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FACILITIES
Office floor space:
The Human Development Research Centre's HQ is located in its own premise in Mohammadpur Housing Society, Road
8, House 5, Dhaka 1207. The total floor space is approximately
8,000 sq. feet of which about 2,000 sq. feet is used for training
purpose. There is an in-house dining facility with seating
arrangement of 20 persons at a time.
• Furniture (Chair & table) for 50 persons
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Multimedia projector
• Over
head projector
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Projection Screen
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Computers
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White boards
Computer and other Facilities:
Human Development Research Centre has its own in-house computer facilities for data management, word-processing, and for programming custom-made package to suit its requirements.
The organization also has at its disposal 27 IBM Pentium compatible personal desktop computers with networking facilities, 2 Laptop computers,
3 HP Laser printers, 1 HP Color LaserJet printer, Multimedia Projector, 2 scanner, 2 photocopying machines and 2 spiral binding machines.
The organization has experienced data management, processing and word processing staff including Information Technology Manager, programmer, computer operator, data entry clerks.
HDRC have the following types of computer operations facilities
Hardware facilities:
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Brand: IBM Compatible, Desk Top 27 units
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Type of PC (Model)
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Processor/Speed |
RAM |
HDD |
Unit
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Pentium D |
Intel 3.4 GHz |
2.00
GB |
160 GB |
2 |
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Pentium –IV: |
Intel 3.2 GHz |
1.00 GB |
80 GB |
5 |
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Pentium –IV: |
Intel 2.8 GHz |
512 MB |
80
GB |
8 |
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Pentium –IV: |
Intel 2.00 GHz |
256 MB |
40 GB |
2 |
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Pentium –III |
Intel 1.7 GHz |
256 MB |
40 GB |
4 |
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Celeron |
Intel 1.7 GHz |
256 MB |
40 GB |
6 |
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Computers (IBM Compatible) Laptop 2 Units
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Pentium –IV: |
Intel 2.8 GHz |
512 MB |
80 GB |
2 |
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Total computers
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29 Units |
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Accessories
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Item |
Model |
Unit |
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Printer |
HP LaserJet 2100, 1200 |
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HP Color LaserJet |
2600n |
1 |
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Multimedia Projector |
DEL 1100 |
1 |
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Camera |
Digital Video |
2 |
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Scanner |
UMEX Astra 610S & Cannon 3000F |
2 |
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Photocopy Machine |
Cannon 1600 (Digital) |
2 |
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Spiral Binding |
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2 |
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Power Generator |
Honda 6500CXS |
1 |
Software facilities:
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Computer operations facilities |
Using Software |
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Operating Systems |
Windows 98, 2000 and XP Professional
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Office automation |
MS Office 2000, 2003 and XP Professional
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Development of Customized Data entry format |
MS Access, SPSSPC+, Visual Basic |
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Data Management & Generation of customized Table(s) |
SPSSPC+, SPSSWIN, SPSS CHAID, E-VIEWS, ANTHRO, MS EXCEL, FoxPro, dBase III+ & IV
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Spread Sheet Analysis |
SPSS, MS Excel, FoxPro, dBase III+ & IV
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Graphic Design |
Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator, Photo editor, Harvard graphics, Power Point, MS Publisher
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Video Editing |
Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effect, Edit 5
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Animation |
3D: 3d Studio Max, Maya, Light Wave,
2D: Macro Media Flash, CTP (Cartoon Television Program), US Animation
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CD Authoring |
Macromedia Director, Macromedia Flash
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Web Page Designing |
Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dream Weaver, Java Script, VB Script, PHP, ASP, JSP, XML, DXML, DHTML, HTML
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Design of implementation Plan |
MS Project
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Presentation Slides |
Power Point, Harvard graphics
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Library management |
WIN/ISIS (Integrated Set of Information Systems)
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Documents management |
MS Binder
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Financial Management |
MS Excel
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Word Processing |
Microsoft Word
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Internet exploring |
Broadband: Internet explorer, Netscape |
Transport and Telephonic
Facilities:
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Description |
Unit |
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Transport facilities |
2 car |
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Telephone |
02 |
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Fax |
01 |
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Intercom (PABX) |
16 line |
Media, Advocacy and Publication Facilities:
HDRC maintains a media, advocacy and publication house run by reputed media and communication professionals. Its vision is to create an alternative dimension in the field of media communication and publication. Every member of the MAP-team is quite experienced in different fields of media communication and publication. In consequence to these, a built in editorial capacity has been developed as well and experiencing publication of books and printing materials of the organization at intervals. HDRC-MAP staff members are highly skilled in designing and developing multidimensional media materials including 3D & 2D Animation, documentary films, organizing and managing events, editing, copywriting and proof reading tasks both in English and Bengla languages.
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Equipment
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Description |
Specification |
Qty. |
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Video Camera- 1 |
Sony , Japan Beta-cam
Model No. DXL-D35PL, |
PPV-3p Recorder & Fujinon 19X Lens , Japan
Battery Charger
Ac Adapter
Battery
Carrying Case
Cordless Microphone
Rain Cover
Tri Pod (Layback, Sachtilar)
Playback Adapter
Sungun
Baby
Multi-10
Multi-20
Folding Reflector
Field Microphone
Audio Mixer
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1
2
1
15
1
4
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
2
1
1 |
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Field Monitor- 1 |
Sony , Japan
Model No. PVM-9042QM |
9”
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1 |
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Video Camera-1 |
Sony , Japan DV-Cam
Model No. DSL-170P |
PPV-3p Recorder & Fujinon 19X Lens , Japan
Battery Charger
Ac Adapter
Battery
Carrying Case
Cordless Microphone
Rain Cover
Tri Pod (Layback, Sachtilar)
Playback Adapter
Field Microphone
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1
1
1
6
1
2
1
1
1
1 |
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Digital Camera-1 |
Sony (6 mega pix)
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1 |
Library:
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The computerized library has about 10,000 books, journals, reports, etc., using Computerized Documentation ystems/ Integrated Set of Information Systems (CDS/ISIS) Package. |
Data Management Experiences:
HDRC have successfully completed a large number of research studies having high value-addition in knowledge and policy utility. HDRC is well-reputed in the field for its responsiveness and high quality products. HDRC has proven expertise in large scale data collection and management capability can be indicated through the following (based on completed studies):
1. Number of DCIs (ranges between 1 and 10)
2. Number of Tables introduces into each questionnaire (ranges
between 1 and 20)
3. Number of variables at each study (ranges between 750 and
1200)
4. Number of Sample Size (ranges between 500 and 17500). |
