Research Methodology

Course Name: Research Methodology
Course Code: CCRM
Division: Kalanidhi
Course HoD/ Coordinator: Prof. Ramesh C. Gaur
Duration: 3 Months
Total Credits: 4
Mode of Classes: Online
Eligibility: Graduation in any discipline
FEES: Rs. 10,000

Course Objective:

This course addresses the issues inherent in selecting a research problem and discuss the techniques and tools to be employed in completing a research project. This course would be beneficial for the students who have interest in research and are finding ways to look for ways to

Course Outline

Module 1-Research Methodology: A review of the Fundamentals

• Definition of Research
• Objectives of Research
• Motivation of Research
• General Characteristics of Research
• Criteria of Good Research
• Scientific Thinking
• What is a Research Problem
• Selecting the Problem

Module 2-Types of Research

• Basic Applied
• Evaluation
• Case Studies
• Experiments
• Ethnography
• Phenomenology
• Ground Theory (GT)
• Action Research
• Mixed-methods
• Longitudinal

Module 3-The Review of literature

• Meaning of review of literature
• Need of review of literature
• Objectives of Review of Literature
• Sources of Literature
• The Function of Literature
• How To Conduct the Review of Literature
• Some Hints For the Review of Literature
• Precautions In Library Use
• Reporting the Review of Literature

Module 4-The Research Hypotheses

• Meaning of hypothesis
• Definitions of hypothesis
• Nature of hypothesis
• Importance of hypothesis
• Kinds of hypothesis
• Characteristic of a Good Hypothesis
• Variables in a Hypothesis
• Formulating a Hypothesis
• Testing the Hypothesis – Z-test, F-test, chi- square test

Module 5-analysis of variance (ANOVA)

• One-way (ANOVA)
• Two-way (ANOVA)
• MANOVA
• Analytical Tools —SPSS,R
• Basic statistical methods

Module 6-Data Collection Methods

• Primary data Collection
• Secondary data collection
• Questionnaires
• Interviews
• Focus Groups
• Observation

Module 7-Sampling

• Meaning and Definition of Sampling
• Functions of Population
• Methods of Sampling
• Characteristics of Good Sample
• Size of a Sample
• The Sample Cycle

Module 8-IPR Issues

• What is IPR
• Introduction to Copyright
• CC License
• Introduction to Plagiarism

Module 9-E-Research Literacy

• Concepts related with Research Originality
• Ethics
• Scientific Misconduct: FFP
• Redundant Publication
• Selective reporting and Misrepresentation
• Concept of Plagiarism
• Use of Plagiarism Detection Tools- Urkund, iThenticate
• Digital Humanities
• SciFinder, sciVal, ORCHID, Scopus, web of Science, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic Search, Impactstory, Research Gate,

Module 10-Publication Ethics

• Definition, Introduction and Importance
• Best Practices/Standard settings initiatives: COPE, WAME
• Conflicts of interest
• Publication Misconduct
• Predatory Publisher and Journals
• Violation of ethics, authorship and contributor ship
• Identification of Publication misconduct, complaints and appeal

Module 11-Reference Management and Citation Analysis

• Concepts and Significance of Reference Management
• Referencing standards
• Software and Tools: Mendeley, Endnote, Zotero
• Impact factors
• Impact factor analysis tool and techniques
• Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Ininformetrics and inbox, g index, i 10 index

Module 12-research Data & Data Management

• Data, information, knowledge and wisdom
• Type of data and data resources
• Data repositories: types and functionalities
• Data management: DM policy, DM Data Interviews
• Data Sharing Techniques, Data Reuse, Data Citation
• Organization of Data, Documentation, Metadata and File Formats
• Content Generation skills: Professional Writing and Documentation

Module 13-Open Access Publishing (Practice)

• Open Access Publishing and initiative
• SHERPA/ROMEO online resource to check publisher copyright and self- archiving policies
• Software tool to identify predatory publications developed by SPPU Data
• Journal finder/Journal suggestion tool JANE Elsevier Journal Finder, Springer
• Software tool to identify predatory publications developed by SPPU Data
• Sharing Techniques, Data Reuse, Data Citation

Module 14 Publication Misconduct

• Group Discussion on Subject specific issues, FFP, Authorship
• Conflicts of interest
• Complaints and appeals: example and fraud from India and Abroad
• Training on plagiarism software like Turnitin, Urkund and other open source software tool

Module 15-Databases and Research

• Indexing Databases
• Citation Databases: Web of Science, Scopus,
• Impact factor of journals as per Journal Citation Report, SNIP, SJR, IPP, Cite
• Review of Literature: Meaning, Need, Objectives, Sources, How to Conduct the Review of Literature
• Research Hypotheses, Definitions, Nature, Functions, Importance, Kinds, Characteristics, Variables, Formulating, Testing the Hypothesis
• Data Collection Methods: Questionnaires, Interviews, Focus Groups,
• Sampling, Definition, Population, Methods, and Characteristics of a Good Sample Size of a Sample
• E-Research Literacy: Concepts Related With Research Originality, Ethics, Plagiarism, and Use of Plagiarism Detection Tools
• Reference Management: Concepts and Significance of Reference Management in Digital Scenario
• Software and Tools: Mendeley, Endnote: Zotero etc.
• Citation Analysis and Preservation: Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Informetrics, and Altametrics
• Research Collaboration: Concepts, Tools and Significance. SciFinder, SciVal, ORCID, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic Search, Mendeley, Impactstory, Research Gate, etc.
• Content Generation Skills: Professional Writing and Documentation

 Project Work and Dissertation

• Report
• Presentation
• Viva