Title: PUB 620: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS
Course: PUB 620: Social Science Research

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Dear esteemed students welcome to this course PUB 620 SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH.

The course is designed to impart basic research skills, such as problems identification, data collection, analysis, report writing, and dissemination for decision making in organizations.

The aim of this course is to enable you to develop knowledge of and skills in different research approaches and techniques.  You will explore critical issues in the philosophy of and methodological basis for conducting social science research.  Lastly, engagement with the tasks will enable you to develop research proposals and thereafter undertake research projects, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

1.       Describe various methods, techniques, and design in social science research

2.       Describe the reasons for reviewing available literature and other information during the preparation of research proposals

3.       Apply the research methods and techniques in practical research activities

4.       Initiate, plan and carry out research projects on topics of their own choice, which addresses social problems.

5. Produce a research report based on the findings of their research project

COURSE CONTENT

Dear student, this course is divided into nine Topics/Units which will be covered weekly i.e one Topic/week.

1. Introduction to Social Science Research

2. Approaches to Social Science Research

3. Social Science Research Process

4. Literature review

5. Data collection and Management

6. Sampling Techniques

7. Ethics in Social Science Research

8.Data analysis techniques

9.Research Proposal/Report Writing

COURSE PREREQUISITES

MODE OF ASSESSMENT