1. Foundations of Research: Meaning, Objectives, Motivation, Utility. Concept of
theory, empiricism, deductive and inductive theory. Characteristics of scientific
method - Understanding the language of Research - Concept, Construct,
Definition, Variable. Research Process.
2. Problem Identification & Formulation - Research Question - Investigation
Question - Measurement Issues - Hypothesis - Qualities of a good HypothesisNull Hypothesis & Alternative Hypothesis. Hypothesis Testing - Logic &
Importance.
3. Research Design: Concept and Importance in Research - Features of a good
research design - Exploratory Research Design - concept, types and uses,
Descriptive Research Designs - concept, types and uses. Experimental Design:
Concept of Independent & Dependent variables.
4. Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Qualitative research - Quantitative
research - Concept of measurement, causality, generalization, replication.
Merging the two approaches.
5. Measurement: Concept of measurement- what is measured? Problems in
measurement in research- Validity and Reliability. Levels of measurementNominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio.
6. Sampling: Concepts of Statistical Population, Sample, Sampling Frame,
Sampling Error, Sample Size, Non Response. Characteristics of a good sample.
Probability Sample- Simple Random Sample, Systematic Sample, Stratified
Random Sample & Multi-stage sampling. Determining size of the samplePractical considerations in sampling and sample size.
7. Data Analysis: Data Preparation - Univariate analysis (frequency tables, bar
charts, pie charts, percentages), Bivariate analysis- Cross tabulations and Chisquare test including testing hypothesis of association.
8. Interpretation of Data and Paper Writing- Layout of a Research Paper, Journals
in Computer Science, Impact factor of Journals, When and where to publish ?
Ethical issues related to publishing, Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism.
9. Use of Encyclopedias, Research Guides, Handbook etc., Academic Databases for
Computer Science Discipline.
10.Use of tools I techniques for Research: methods to search required information
effectively, Reference Management Software like Zotero/ Mendeley, Software
for paper formatting like LaTeX/ MS Office, Software for detection of
Plagiarism
Recommended Books:
1. Business Research Methods- Donald Cooper & Pamela Schindler, TMGH, 9th editions.
2. Business Research Methods- Alan Bryman & Emma Bell, Oxford University Press.
3. Research Methodology- C. R. Kothari
4. Select references from the Internet
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