Advanced Research Methods: Course Outline (MSPM)

The problem-solving research uses applied research to find solutions to the existing problems. Qualitative Research: Qualitative research is a process that is about inquiry, that helps in-depth understanding of the problems or issues in their natural sett

Course Objectives:

To reveal the worth of research in respective fields of interest.
To explore theoretical research domains for applied societal issues.
To find avenues of research contribution in development of life aspects.
To address prevailing problems with research techniques.
To influence decision making by applying research pyramids.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course students will be able to

independently be able to search for, integrate and critically assess research information
demonstrate a good understanding of how to write a research paper/thesis
independently be able to design a research approach for a specific research issue
independently use common statistics software for data analysis
interpret and present the results of an independently conducted analysis
critically assess published quantitative research with regard to the statistical methods and approaches adopted

Course Contents:

This course shall unleash the inner potential of students to conduct research by learning significance of research, types of research, school of thoughts on research development, approaches of research, problem identification for research, literature worth in research, research design, hypothesis development, methodological challenges in research, analysis of research data, overcoming research biases, discussion on research analysis outcomes, conclusion and recommendation in research, limitation in conducting research and future research directives.

Course Plan:

Week #	Main Topics	Hours
Week 01	Reasons of advancement in research	03
Week 02	School of thoughts in conducting research	03
Week 03	Types of research and variables distinction	03
Week 04	Approaches of research and its selection	03
Week 05	Theoretical worth of pursuing targeted research	03
Week 06	Problem identification and research objectives	03
Week 07	Building research back ground and questions	03
Week 08	Re-search literature for specific research domain	03
Mid Term
Week 09	Hypothesis and research design practices	03
Week 10	Methodological issues in research	03
Week 11	Targeted population and sample extraction	03
Week 12	Research analysis techniques and world of apparatuses	03
Week 13	Advancement in analysis of research topic	03
Week 14	Appropriate research discussion with justifications	03
Week 15	Concluding research for relevant solutions	03
Week 16	Research limitations and future directions	03