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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Course Outcomes |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to: CO 151: Evaluate the concept of research and its types. CO 152: Examine the overall process of designing a research study from its inception. CO 153: Formulate quantitative research questions. CO 154: Design appropriate data collection technique for research. CO 155: Classify and distinguish the measurement & scaling techniques. |
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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Best, J.W., Research in Education, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
• Chandra, S.S. and Sharma, R.K., Research in Education, Atlantis Publishers, New Delhi.
e-RESOURCES:
• https://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?vid=0&sid=0c7f189a-083f-4...
• http://ww1.shodhganga.com/
• https://shodhgangotri.inflibnet.ac.in/
• https://www.scopus.com/home.uri
• http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
• https://www.doaj.org/
REFERENCE JOURNALS:
• Business Perspectives and Research
• FIIB Business Review
• Harvard Business Review
• IUP Journal of Accounting Research
• Jindal Journal of Business Research
• Nirma University Journal of Business & Management Studies
• Oorja
• The Chartered Accountant
• The ICFAI reader
• The Indian Journal of Commerce
• Vikalpa: Journal for Decision Maker
