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Course Code: IN-BTY -903 Course Name: Research Methodology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Basic Concepts of Research: Meaning –Purpose, Types and significance of research in basic/applied sciences. Steps in Research: Identification, selection and formulation of research problem- Research questions-Research design- Formulation of hypothesis- Literature collection, Review of literature. Journals: standard of research journals, impact factor - citation index. Information retrieval - access to archives and databases, search engines - google, pubmed - national informatics center network services. Online data base library.Internet as a medium of interaction between scientists; Effective email strategy using the right tone and conciseness. Measures of dispersion: Sampling theory-Types of sampling-Steps in sampling- Sampling and Non-sampling error-Sample size – Advantages and limitations of sampling. Scaling method – mean, standard deviation, standard error - coefficient of variation; Comparisons of means- Students t-test and ANOVA |
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| 2 | Data for Research: Primary data-Meaning-Collection methods-Observation–Interview- Questionnaire-Schedule-Pretest-Pilot study –Experimental and case studies- Secondary data- Meaning – Relevance, limitations and cautions. Processing Data: Checking- Editing-Coding- transcriptions and Tabulation-Data analysis- Meaning and methods- Quantitative and Qualitative analysis Structuring the Report: Chapter format- Pagination- Identification- Using quotations- Presenting footnotes – abbreviations- Presentation of tables and figures- Referencing- Documentation-Use and format of appendices- Indexing Preparation of Research report & Proposal- Thesis - dissertation -Manuscript/research article –monograph/review, Research Proposal; Check Plagiarism; Oral and poster presentation of research papers in conferences/symposia/workshop. |
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