ADS511 : Research methodology and data analysis / Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies

The course focuses on fundamental approach to empirical research. The formulation of a research proposal starts from generation of an idea to the eventual write up the proposal. The course covers research designs, sampling strategies, sample size selection, measurement issues, developing conceptual framework and hypothesis. Besides simple qualitative approach, basic descriptive and inferential statistics will be covered with the use of the SPSS software package.