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Research Methods in Social Sciences and Agricultural Extension

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Overview

ABOUT THE COURSE:Research ideas are taken from field situations and placed through a methodical cycle of objective investigations that produce meaningful solutions in the case of research techniques for social science and agricultural extension. This is a distinctive approach to social science inquiry. This course aimed to create a sound fundamental knowledge and critical competencies in planning, conducting and applying behavioural research among the learners from agriculture and social science field. The learners will also learn some basic statistics for data analysis using the R package.INTENDED AUDIENCE:Agricultural Postgraduate and Ph.D. StudentsPostgraduates and PhD students of Social ScienceProfessionals from other disciplines have interest in social researchPREREQUISITES: B.Sc./B.Sc. (Ag.)/B.Sc. (Social Science)

Syllabus

Week 1:
  1. Science and common sense
  2. Behavioural sciences research
  3. Types and Methods of Research
  4. Selection and Formulation of Research Problem
  5. Review of Literature: Process and Methods
  6. Problems and ethical issues in social research
Week 2:
  1. Use and meaning of Concepts and Constructs in research
  2. Variable and its types in social research
  3. Extraneous variables: Types
  4. Hypothesis in research: Types and criteria
  5. Introduction to sampling
  6. Probability sampling methods
Week 3:
  1. Non-probability sampling methods
  2. Methods of Random Sampling
  3. Sampling and non-sampling error
  4. Determination of Sample size
  5. Measurement in social science
  6. Levels of measurement in social science
Week 4:
  1. Reliability of Measurement
  2. Validity of Measurement
  3. Practical Method to Ascertain Reliability
  4. Practical Method to Ascertain Validity
  5. Internal and External Validity of Research
  6. Introduction to Research Design
Week 5:
  1. Max min Con Principles of Research Design
  2. Control of Extraneous variables
  3. Experimental vs. Ex post facto research
  4. Some inadequate designs of research
  5. General Designs of Research
  6. Ex post facto designs of Research
Week 6:
  1. Data Collection tools in social research
  2. Interview method: Overview
  3. Observation Method: Overview
  4. Interview schedule/questionnaire
  5. Objective Tests and scales
  6. Qualitative Techniques of Research: Overview
Week 7:
  1. Various Tests and Scales
  2. Types of Attitude Scales
  3. Rating and Ranking scale
  4. Projective Techniques of Research
  5. Sociometry
  6. Content analysis and Semantic Differential
Week 8:
  1. Participatory Research: Principles and limitations
  2. Testing of normality of research data
  3. Correlation analysis
  4. Regression analysis
  5. Some Useful Parametric Test
  6. Introduction to the Second-generation statistical technique

Taught by

Prof.Saikat Maji

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