Research Methodology

Module 1: Meaning, Objectives and Characteristics of research - Research methods Vs Methodology - Types of research - Descriptive Vs. Analytical, Applied Vs. Fundamental, Quantitative Vs.Qualitative, Conceptual Vs. Empirical - Research process - Criteria of good research - Developing a research plan.

Module 2: Defining the research problem - Selecting the problem - Necessity of defining the problem - Techniques involved in defining the problem - Importance of literature review in defining a problem - Survey of literature - Primary and secondary sources - Reviews, treatise, monographspatents - web as a source - searching the web - Identifying gap areas from literature review - Development of working hypothesis.

Module 3: Research design and methods – Research design – Basic Principles- Need of research design –– Features of good design – Important concepts relating to research design – Observation and Facts, Laws and Theories, Prediction and explanation, Induction, Deduction, Development of Models - Developing a research plan - Exploration, Description, Diagnosis, and Experimentation - Determining experimental and sample designs.

Module 4: Sampling design - Steps in sampling design - Characteristics of a good sample design - Types of sample designs - Measurement and scaling techniques - Methods of data collection - Collection of primary data - Data collection instruments

Module 5: Testing of hypotheses - Basic concepts - Procedure for hypotheses testing flow diagram for hypotheses testing - Data analysis with Statistical Packages – Correlation and Regression - Important parametric test - Chi-square test - Analysis of variance and Covariance

Module 6: IPRs- Invention and Creativity- Intellectual Property-Importance and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)- A brief summary of: Patents(types of patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs- Integrated Circuits-Geographical Indications-Establishment of WIPO-Application and Procedures.

Module 7: Interpretation and report writing - Techniques of interpretation - Structure and components of scientific reports - Different steps in the preparation - Layout, structure and language of the report - Illustrations and tables - Types of report - Technical reports and thesis 

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