Research Methodology and Thesis Writing

The course covers basic concepts, theories and contemporary approach to modern research. The concepts include research methodology and scientific method, research process, types of research and designs, definition of research problem, research design-exploratory, descriptive and experimental; sampling designs-probability and non-probability procedures; measurement techniques and procedures; data requirement and collection procedures; data processing and analysis- types analysis, objectives of analysis and techniques, statistical inferences and testing of hypotheses.

The course is organized into 10 topics. Each topic starts with key learning objectives. Subtopics are indicated, too. The topic ends with some discussion questions and a list of relevant readings.