Fax: 0113 283 3123
Email: [log in to unmask]
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