Aims & Objectives:

To enable students to conduct their own small scale research; the main aim is to get them familiarized with the techniques and methods of selecting topics, developing questions, collecting and analyzing data and also preparing the research report.

Contents:

Introduction: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Paradigms, Identifying and Defining a Research Problem, Ethical considerations, Sampling Techniques, Tools for Data Collection: Questionnaires, Interviews, Observation & Documents, Some Aspects of the Research Report, Review of literature, Transcription and Transliteration, Referencing and Citation