Description
MODULE 1 – Introduction to Research
What is Research
Types of Research
- Research method and methodology
- Research and scientific method
- Triangulation
MODULE 2
1. Source Review
- What is source review
- Importance of source review
2. Ethics in Research
- What are ethics
- Importance of ethics in research
3. Research Paradigm
- Positivism
- Critical theory
- Interpretive
4. Difference Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research
MODULE 3 – QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
1. Quantities Research
- What is quantitative research
2. Quantitative Research Designs
- Experimental
- Quasi experimental
- Survey research
3. Variables
- Dependent
- Independent
4. Sampling Techniques
- Systematic
- Stratified
- Cluster sampling
5. Scales of measurement
- Nominal
- Ordinal
- Interview
- Ratio
6. Data Collection in Quantitative Research
- Questionnaires
MODULE 4 – QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
1. Qualitative and quantitative data
2. Data collection methods
- Questionnaires
- Interviews
- Focus group discussions
- Document analysis
MODULE 5 – PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
- Data analysis
- Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Focus group discussions
- Difference between quantitative and qualitative research