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Advanced Research Methodology

The document outlines an advanced research methodology course divided into five units covering topics such as the introduction to research, literature review, sampling design, hypothesis testing, and report writing. Each unit emphasizes the significance of research, various research designs, data collection methods, and the importance of clear interpretation and reporting. It also notes that the content will be theoretical, with a focus on maintaining low plagiarism levels.

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Advanced Research Methodology

The document outlines an advanced research methodology course divided into five units covering topics such as the introduction to research, literature review, sampling design, hypothesis testing, and report writing. Each unit emphasizes the significance of research, various research designs, data collection methods, and the importance of clear interpretation and reporting. It also notes that the content will be theoretical, with a focus on maintaining low plagiarism levels.

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ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Unit-1
Research Methodology: Introduction, Meaning of Research, Objectives of Research, Types of Research,
Research Approaches, Significance of Research, Research Methods versus Methodology, Research and
Scientific Method, Research Process, Criteria of Good Research, Problems Encountered by Researchers in
India. Defining the Research Problem: Research Problem, Selecting the Problem, Necessity of Defining the
Problem, Technique Involved in Defining a Problem.

Unit-2
Reviewing the literature: Place of the literature review in research, Bringing clarity and focus to research
problem, Improving research methodology, Broadening knowledge base in research area, Enabling contextual
findings, Review of the literature, searching the existing literature, reviewing the selected literature, Developing
a theoretical framework, Developing a conceptual framework, Writing about the literature reviewed. Research
Design: Meaning of Research Design, Need for Research Design, Features of a Good Design, Important
Concepts Relating to Research Design, Different Research Designs, Basic Principles of Experimental Designs,
Important Experimental Designs.

Unit-3
Design of Sample Surveys: Design of Sampling: Introduction, Sample Design, Sampling and Non-sampling
Errors, Sample Survey versus Census Survey, Types of Sampling Designs. Measurement and Scaling:
Qualitative and Quantitative Data, Classifications of Measurement Scales, Goodness of Measurement Scales,
Sources of Error in Measurement, Techniques of Developing Measurement Tools, Scaling, Scale Classification
Bases, Scaling Technics, Multidimensional Scaling, Deciding the Scale. Data Collection: Introduction,
Experimental and Surveys, Collection of Primary Data, Collection of Secondary Data, Selection of Appropriate
Method for Data Collection, Case Study Method.

Unit-4
Testing of Hypotheses: Hypothesis, Basic Concepts Concerning Testing of Hypotheses, Testing of Hypothesis,
Test Statistics and Critical Region, Critical Value and Decision Rule, Procedure for Hypothesis Testing,
Hypothesis Testing for Mean, Proportion, Variance, for Difference of Two Mean, for Difference of Two
Proportions, for Difference of Two Variances, P-Value approach, Power of Test, Limitations of the Tests of
Hypothesis. Chi-square Test: Test of Difference of more than Two Proportions, Test of Independence of
Attributes, Test of Goodness of Fit, Cautions in Using Chi Square Tests.

Unit-5
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, Mechanics of Writing a Research Report, Precautions for Writing
Research Reports.

Note:
 Book Content be theoretical based, Case studies, examples and numerical will not be
provided/included with the content.
 The attached images/figures in the books will be taken from the google with its source
mentioned below the image.
 Plagiarism in the content will be below 20% (Using Turnitin.com)

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