BIGD Researchers SM Gubair Bin Arafat and Afrina Islam attended the Summer School on Social Science Research Methods, jointly organised by 3rd Annual International Political Science Association and Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore from June 29 to July 12, 2014. In this summer school, around 200 participants from more than 20 countries, such as: Pakistan, USA, Ukraine, Australia, Singapore, China, Brazil, India etc. participated in 9 methods courses, most of whom were PhD candidates and researchers. Teaching methods in the summer school included lectures, group works, individual field study, assignments and open discussion. As part of evaluation process assignments, individual consultation and a time bound exams were conducted.