Research Methodology Self Study Course Content for Ph.D. Students. Unit I Introduction : 4 Credits Meaning and objectives of Research. Unit II Research Design Meaning and importance of Research design.
Research Methodology Self Study Course Content for Ph.D. Students. Unit I Introduction : 4 Credits Meaning and objectives of Research. Unit II Research Design Meaning and importance of Research design.
Research Methodology Self Study Course Content for Ph.D. Students. Unit I Introduction : 4 Credits Meaning and objectives of Research. Unit II Research Design Meaning and importance of Research design.
Self Study Course Content for Ph.D. students : 4 Credits
Unit I Introduction
Meaning and objectives of Research, Types of Research, Research Approaches,
Signification of Research, Research Methods versus Methodology, Research and Scientific Method, Research Process, Defining the Research Problem, Criteria of Good Research, Problems Encountered by Researchers in India.
Unit II
Research Design
Meaning and importance of Research Design, Different Research Designs, Sampling
Design, Characteristics of a Good Sample Design, Different Types of Sample Designs, Statistical Consideration in Sample size and its Determination, Determination of Samples Size through the Approach Based on Precision Rate and Confidence Level, Random Samples, Measurement in Research, Measurement Scales, Important Scaling Techniques
Methods of Data Collection
Collection of Primary Data, Observation Method, Interview Method, Collection of
Secondary Data, Selection of Appropriate Method for Data Collection, Internal consistency Reliability, Cronbach's alpha. Case Study Method
Unit III
Processing and Analysis of Data
Processing Operations, Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion,
Measures of Relationship, Simple Regression Analysis, Multiple Correlation and Regression.
Testing of Hypotheses-I (Parametric or Standard Tests of Hypotheses)
Meaning of Hypothesis, Basic Concepts Concerning Testing of Hypotheses,
Hypothesis Testing of Means, Hypothesis Testing for Differences between Means, Hypothesis Testing for Comparing Two Related Samples, Hypothesis Testing of Proportions, Hypothesis Testing for Difference between Proportions. Unit IV Statistics in Research
Chi-square Test and ANOVA
Chi-square as a Test for Comparing Variance, Chi-square as a Non-parametric Test,
Conditions for the Application of Chi-square Test, Steps Involved in Applying Chi- square Test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), ANOVA Technique, Setting up Analysis of Variance Table, Short-cut Method for One-way ANOVA, Two-way ANOVA
SPSS Software
Overview of Data Analysis in SPSS, Factor Analysis , T test and One way analysis of variance.
Unit V
Interpretation and Report Writing
Meaning of Interpretation, Technique of Interpretation, Precaution in Interpretation,
Significance of Report Writing, Different Steps in Writing Report, Layout of the Research Report, Types of Reports, Oral Presentation, Precautions for Writing Research Reports, Conclusions.
Text Books:
1 Research Methodology : Methods and Techniques — New age Int. Publishers
2 Research Methodology: A Guide for Researchers in Management and Social Sciences, Bill Taylor, Gautam Sinha. Taposh Ghoshal, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited. New Delhi 3 Research Methodology - Suresh C. Sinha and Anil K. Dhiman