Content |
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY• Meaning of research• Objectives of research• Motivation in research• Types of research & research approaches• Research methods vs methodology• Criteria for good research, Problems encountered by researchers• Language of Research Theory• Concept, Construct, Variable and Definition |
RESEARCH RELATED ISSUES• Research, process and steps in it.• Research proposal and concept.• Research Questions and Research Hypothesis• Research Design- meaning, need, concept and different research designs. Experimental, NonExperimental, Research Field, Survey• Literature survey and review, research design process an error in research.• Research Modeling- Types of Models, Model building and stages, Data consideration and testing(Sampling, Collection and Analysis), Heuristic and Simulation.• Data Collection: Methods, Quantitative, Qualitative |
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS• Objectives, strategies, Factorial experimental design• Designing engineering experiments, basic principles- replication, randomization, blocking,guidelines for design of experiment.• Data Analysis and Statistical Test: t-Test,Paired t-Test, Chi-Square, Regression,Standard Deviation, Mean,Median and Mode• Analysis of variance- ANOVA- Basic principle, One way and Two way technique. Analysis of Covariance- ANOCOVA technique.• Measurement and Scaling : Types of Measurement and Scale, Questionnaire Designing,Reliability,Validity• Sampling Technique:Nature Sampling, Probability Sampling, Non-Probability Sampling, Sampling Size |
REPORT WRITING AND INTERPRETATION• Pre-writing considerations• Meaning and techniques of interpretation• Different steps in report writing• Formats of report writing, Thesis writing• Formats of publication in Research journals. |
GUIDE TO RESEARCH PUBLICATION• Ethics committee• Plagiarism software• Copyright Waiver• Acknowledgement• Impact factors• Peer Review• Referencing |
ASSESSMENT DETAILS FOR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Assessment Topics for Research Methodology
Assignment -2
Assignment 1 : Role of Ethics in Modern day Research
Assignment 2: Main Characteristics to Conduct an Effective Systematic Literature Review
Seminar Presentation – 2
Seminar Presentation 1: Different Types of Gaps in the Research problem. Comparison of Data Collection Methods
Seminar Presentation 2: Implication of choosing correct framework for authentic study design.
Type | Percentage |
Presentation | 50% |
Assignment | 50% |
Total | 100% |