Concluding of Fourth Annual Workshop on The Philosophy and Techniques for Quantitative Research, Department of Economics

The concluding ceremony of Fourth Annual Workshop on ‘The Philosophy and Techniques for Quantitative Research’ organized by Department of Economics, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi in collaboration with Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), Karachi held virtually on Dec 1, 2021. This was a 3-day workshop comprising of training sessions on software SPSS, STATA and R. The resource persons were Mr. Hamad Manzoor, Ms. Saira Tufail and Dr. Farrukh Mahmood from FJWU and IT University, Lahore, respectively. Workshop was attended by 150 participants from FJWU, AERC, Akhuawat College for Women, Chakwal and other institutions.

Dr. Bushra Yasmin, Workshop Coordinator, gave the concluding remarks. She showed her indebtedness to Prof. Dr. Selim Raihan and Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil, for being part of the workshop as valuable guest speakers. Dr. Yasmin also provided an overview of the contents covered during various sessions of the workshop. 

The chief guest of the closing ceremony was Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil, Director, Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi. Dr. Khalil has vast experience of teaching and research in Economics. She has secured a number of scholarships and fellowships at both national and international level. In her address, Dr. Khalil highlighted the importance of understanding the philosophy of research that provides the foundation of economic model building and analysis. She further elaborated that every statistical software has its own specialized use and the researcher has to opt amongst them in accordance with their research objectives.

Participants of the workshop also shared their experience of the event. They appreciated both the institutions for organizing this useful and informative workshop. The vote of thanks was presented by Dr. Faiza Azhar Khan, Moderator of the Workshop. The session ended with a group photo with the honorable guest.

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