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Divisional Mandate
The Academic Planning, Research and Consultancy Division of LIPAM has two major roles. The first of these roles is academic planning, where the division is responsible for the academic administration of the Institute in consultation with the core training divisions. In its second role, the division gives leadership in all aspects of research, publications and consultancy management within the Institute in the areas of Public Management and Human Resource Development, Governance and Economic Development, Business Management and Government Accounting, Information and Computer Technology and Policy Formulation. The Division has four pillars that take care of the roles as given, namely, Academic Planning, Research, Consultancy and Publications. Academic Planning
Through this pillar, the division aims at making the most effective and efficient use of the institute’s resources in training, e.g. physical facilities, human resources and operational funding, to ensure a ‘Strategic fit’ between the institute’s academic programs and the resources available. Furthermore, the division analyses how much money each course or program generates in order to make projections on the relevance and viability of the programs.
Areas of Focus 1. Long-term program administration The division addresses the day to day administrative needs of the programs and certify the programs. This is done in the following manner:
2. The division carries out Training Needs Assessments (TNA) and Market Research for the Institute where it assesses market trends and advice core training divisions on aligning courses accordingly. 3. The division develops regulatory procedures for standardization of programs to ensure quality. 4. The division develops policy frameworks for the Institute for smooth operations. These frameworks include the following:
5. Coordinating the auditing of short-term courses by
6. Capacity-building and staff development – On the basis of divisional training plans that are derived from performance appraisals and career assessments and matched with institutional objectives, the division regulates and advices the Director Academic’s Office on the academic staff’s career development and training. This is done by:
The division, working together with the core training divisions undertakes research to support the Institute’s training programme areas and to inform National Policy makers. It also collaborates with external bodies to this end. Potential research partners will include:
Areas of Focus 1. Develop research agendas around national priority areas as they appear in The National Vision 2020, the Public Sector Reform and Improvement Program, the Poverty Reduction Strategy paper, the National Goals and the Millennium Development Goals, among others. 2. Identify and Develop relationships with potential research partners 3. Develop yearly research plans for the Institution. 4. In the next three years, we intend to give priority to research in the following areas:
5. Organise research seminars and conferences to present research findings
The aim of the division is to address the corporate problems of organizations, providing them with practical solutions. The general areas in which consultancy is undertaken are strategic planning, human resource development and planning, financial management and accountability, information and communications technology, and local governance and development. Areas of Focus 1. Tendering for and undertaking consultancies that address the corporate problems of organizations. 2. Coordinating consultancies 3. Training Needs Assessment (TNA) and Market Research for organizations. The division intends to spearhead TNA programs in the following National Priority areas in the next three years:
however, our scope is not confined to the above areas.
The division is charged with publication of research findings, LIPAM newsletter, management journal, the prospectus and the institution’s annual report. Areas of Focus 1. Compile and Publish the LIPAM newsletter by commissioning articles, developing themes, editing and designing the layout for the newsletter. 2. Develop a framework for the LIPAM Journal and publish said Journal.
People interested in consultancies and research services should direct their inquiries and requests to Head of Research and Consultancy Division. Research Methods For Professionals AIM The effective diagnosis of developmental problems in various sectors requires one to be able to do research on the elements of the problem. The course is aimed at equipping participants with the practical skills necessary for carrying out research OBJECTIVES At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
CONTENT:
ü Paradigm, Theory, and social research ü The idea of causation in social research
ü Research design ü Conceptualization, Operationalisation and measurement. ü Indexes, Scales, Typologies. ü Logic of sampling
ü Experiments ü Survey research ü Qualitative field research ü Unobtrusive Measures ü Evaluation research
ü Qualitative data analysis ü Quantifying data ü Elementary Quantitative analysis ü The elaboration model
ü The Social context of research ü Ethics and politics of social research ü Uses of social Research. Methodology: Lectures, practicals and exercises.Duration: Six weeks Assessment: Participants will be expected to do Presentations at the end of the course. References 1. Babbie E, 2001. The practical Social Research. Eve Howard, Canada 2. John N and Lee-Ross D, 1998. Research Methods in service Industry Management. McGraw Mill, New York. 3. Neuman W. L, 2000 Social Research Methods. Allyn and Bacon publishers. London. 4. Kerlinger F. N, 1994 Foundation of Behavioral Research. MacGrawn Mill, New York.
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