The design and administration of research instruments require experience and special skills. These instruments are required by researchers to collect data and information for both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Skills and competencies research instruments for establishing reliability and validity in any research activity.

The workshop is designed to equip participants with the requisite skills and techniques for research instrument design and administration.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participant will be able to:

• Discuss various research instruments
• Develop various instruments using standard guidelines and
• Test the reliability instruments.

Programme Content

• Overview of research instrument design and administration
• Type of research instruments
• Questionnaire design
• Planning and conducting interviews
• Observation studies
• Sampling Techniques
• Sampling and Non-Sampling errors
• Ethics of instrument administration
• Challenges of data collection

Methodology

Lecture, discussion, syndicate work, case study and exercise. Audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these learning methods

Target Audience

Research and development officers, planning Officers, Data Analysis Statisticians and Managers in public and private sector organizations involved in research activities.

Mode of Assessment for Certification: 100 percent attendance/active participation.