Design Stronger Research. Build Clearer Methodologies. Create Review-Ready Studies.
Foundations of Robust Research Design and Methodology is a 3-day online hands-on workshop designed to help participants build strong, structured, and defensible research designs for proposals, theses, dissertations, publications, and professional research projects.
The workshop focuses on research gap identification, question formulation, methodology selection, data collection planning, and peer-review readiness. Participants will gain practical exposure to tools such as Google Scholar, Zotero, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, JASP, and Jamovi for research planning, documentation, instrument design, and basic analysis workflows.
The aim of this workshop is to equip participants with practical skills to design research studies that are clear, feasible, methodologically sound, and ready for proposal, thesis, or journal-level review. The workshop emphasizes research question development, methodological alignment, research documentation, feasibility planning, and critical evaluation of research design.
Importance of strong research design in academic and professional studies
Developing precise research questions and hypotheses
Narrowing broad research ideas into measurable inquiries
Feasibility and scoping of research projects
Literature synthesis and research gap identification
Building theoretical and conceptual frameworks
Preparing a structured research canvas for proposal or thesis planning
🛠️ Hands-on:
Hands-on 1: Research Gap Matrix Preparation
Hands-on 2: 1-Page Research Canvas Development
🧰 Tools Covered: Google Scholar, Zotero, Google Docs, Google Sheets
Understanding quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research paradigms
Ontological and epistemological alignment in research design
Experimental and quasi-experimental research designs
Causality, control groups, and confounding variables
Sampling strategies and representativeness
Instrument validity and reliability
Methodology justification and data collection planning
🛠️ Hands-on:
Hands-on 1: Methodology Mapping for a Research Study
Hands-on 2: Research Instrument / Survey Design
🧰 Tools Covered: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, JASP, Jamovi
Preparing data management plans and research documentation
Pilot testing and methodological refinement
Research timeline and Gantt chart planning
Project milestones and feasibility tracking
Preparing for proposal, thesis, or journal peer review
Stress-testing the research design for methodological gaps
Improving research clarity, feasibility, and review readiness
🛠️ Hands-on:
Hands-on 1: Data Management Plan and Gantt Chart Creation
Hands-on 2: Peer-Review Stress Test of Research Design
🧰 Tools Covered: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, JASP, Jamovi
Basic familiarity with academic research is helpful, but advanced statistical or methodological knowledge is not mandatory.
June 1, 2026
IST 4.30 pm
June 1, 2026 – June 3, 2026
IST 5.30 PM
Mr. Devinder Singh Anand is an Assistant Professor in the UILS Department at the Chandigarh University. He received his LL.M Degree from Panjab University in 2013 and submitted his Ph.D. Thesis in May 2024. He worked as a Lecturer in Various Companies/MNCs Since 2013. He has 11 Years of Experience . . .
₹2,499
$50
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