Syllabus
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Course Code: B-PAD 503 Course Name: 3. Research Methods |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Foundations of PublicAdministration Research: Key concepts in research methods; Types of research; Research process – Defining research problem, steps of research and application of research methods in PublicAdministration; Hypothesis; Current trends in research | |
| 2 | Research Design: Concept and importance; Types of research designs; Application of various types of research designs in PublicAdministration; Problems of research design | |
| 3 | Scientific Method, Measurement and Sampling Techniques: Concept of scientific method; Measurement and scaling concept; Basics of sampling and types of sampling | |
| 4 | Data Collection, Processing and Analysis: SSRT-Observation method, Questionnaire, Interview; Case Study method; Secondary data analysis; Data preparation, Analysis and Report writing. | |
