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Module 1: Thesis management
- Research
- Review of Literature
a. Scope and Significance
b. Types of Research
c. Research Process
d. Characteristics of Good Research
e. Identifying Research problem
f. Meaning of Sampling Design
g. Steps in sampling
h. Criteria for good sample design
i. Types of Sample Design
j. Probability and non-probability sampling methods
k. Meaning of Measurement
l. Types of scalesa. Data Collection
b. Types of Data
c. Sources of Data Collection
d. Methods of Data collection
e. Constructing questionnaire
f. Establishing, reliability and validity
g. Data processing
h. Coding, Editing and tabulation of data
i. Meaning of Report writing
j. Types of Report
k. Steps of report writing
i. Precautions for writing report
m. Norms for using Tables
n. Charts and diagram
o. Appendix: - Index, Bibliography. -
Module 2: General Research Methodology
- Meaning and importance of Research
- Types of Research
- Selection and formulation of Research Problem
- Meaning of Research Design
- Need of Research Design
- Features of Research Design
- Inductive, Deductive and Development of models
- Developing a Research Plan
- Exploration, Description, Diagnosis, Experimentation
- Determining Experimental and Sample Designs
- Analysis of Literature Review
- Primary and Secondary Sources
- Web sources
- Critical Literature Review
- Hypothesis
- Different Types of Hypothesis
- Significance
- Development of Working Hypothesis
- Null hypothesis
- Research Methods: Scientific method vs Arbitrary Method
- Logical Scientific Methods: Deductive, Inductive, Deductive-Inductive
- Pattern of Deductive
- Inductive logical process
- Different types of inductive logical methods.
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Module 3: Quantitative Research Methods
- Introduction to Quantitative Research Part 1:
- Exploring Quantitative Research Design Part 1:
- Data Collection for Quantitative Research Part 1:
- Measurement and Sampling Part 1:
- Constructing Statistical Models Part 1:
- Enhancing Statistical Models Part 1:
- Multivariate Analyses Part 1:
- Writing a Quantitative Research Paper Part 1:
a. Session Overview
b. RQ Hypothesis Course Context Video
c. What is Quantitative Research?
d. Ethics of Quantitative Research
e. Session Summary
Part 2:f. Session Overview
g. Introduction to the Scientific Method of Research
h. Comparing Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive Research
i. Inductive and Deductive Approaches to Quantitative Research
j. Constructing Models
K. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. Fundamentals of Research Design
c. Components of a Research Design
d. Characteristics of a Research Design
e. Session Summary
Part 2:f. Session Overview
g. Research Design for Experimental Research Studies
h. Research Design for Quasi Experimental Studies
i. Research Design for Non-Experimental Research Studies
j. Evaluating Quantitative Research Design
k. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. Defining Surveys
c. Exploring Survey Methods
d. Session Summary
Part 2:e. Session Overview
f. The Process of Questionnaire Development
g. Designing a Questionnaire
h. Designing Rating Scales
i. The Art of Asking Questions
j. Session Summary
Part 3:k. Session Overview
l. Tips to Conduct Effective Surveys
m. Ethics of Using Technology in Surveys
n. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. What is Measurement?
c. True Score Theory, Estimating Measurement Errors
d. Evaluating Validity of Measures
e. Evaluating Reliability of Measures
f. Session Summary
Part 2:g. Session Overview
i. Basic Concepts of Sampling
j. Problems and Blases in Sampling
k. Probability Sampling
l. Non-Probability Sampling
m. Session Summary
Part 3:n. Session Overview
o. Determining the Sample Size
p. Sampling Distribution and Statistical inference
q. Demonstrations on Sampling
r. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. Significance of Comparing Means for Analysis
c. What is ANOVA?
d. Types of ANOVA
e. Calculating and Interpreting One-Way ANOVA
f. Session Summary
Part 2:g. Session Overview
h. Building a Statistical Model
i. Effect of Moderating and Mediating Variables
j. Demonstration on Mediation and Moderation
k. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. What is Factor Analysis?
c. Conducting Factor Analysis
d. Demonstration on R: Factor Analysis
e. Interpreting Factor Scores
f. Session Summary
Part 2:g. Session Overview
h. What is Factorial ANOVA?
i. Dealing with Interaction Effects in Factorial ANOVA
j. Calculating and Interpreting Factorial ANOVA
k. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. Multivariate regression
c. MANOVA
d. Logistic Regression
e. Structural Equation Modeling
f. Tree Structured Methods
g. Conjoint Analysis
h. Session Summary
Part 2:i. Session Overview
j. Time Series
k. Cluster Analysis
l. Session Summarya. Session Overview
b. Introduction to Formatting the Research Project for Quantitative Research
c. Components of a Quantitative Research Paper
d. Writing the Summary, Background and Purpose of Quantitative Research
e. Writing the Literature Review
f. Detailing your Research Design/Methodology
g. Curating your Results, Analysis and Supplimentary Findings
h. Outlining your Conclusions and Reccomendations
i. Making Appendices
j. Session Summary
Part 2:k. Session Overview
l. Writing Different Types of Quant Papers
m. Guidelines for Fine Tuning your Research Presentation
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Module 4: Qualitative Research Methods
- Introduction to Qualitative Research
- Data Collection in Qualitative Research
- Interviews and Focus Groups
- Introduction to Data Analysis
- Data Display and Exploration
- Data Analysis Process - Next Steps
- Verifying Conclusions
- Writing Report and New Technologies
a .Key Elements of Qualitative Research
b. Writing Qualitative Research Question
c. Qualitative Research: Framework
d. Steps to Write a Qualitative Research Paper
e. Ethics for Qualitative Research and IRB
f. Introduction to Design Strategies
g. Data-Collection and Analysis Strategies
h. Introduction to research design
i. Major aspects of research designa. Sources of Evidence: A Comparative
b. Assessment (Forms-Strengths-Weaknesses)
c. Principles of Data Collection
d. Sampling
e. Reliability and Validitya. An Introduction to Data Analysis
b. First Cycle Coding (Description +Demo)
c. Second Cycle Coding (Description +Demo)
d. Jottings and Analytic Memoing (Description +Demo)
e. Assertions and Propositions (Description +Demo)
f. Within Case and Cross-Case Analysis (Description +Demo)a. Matrix and Networks
b. Timing, formatting
c. Extracting Inferences and Conclusions
d. Exploring Fieldwork in Progress
e. Exploring Variables
f. Exploring Reports in Progressa. Describing Participants
b. Describing Variability
c. Describing Action
d. Ordering by time
e. Ordering by process
f. Explaining Interrelationship-Change
g. Explaining Causation
h. Making Predictionsa. Tactics to achieve integration among diverse pieces of data
b. Tactics to sharpen understanding by differentiation
c. Tactics of seeing relationships in data abstractly
d. Tactics to assemble a coherent understanding of data
e. Tactics for testing or confirming findings
f. Standards for quality of conclusionsa. Other methods in Qualitative Research
b. Audiences and Effects
c. Different aspects / apa
d. An Introduction to Mixed Methods Research