Course Outline Research Method
Course Outline Research Method
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code and Title: CSCD 601/ Research Methods
Teaching Assistant
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Course Overview
This course examines different methods of acquiring knowledge, role of economic research, identification
of a research problem and stating of research questions and hypotheses.
Also review of literature, meaning, purpose and principles of research designs and the measurement design
will be examined. The course further acquaints students with the method of data collection and analysis;
design research, descriptive and inferential statistics; interpretation of data, technical writing and technical
presentation; and experiment design and statistical analysis of results
Course Objective/Goals:
The course seeks to equip students with the scientific research knowledge and skills required for
identifying and addressing Information technology/Computer Science challenges and opportunities in
organizations and society. It seeks to prepare students to conduct independent research within the specified
field. It also seeks to teach students on how to align theoretical frameworks with units of analysis in their
research.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
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Identify relevant IT-related challenges and opportunities for research, and apply scientific rigour to
address them
Apply knowledge in technical, behavioural and economic research paradigms to solve real-life
problems of IT design, management and use
Design information technology research and carry it out to emerge with valid findings
Apply theory to frame a research and analyse its findings
Justify a chosen theory according to the problems and objectives of a piece of research
Communicate information systems research findings effectively in oral or written form
Course Delivery:
This course shall be delivered through lectures, group discussion, field studies and lab sessions
Plagiarism policy
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and shall be treated as a serious offence. Appropriate sanctions, as
stipulated in the Plagiarism Policy, will be applied when students are found to have violated the Plagiarism
policy. The policy is available at http://www.ug.edu.gh/aqau/policies-guidelines. ALL students are
expected to familiarize themselves with the contents of the Policy.
Grading Scale:
Please refer to Undergraduate Handbook
Other Information
Late Policy
No late submission. Otherwise, it will be penalized or may not be graded.
Collaboration Policy
Students are encouraged to collaborate, particularly on the course project.
Cheating Policy
We will strictly follow the university policy on cheating and plagiarism which is available here.
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Table 1 Weekly Schedule