NATIONAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Post Graduate Department of commerce, Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized -a week National Level Faculty Development Program in collaboration with HUMANBEHAVTICS, Lucknow on “Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis” for research scholars and academicians from 16th January to 21st January 2023. Resource persons for the program were Dr. Padmaja Priyadarshini, Corporate Trainer from Chennai, and Dr. Shailesh Kaushal, Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow. They deliberated on the concepts of Qualitative Research, Various Parametric and non-parametric tests like One Sample T-test, paired T-test, ANOVA, Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Chi-square, Multiple regression Analysis, Linear Discriminant Analysis, Logistic Regression Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Moderation and Mediation and Covariance Based Structural Equation Modelling. The FDP aimed to provide the participants with an opportunity to acquire knowledge for scientific research, to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches in research, and to understand new, advanced techniques for precise, rationale and scientific approaches, dealing with appropriate tools for statistical conclusion and interpretation of data which enhance the abilities to carry out independent research, write successful research projects. The contents of FDP were beneficial to research scholars and academicians to enrich the developments in theoretical tools and empirical methods. The program was well received and appreciated by 152 research scholars and academicians who had participated in this seven days FDP from universities of different states like Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, etc.