WORK PLAN (July-December 2016) Course Name: Research Methodology Semester: 3rd Semester Paper Code: Paper Name: Research Methodology Name of Faculty member: Amit Kumar shared with Divya seth WEEK

DATES

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

1

20-30 July

Nature of Research

2

1-6 August

Nature of Research

3

8-13 August

Formulating the research topic

4

16-20 August

Review of literature

5

22-27 August

Approaches to research and research strategy

6

29 Aug-3 September 5-10 September

Approaches to research and research strategy

Research Ethics

11

13-17 September 19-24 September 26 Sep-1 October 3-10 October

12

11-16 October

Semester Break

13

17-22 October

Analyzing data

14

24-29 October

Analyzing data

15

31 Oct-5 November 7-12 November

Writing Project Report – Referencing Styles

7 8 9 10

16

Research Ethics

Using secondary data Using primary data Sample selection methods

Revision Class

Readings/Reference Texts: 1. Ranjit Kumar (2014), Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners, 4th Edition, Sage Publications. 2. Uwe Flick (2012), Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project, Sage Publications. 3. Bethlehem, J. (2009),Applied Survey Methods: A Statistical Perspective, Wiley.

4. Cochran, William, G. (2008), Sampling Techniques, Third Edition, Wiley-India, ISBN 978-81- 265-1524-0.Reprint: 2008. 5. Groves, R. M., Fowler, F. J., Couper, M. P., Lepkowski, J. M., Singer, E. and Tourangeau, R. (2009). Survey Methodology, Wiley