DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Add On Course : Research Methodology

FOR THE ADMITED BATCH (20 -20 )

__DUARATION:30HOURS_________________________________________________________

Objective of Course
 To provide the students with some useful tools for his/her future research.
 To help the students develop a way of thinking in quantitative terms.

Course Description

 The Course will cover several key models as well as identification and estimation
methods used in Research.
 We shall be exploring some leading models and analyzing the structures, providing
methods of identification, estimation and inference.
 You will get lots of hands on experience with using the methods on real datasets.
Course Content
Unit-I: Introduction to Business Research Methods 10 Hours
Meaning and Objectives of Research; Types of Research: a) Pure, Basic and
Fundamental; b) Applied; c) Empirical; d) Scientific and Social; e) historical; f)
Exploratory; g) Descriptive and h) Causal; Concepts in Research: Variables,
Quantitative and Qualitative Research; Stages in Research process; Characteristics of
Good Research; Hypothesis: Meaning Nature, Significance, Types of Hypothesis,
Sources; Research Design Meaning, Definition, Need and Importance, Steps in
Research Design, Essential of Good Research Design, Area/Scope of Research
Designing and Types – Descriptive, Exploratory and Casual; Sampling: a) Meaning of
Sample and Sampling, b) Methods of Sampling: (i) Non-Probability Sampling –
Convenient, Judgement, Quota Snow Ball (ii) Probability- Simple Random, Stratified,
Cluster, Multi Stage.
Unit-II: Data Collection and Processing 10Hours
Types of Data and Sources: Primary and Secondary Data Sources; Methods of
Collection of Primary Data: a) Observations – (i) Structured and Unstructured, (ii)
Disguised and Undisguised and (iii) Mechanical Observations (Use of Gadgets); b)
Experimental – (i) Field and (ii) Laboratory, c) Interview: (i) Personal Interview (ii)
Focused Group, (iii) In Depth Interviews – Method d) Survey Telephonic Survey, Mail,
E-mail, Internet Survey, Social Media and Media Listening, e) Survey Instruments: (i)
Questionnaire Designing, (ii) Types of Questions – A) Structural / Close Ended and B)
Unstructured / Open Ended- C) Dichotomous and D) Multiple Choice Questions, f)
Scaling Techniques: (i) Likert scale and (ii) Semantic Differential Scale.
Unit- III: Data Analysis and Interpretation 05 Hours
Processing of Data (i) Editing – Field and Office editing (ii) Coding- Meaning and
essential and (iii) Tabulation Note; Analysis of Data: Meaning, Purpose and Types;
Interpretation of Data: Essentials, Importance and Significance of Processing Data;
Multivariate Analysis Concept Only; Testing of Hypothesis Concept and Problems: (i)
Chi- Square Test and (ii) Z and T- test (For Large and Small Sample)
Unit- IV: Advanced Technique in Report Writing 05 Hours
Report Writing: Meaning, Importance, Functions of Project, Essential of a Good Report,
Concept of Good Report, Steps in Writing a Report, Types of Reports, Footnotes and
Bibliography; Ethics and Research; Objectivity, Confidentiality and Anonymity in
Research; Plagiarism.
Course outcomes:
· Explain key research concepts and issues.
· Demonstrate knowledge of research process (reading, evaluating and
developing).
 · Identify, explain, compare and prepare the key elements of the research
proposal / report.
 · Help students to choose appropriate research method.