IIMA to Host Third Summer School

IIM-A calls for Applications for its 3rd Edition of Summer School in Research Methods for PhD students, researchers and Junior Faculty Members

IIM-A, April 18, 2014:The third edition of IIM-A Summer School, a research methods instruction and discussion event that has traditionally drawn doctoral students and researchers from all across India, is scheduled for 2-7 June, 2014 at IIM Ahmedabad.

The programme in its 2014 edition is designed to cover cutting edge research practices in two tracks: Quantitative Research Methods focussed on Experiments in Business and Policy, and Qualitative Research Methods.

The event pedagogy features a balance of eminent IIM-A professors and distinguished guests from diverse research fields. The names include Prof. Sharon Barnhardt, Assistant Professor, Public Systems Group, IIM-A and Faculty Affiliate of J-PAL (an MIT research organization); Ms. Diva Dhar, Programme Director of CLEAR at J-PAL South Asia at IFMR; Prof. Mona G. Mehta, Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Humanities Department at IIT Gandhinagar; Prof. Vishal Gupta, Assistant Professor in the Organizational Behavior Area, IIM-A; Prof. Vijaya Sherry Chand, Professor, Education, IIM-A; Prof. Vaibhavi Kulkarni, Assistant Professor, Communications, IIM-A; Prof. Sunil Sharma, Associate Professor, Business Policy, IIM-A & Prof. Pavan Mamidi, Associate Professor, Business Policy, IIM-A.

Participation is open to interested doctoral scholars, researchers and faculty members, who must fill the registration/application form by April 25, 2014 available on the site. The workshop fee is fixed at INR 10,000 per student per track and is payable on the site.

Initiated in 2012 by the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) Students of IIM Ahmedabad with an objective to create a platform for sharing knowledge and strengthening understanding on methodologies and related concepts, the event has been witnessing growing attention and participation since its inception. The six-day event is structured in a way to balance classroom instruction, field experience and workshops all aimed to sharpen the participants' acumen in research methods, said Deepika Saluja, student co-ordinator, Summer School 2014..

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