[AISWorld] The Innovation in Teaching of Research Methodology Excellence Awards

[Sue Nugus]

Hello
As a new initiative this year we are launching The Innovation in Teaching of Research Methodology Excellence Awards to be run in conjunction with the European Conference on Research Methods<http://academic-conferences.org/ecrm/ecrm2016/ecrm16-home.htm>.

Teaching research methodology is a major challenge for many academics. This is because to be a competent researcher it is necessary to not only acquire skills with the techniques to be used, but also to have an understanding of the philosophical issues which underpin research. As a result of this research methodology courses are often quite superficial with the emphasis being placed on collecting and analysing data. This is not really sufficient for the purposes of quality academic research.

Some good work is being done in this field in various parts of the world and this competition will highlight such initiatives. If you are or if you have been involved in this field of study we invite you to participate in a competition to showcase new ideas and new approaches to methodology teaching for academic research.

To enter the competition we ask you in the first instance to submit an abstract of up to 300 words describing the work you wish to draw to our attention to. If your work is suitable we will invite you to submit a case history of no more than 3000 words which will be considered as an entry to the competition. A panel of international adjudicators will evaluate the case histories.

For more information, and to enter the competition see http://academic-conferences.org/ecrm/ecrm2016/ecrm16-excellence.htm

Closing date for the Awards Abstract Submission is the 12 January 2016.


Kind regards


Sue Nugus
Conferences Director
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