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Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal
I am Basan Shrestha from Kathmandu, Nepal. I use the term 'BASAN' as 'Balancing Actions for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources'. I am a Design, Monitoring & Evaluation professional. I hold 1) MSc in Regional and Rural Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2002; 2) MSc in Statistics, Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu, Nepal, 1995; and 3) MA in Sociology, TU, 1997. I have more than 10 years of professional experience in socio-economic research, monitoring and documentation on agricultural and natural resource management. I had worked in Lumle Agricultural Research Centre, western Nepal from Nov. 1997 to Dec. 2000; CARE Nepal, mid-western Nepal from Mar. 2003 to June 2006 and WTLCP in far-western Nepal from June 2006 to Jan. 2011, Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI) from July to Sep 2011, UN Women Nepal from Sep to Dec 2011 and Mercy Corps Nepal from 24 Jan 2012 to 14 August 2016 and CAMRIS International in Nepal commencing 1 February 2017. I have published articles to my credit.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sampling Distribution, Basic Statistics

On 30 August 2011, I delivered Sampling Distribution class to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech.Ed.) fourth year, eighth semester students at Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI). TITI is implementing B.Tech.Ed. jointly with Kathmandu University.

Major topics included
Define sampling
State probability and non-probability sampling methods
Define sampling distribution
Describe sampling distribution of mean
Determine standard error of mean

Friday, August 26, 2011

Correlation, Basic Statistics

On 26 August 2011, I delivered Correlation class under Basic Statistics to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech.Ed.) fourth year, eighth semester students at Training Institute for Technical Education (TITI). TITI is conducting B.Tech.Ed. course jointly with Kathmandu University, Nepal.


Topics covered were:
Define correlation
Describe types of correlation
Describe coefficient of correlation
Determine Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient (r)
Interpret r value
Merits and demerits of r

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Measure of Central Tendency, Basic Statistics

On 24 August 2011, I delivered Measure of Central Tendency class under Basic Statistics to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech.Ed.) fourth year, eighth semester students at Training Institute for Technical Education (TITI). TITI is conducting B.Tech.Ed. course jointly with Kathmandu University, Nepal.

Following topics were covered:
Define measure of central tendency
Define mean, median and mode
Explain significance of mean, median and mode

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Exploring data, Basic Statistics

On 23 August 2011, I delivered Exploring Data class under Basic Statistics to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech. Ed.) fourth year, eight semester students at Training Institute for Technical Education (TITI). TITI is conducting B.Tech. Ed. course jointly with Kathmandu University, Nepal.

Following topics were covered:
Define data
Differentiate primary and secondary data
Describe tools of data collection

Monday, August 15, 2011

Research Proposal Preparation

As a trainer at TITI, on 15 Aug 2011 I delivered Research Proposal Preparation class under introduction to research methodology to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech. Ed.) 4th year (8th semester) students at TITI. B. Tech. Ed. is an academic course conducted by TITI with Kathmandu University.

Following topics were covered: 
- Define research concept note
- Define research protocol
- Define research proposal
- Explain components/ format of research proposal
- Develop research proposal for conducting small scale research (applied/action research)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Data Processing

As a trainer at Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on 12 Aug 2011 I delivered Data processing class under introduction to research methodology to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech. Ed.) 4th year (8th semester) students at TITI. B. Tech. Ed. is an academic course conducted by TITI with Kathmandu University.
Following topics were covered:

Define data processing
Explain the importance of data processing
Describe the steps of data processing

Literature Review


As a trainer at Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on 4 Aug 2011 I delivered literature review class under introduction to research to Bachelor of Technical Education (B.Tech. Ed.) 4th year (8th semester) students at TITI. B. Tech. Ed. is an academic course conducted by TITI with Kathmandu University.


Following topics were covered:

Define literature
Define literature review
Explain purpose of literature review
Explain importance of literature review
List sources of literature
Describe merits and demerits of different sources of literature
List points to be considered while reviewing literature
Assignment on reviewing literature