M.A.

(I) and BS (V)

Introduction to Research Methodology (3 Credit Hours)

Fall 2013

16 Weeks Break Up

Instructor’s Name: Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz/ Mr. Moazzam Ali

Malik

Student’s Learning Outcomes:

1. The students will develop in-depth understanding of research and research

methods.
2. The students will learn to select a problem, construct a hypothesis and a variety
of research strategies to measure the validity of the hypothesis.

Week 1 Lecture 1 Research: An Introduction

Lecture 2 Ways of Knowing Facts

Week 2 Lecture 3 & 4Kinds of Research

Naturalistic Research, Historical Research, Expository Research

Descriptive Research, Action Research, etc

Week 3 Lecture 5 Formulating a Research Problem

Lecture 6 Constructing a Hypothesis

Week 4 Lecture 7 Literature Review

Lecture 8 Citation/Bibliography
Week 5 Lecture 9 Variables and Concepts

Lecture 10 Types of Variables

Week 6 Lecture 11 Writing a Research Proposal

Lecture 12 Fundamentals of a Research Proposal

Week 7 Lecture 13 Presentations (Research Proposal)

Lecture 14 Presentations (Research Proposal)

Week 8 Mid Term Exam

Week 9 Lecture 15 & 16 Sampling and Types of Sampling

Random and Non-Random Sampling Stratified Sampling,

Cluster Sampling, Systematic Sampling etc.

Week 10 Lecture 17 Tools for Data Collection

Questionnaires, Interviews, Audio & Video Recordings,

etc

Week 11 Lecture 19& 20 Data Analysis and Data Presentation

Descriptive Data Analysis, Inferential Data Analysis,

Computer Data Analysis, Tables& Graphs, Types of Tables
& Graphs

Week 12 Lecture 21 & 22 Research Designs

Longitudinal study design, Cross-sectional study design,

Before- and-After Study Design, the ‘After only’ Study
Design, Experimental and Non-Experimental Study Design,
Observational Study Design
Week 13 Lecture 23 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

Lecture 24 Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Methods

Week 14 Lecture 25 & 26 Writing a Thesis of a Research Article

Style of Writing, Formatting and Editing, Citation

Week 15 Lecture 27 & 28 Revision & Discussion

Week 16 Lecture 29 & 30 Quiz

Week 17 Lecture 31-32 Preparation Week

Week 18 Final Exam

Books Recommended:

Griffee, D.T. (2012). An Introduction to Second Language Research Methods: Design and
Data. TESL-EJ Publications, Berkeley, California, USA.

Litosseliti, L. (2010). Research Methods in Linguistics. Continuum International Publishing

Group.

Best, J.W. & Kahn, V. J. (2003) Research in Education, New Delhi: Pearson Education
Press

Kumar, R. (2000) Research Methodology, Rawalpindi: NBF Press