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On completion of this course, the students will be able to; CO19: Student will evaluate the concept of research and its types. CO20: Students will examine the overall process of designing a research study from its inception. CO21: Students will formulate quantitative research questions. CO22: Students will design appropriate data collection technique for research. CO23: Students will classify and distinguish the measurement & scaling techniques. CO24: Students will analyze and classify tools and techniques used in measurement of data. |
Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Workshops and question preparation
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Individual projects |
• Research: Definition and concept of research, objectives of research, importance of research.
• Types of Research- Descriptive vs Analytical, Applied vs Fundamental, Quantitative vs Qualitative, Conceptual vs Empirical, Historical, Longitudinal Research. Research Approaches, Significance of Research.
• Research Design: Meaning, Need and Characteristics of a good research design.
• Identification of a Research problem. Selection of a Research problem.
• Hypothesis- Purpose, Characteristics, Types and Criteria of Hypothesis
• Data gathering instruments: Observation, Interview, Questionnaires and Schedules, their construction, Technique of data collection, Scrutiny of data, accuracy of measurements, testing of a questionnaire.
• Scaling Techniques: Purpose of scaling techniques, Types of scales- Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio scales.
Unit IV: 30 Hrs
• Statistics- Meaning, Importance, Limitations, Classifications and Tabulation of data, Variables- Meaning and Concept, Types of Variables. Frequency Distributions and Cumulative Frequency Distribution,
• Measure of Central Tendency- Mean, Median and Mode, Geometric and Harmonic Mean their Properties, Merits and Demerits.
• Measure of Dispersion- Range, Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation and Standard Deviation, Coefficient of Variation.
• Skewness : (their absolute and relative measures)
• Correlation Analysis- Definition and Concept, types and measures of studying Correlation (Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation, its assumptions, properties, merits and demerits, Spearman’s Rank correlation & Con-Current Deviation Method)
• Regression Analysis- Definition, Concept, Uses and Properties. Least Square Method, Regression Coefficients, Fitting of Regression lines.
• Badarkar, P.L. and Wilkinson T.S. (2000), Methodology and Techniques of Social Research, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai
• Kothari , C.R.( Second Edition), Research Methodology- Methods and Techniques, Wishwa Publication, New Delhi.
SUGGESTED READINGS
• Bhatnagar, G.L., Research Methods and Measurements in Behavioral and Social Sciences, Agri. Cole Publishing Academy, New Delhi, 1990.
• Dwivedi, R.S.(1997), Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Macmillan India, Delhi, 1997.
• Agarwal, J.C., Educational Research- An Introduction, Arya Book Depot, New Delhi.
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