· Research in Social Science: Meaning, Process, Scope, Ethics of Social Research, Problems and Importance. Pure and Applied Research.
· Nature of Social Research: Positivistic and Interpretive.
· Variable, Hypothesis, Concepts.
· Models and Paradigms: Meaning, Function and Types.
· Theory building.
· Research Design: Meaning, Importance, Characteristics.
· Types of Research Design: Descriptive, Exploratory and Experimental.
· Construction of Research Design.
· Techniques of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Observation, Interview, Case study.
· Sampling: Meaning & Types.
· Classification and Tabulation.
· Data analysis :Graphical Representation, Frequency Distribution
· Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode.
· Measures of Dispersion: Range, Standard Deviation, Correlation, Regression.
Report writing
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Ahuja Ram, 2006: Research Methods, Jaipur, Rawat Publications
· Blake, Norman, 1973: Approaches to Social Enquiry, Cambridge, Policy Press
· Bose, Pradip Kumar, 1995: Research Methodology, New Delhi: ICSSR
· Bryman, Alan, 1988: Quality and Quantity in Social Research, London, Unwin Hyman.
· Goode & Hatt, 1981: Methods in Social Research, Singapore, McGraw Hill Co.
· Kothari, C. R, 1989: Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, Banglore, Wiley Eastern.
· Kurtz, Norman R, 1983: Introduction to Social Statistics, Paris: MC Graw Hill
· Levin Jack, 1983: Elementary Statistics in Social Research, New York: Harper & Row Publishers.
· Madge John, 1970: The Origins of Scientific Sociology, London, Tavistock.
· May, Tim, 1977: Social Research: Issues, Methods and Process, Buckingham, Open University Press.
· Shipman Martin, 1988: The Limitations of Social Research, London, Longman.
· Young, P. V., 1988: Scientific Social Surveys and Research, New Delhi, Prentice Hall.