Project on :

RESEARCH DESIGNS

University Institute Of Legal Studies, Panjab

University, Chandigarh.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It is with profound gratitude and deep reverence that I have completed this
project today, as it would have not been possible for me to do so without the
indispensable guidance of my teachers, who encouraged me to go forward with
this project report.

I’m also grateful to the many authors whose books and articles I have used as a
valuable resource for my work. I hope this project meets everyone’s
expectations.

Thank you

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction
Research design can be considered as the structure of research it is the “Glue”
that holds all of the elements in a research project together, in short it is a plan
of the proposed research work. Research design is defined by different social
scientists in different terms; some of the definitions are as: according to Jahoda,
Deutch & Cook “A research design is the arrangement of conditions for the
collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to
the research purpose with economy and procedure”.2 Research design is the
plan, structure and strategy and investigation concaved so as to obtain ensured
to search question and control variance”.3 Henry Manheim says that research
design not only anticipates and specifies the seemingly countless decisions
connected with carrying out data collection, processing and analysis but it
presents a logical basis for these decisions.4 Zikmund defined as “a master plan
specifying the methods and procedure for collecting and analyzing the needed
information”.5 The definitions stress systematic methodology in collecting
right information for interpretations with economy and procedure. In-fact the
research design is the conceptual within which research is conducted:
1. The blueprint for the collection.
2. Measurement and
3. Analysis of data.
A research design should be based more or less on some methodology the
research design should be made once the topic and problem of research have
been selected and formulated, objectives have been properly outlined, concepts
have been properly defined and the hypothesis have been properly framed. The
research design should be able to provide answers of the following reserve
queries:
1. What is the study about and, what type of data is required?
2. What is the purpose of study?
3. What are the sources of needed data?
4. What should be the place or area of the study?
5. What time, approximately, is required for the study?