Practical and Effective Research Methodology

Practical Training On

“Practical and Effective Research Methodology”

Date: 16-18 July 2012

Language: Khmer Only

Training Information:

• Date: 16-18 July 2012 (3 days)
• Time: 8:30AM-5:00PM
• Deadline Register: 10 July 2012
• Venue: Hotel/ Restaurant (Located in Phnom Penh)

Training Fee:

• 180$ for CMA members
• 200$ for Non-members

        Include (Lunch, Refreshment, Course Material and certificate of attended)

Note: 5%- Discount, if you register before deadline
        10%- Discount, if you send 3-4 staffs to attend one course
        Get 1 Free, if you send 5 staffs to attend one course.

Who should attend?
The training is designed for Marketing Manager, Researcher, Research and Product development Managers, officer and those who want to get the real practical experience to improve their work.

Course Objective:

• To facilitate participants theoretical and practical knowledge of Research Techniques.
• To provide tools that will allow the participants to reach an adequate capacity to monitor and evaluate performance.

Course Content 

1- What is research? Search for knowledge Systematic investigation 2- Research methods Forms of research process Types of research Research methods 3- Research Design Clarifying the Question Getting the Answer 4- Research Proposal Problem Literature review Data collection and analysis Qualifications of the researcher Bibliography Appendix

5- Data Collection Strategies Using Secondary Data Sampling Methods for Primary Data Choosing a Sample Size 6- Survey Design Steps of Survey Design Elements of a Good Survey Questionnaire and testing Conducting the Interviews 7- Data Preparation Coding Primary Data Inputting Secondary Data Re-Coding Data Selecting Observations 8- Data Analysis Summary Statistics and Means Tests Some Common Regression Problems 9- Writing the Research Report

Trainers’ Profile:
Dr. Thun Vathana (BBA, MBA-Japan and Doctorate- Japan)
Dr. Thun Vathana is an agricultural economist who has work experiences with government, development industry and private sector. He has taught at Royal University of Agriculture and Royall University of Phnom Penh for more about 15 years. He has supervised many university students (undergraduate and graduate) in the fields of agricultural economics, rural development and microfinance. Apart from teaching, Dr. Vathana has involved and led many research projects. During his work as Research Manager at CDRI, he had carried out various policy research projects on agriculture, poverty, rural development and agricultural trade. As Head of Research at AMK Co. Ltd., he has led social and market research oriented towards social performance management and strategic development of the company. Dr. Vathana holds a Bachelor of Science from the Royal University of Agriculture in 1996, a Master Degree from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 2002, and a Doctorate from Nagoya University, Japan in 2005.

Training Methodology:
The following methods will be used during the course: Presentation, open discussions, case studies, brainstorming, Group and Individual work and mini-lectures.

Cancellations and refunds
If you cancel with:

• Seven days’ notice before event there will be a no charge for cancellation.
• Three days’ notice before event there will be a 25% cancellation fee charge
• Less than three days’ notice before event there will be a 50% cancellation fee charge.
• Less than one day’s notice before event there will be a full fee charge.

Registration, Please: http://www.cma-network.org/drupal/TrainingRegistration

Seat are limited, please book your seat now.

For more information, please feel free to contact us as below address:
Cambodia Microfinance Association, CMA
Address: #69, St. Boerk Thmei, Sangkat Tomnup toek, Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: 023 219 406/ 011 795 625/ 092 1234 36
Email: tm@cma-network.org
Website: www.cma-network.org