Research Methods Course Syllabus PDF

# Research Methods Course Syllabus ## UNIT-I: Types of Research and Research Design (15 hours) * Objectives and types of research: * Descriptive vs. Analytical * Applied vs. Fundamental * Quantitative vs. Qualitative * Conceptual vs. Empirical * Research Formulation * Literature re...

# Research Methods Course Syllabus ## UNIT-I: Types of Research and Research Design (15 hours) * Objectives and types of research: * Descriptive vs. Analytical * Applied vs. Fundamental * Quantitative vs. Qualitative * Conceptual vs. Empirical * Research Formulation * Literature review * Development of hypothesis * Research design and methods * Developing a research plan * Exploration * Description * Diagnosis * Experimentation * Determining experimental and sample designs ## UNIT-II: Data Collection, analysis and Interpretation of Findings (15 hours) * Data Collection and analysis: * Methods of data collection * Sampling Methods * Data Processing * Data Analysis: * Types of data * Basic concept of frequency distribution * Measure of central values - Mean, median, and mode * Measure of dispersion, range, mean deviation, and standard deviation * Probability * Theory and classical definition of probability * Bayes theorem of probability * Conditional probability * Coincidence probability * Chi-square test, ANOVA, SPSS * Types of Errors * Interpretation of Findings ## UNIT-III: Reporting, Presentation, and Publication (15 hours) * Reporting and thesis writing: * Structure and components of scientific reports and thesis * Significance and Different steps in the preparation