seminars

This seminar, held on 22 May 2021 (Saturday) via zoom at 3pm, focused on the ethical concerns related to interviews, a common data collection method in qualitative studies. The panellists discussed ethical issues in preparing for interviews and writing the analysis of interview related data. The panelists for Seminar 5 were Dr Asha Abeyasekera (Faculty […]

Scheduled for 14 March 2021 (Sunday) via zoom at 3pm, this seminar will focus on the ethical concerns related to the analysis and interpretation of survey results, an area that is not frequently discussed. Our sole panelist will be Senior Prof Athula Ranasinghe (Dept of Economics) and a Q and A session afterwards will be […]

This seminar focused on the ethical concerns related to a very common data collection method – surveys. Panellists Prof Amala de Silva (Dept of Economics) and Prof Sunethra Perera (Chair, ERC and faculty member, Dept of Demography) spoke on this, and the discussion was moderated by Dr Kaushalya Perera (Director of Postgraduate Studies). This is the third in the Postgraduate Seminar Series on Research Methodology and Ethics organized by […]

This seminar discussed the complexities of researching in the digital sphere, with panellists bringing in experiences from their own research (view recorded seminar here). This is the second in the Postgraduate Seminar Series on Research Methodology and Ethics organized by the Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of […]

This is the first in the new series of seminars, “Postgraduate Seminar Series on Research Methodology and Ethics”, organized by the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. The seminar addressed guidelines and procedures related to the ERC application and common concerns (view the recording here). Held, on 10 October 2020 […]