ADS651 : Fundamentals of research and data analysis / Faculty of Administrative Science & Policy Studies

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