The Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of Sindh Madressatul Islam University organized a workshop on Statistical Techniques for analyzing primary data of research, for SMIU faculty on Monday at its auditorium. Prof Dr Zahid Ali Channar, Dean Faculty of Management, Business Administration and Commerce delivered lecture on the subject.
The series of lectures is being organized by the ORIC on directives of Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice Chancellor of SMIU aimed at to promote research culture in the university and guide the faculty in the field of research.
In his lecture Prof Zahid Ali Channar talked on research techniques in detail and said that especially young faculty members should know about basic techniques of research work, because without knowing such techniques they could not conduct appropriate research work.
Prof Channar was of the view that fundamental aim of research is to answer the questions arising from society and human life and also suggest solutions of problems of the country on systemic and scientific based data.
Prof Syed Asif Ali, Dean of Faculty of Information Technology in his concluding remarks said that due to emphasis given by Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice Chancellor SMIU on research work for the faculty, it is a very positive step to organize lecture programs on the subject on regular basis. "Vice Chancellor SMIU Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh is more supportive in conducting research work, therefore, particularly, young faculty members of the university, should learn from these activities and initiate research work accordingly," Prof Dr Syed Asif Ali concluded.-PR