This is the introductory course that will introduce undergraduate and graduate students, junior researchers, and policymakers to the world of social science research. It provides new knowledge on how learners can conduct an organized inquiry that aims at providing information for solving identified problems. The following are the topics that will be taught in the course: meaning of research, types of research, tools for research, research planning and design, review of literature, nature of data, research methodology, research proposal, sampling techniques, performing data analysis techniques, presentation of research results, and referencing styles, among others.
The learning adopts a problem-solving approach, which would include lectures and hands-on sessions. The focus would be to undertake research methodology in a social science-based setting, which includes planning, data collection, data entry, data editing, data analysis, report writing, and publications. Interactive learning sessions would focus on “how to do,” including hands-on training to use statistical software for social science.
The course is structured to act as a vehicle for analyzing your own quantitative research data and is aimed at learners embarking on post-graduate studies and junior researchers. The course may be especially valuable for individuals returning to academic work after some absence from research, or for those who do not have a good foundation in data analysis using SPSS.
To equip the research scholars, students and practitioners with set of skills and potentiality to undertake the data analysis very effectively in the disciplines of social science and to turn completed research into publishable material of high quality in the form of M & E reports, articles, journals and books.
This course is designed to offer the practical guidelines and direct the researchers through all the stages of proposal writing, tools development, data collection, data analysis from data entry problem to the advance statistical analysis.
The course provides students with skills that are needed to conduct original, rigorous and reliable research and intends to deal with variety of quantitative research methods used in social science researches. It also gives exposure to data analysis with the help of software packages. The workshop consists of both theory and practical. By the end programme we are expected to develop conceptual clarity and practical knowledge to undertake quality research and writing good research papers, field-reports and project proposals.
Course Content
Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Lecturer
Lecturer
Course Objectives
Course Objectives
Module 1: Introduction
Meaning of Research
The Aims of Research
Research Motivations
Characteristics of research
Types of Research
Research Process
Module 2: Understand the concept of Variable
Theories, Concepts & Variables Part 1
Theories, Concepts & Variables Part 2
Module 3: Choosing Research Topic
Formulating Research Topic
Module 4: Writing Introduction Section
Problem Statement -Writing Introduction Section
Background of Study -Writing Introduction Section
Research Objectives , Questions & Hypotheses
Significance of the Study
Module 5: Review of literature
What is Literature Review?
Why Literature Review?
Requirements of Literature Review
Literature Review -Practice Section
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Module 6: Research Methodology
Research Methodology (Research Design -Part 1)
Research Methodology (Research Design -Part 2)
Research Methodology (Population of the Study)
Research Methodology (Sample Procedure -Part 1)
Research Methodology (Sample Procedure -Part 2)
Research Methodology (Data Analysis)
Module 7: Data analysis in SPSS
SPSS Statistics is a software package used for interactive, or batched, statistical analysis. Long produced by SPSS Inc., it was acquired by IBM in 2009. Current versions have the brand name: IBM SPSS Statistics
1. Reliability Analysis
2. Exploratory Factor Analysis: Data Validity
3. Descriptive Analysis -Frequency & Percentage
4. Descriptive Analysis (Mean & Standard Deviation)
The lessons are exceptional and professional. I learnt the ins and outs of Research Methodology. But there aren't lessons in Module 8 through Module 10. There aren't supporting materials in the section of Resources where we should find that. Moreover, the SPSS software is missing from that section. I hope you will take these into account and modify them as much as possible. Thanks.
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