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GRS60304
Dr Syed A Malik
RESEARCH METHODS
PLS INTRODUCE YOURSELF
TO THE CLASS…..
 WHY YOU ARE HERE???

WHY YOU WANT TO FURTHER

YR STUDY???

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?

HOW TO ACHIEVE ???

 WHAT IS RESEARCH?

CASE 1
En. Samad prepared a paper on “Computer usage
in secondary schools” after reviewing literature on
the subject available in his university library and
called it a piece of research.

CASE 2
En. Ali says that he has researched and completed
a document which gives information about age of
his students, their SPM results, their parents’
income and distance of their schools from home
CASE 3
Mr Wilson participated in a workshop on
curriculum development and prepared
what he calls, a research report on the
curriculum for building technicians. He did
this through a literature survey on the
subject and by discussing with the
participants of the workshop.
CASE 1 CASE 2
En. Samad prepared a En. Ali says that he has
paper on “Computer usage researched and completed a
in secondary schools” after document which gives
reviewing literature on the information about age of his
subject available in his students, their SPM results,
university library and their parents’ income and
called it a piece of distance of their schools from
research. home
CASE 3
Mr Wilson participated in a workshop on curriculum
development and prepared what he calls, a research
report on the curriculum for building technicians. He
did this through a literature survey on the subject and
by discussing with the participants of the workshop.
NONE of the above cases can be
classified under the name RESEARCH
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
….RESEARCH…
CASE 4
A general manager of a car producing
company was concerned with the
complaints received from the car users
that the car they produce have some
problems with ratling sound at the dash
board and the rear passenger seat after
a few thousand kilometers of driving.
 What he did?
He obtained information from the company
workers to identify the various factors influencing
the problem.
He then formulated the problem and generated
guesses (hypotheses).
He constructed checklist and obtained requisite
information from a representative sample of
cars.
He analyzed the data thus collected, interpreted
the results in the light of his hypotheses and
reached conclusions.
CASE 4 is an example of research because:
 The researcher went through a sequence
of steps which were in order and thus
systematic.

 The researcher did not just jump at the

conclusions, but used a scientific method
of inquiry in reaching at conclusions.
 Research may be defined as a careful
and systematic process of inquiry to
find answers to problems of interest.

 To do research is to investigate the

problem systematically, carefully, and
thoroughly.
Research is an
organized, systematic, database,
critical, scientific inquiry or
investigation into a specific problem,
undertaken with the objective of
finding answers or solution to it.
RESEARCH METHODS
 COURSE SYNOPSIS

This course strengthens students’ with concept

and methodology in scientific research.
Key frameworks include research process such as:
 problem identification, objectives, research
questions, literature review and research
design, data collection methods, data analysis
and interpretation, report writing and
research ethics.
 COURSE EVALUATION

ASSESSMENT %
Start: W1
Assignment Report 20
End: W6
Journal paper Start: W1
30
(Review Article) End: W10
Research Proposal Start: W1
40 + 10
(Report & Presentation) End: W13
Total 100
 Assignment 1(20%)
Duration: W1 to W6 , Submit: W6

 Read and list several research topics from your

research scopes* in your own field of study**.
 Choose one that you are interested most and write
the title of your focus work.
 Study and write the research
 gaps (or motivation),
 questions,
 limitations***.
 Set the objectives.
 Prepare a project timeline.
*the problem or subject that a researcher plans to study.
**an area of academic concentration; a discipline.
***factors that the researcher encounters that inadvertently narrow
the scope of the study.
 Assignment 2 (30%)
Duration: W1 to W10 , Submit: W10

Input:
Read, analyze and synthesize a minimum of 30
ISI/Scopus journal articles in your own field of
study as in assignment 1.
Output:
From your reading, write one new review article
for a journal in your field.
 Assignment 3 (R:40% + P:10%)
Duration: W1 to W13 , S&P: W13

From assignment 1 and 2, you are required to:

 Prepare a research proposal draft written in 3
chapters:
 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Chapter 2: Literature review
 Chapter 3: Methodology
 Disseminate your proposal during a
presentation session.