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    This document outlines a university core course on research methodology. The course aims to help students gain insights into scientific research, critically review literature, and learn basic statistics for data presentation and analysis. It covers topics like research design, data collection and sampling, statistical modeling, time series analysis, and evolutionary algorithms. Students will learn to develop hypotheses, evaluate current research, and communicate their results. The course expects students to be able to critically analyze complex research issues and propose new directions for further work. It will also teach documenting research reports in a structured format.

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    UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE FOR RESEARCH SCHOLARS

    Research Methodology

    L T P C
    3 0 0 3

    COURSE CODE: RES 701


    Objectives
    1. To gain insights into how scientific research is conducted.
    2. To help in critical review of literature and assessing the research trends, quality and extension potential
    of research and equip students to undertake research.
    3. To learn and understand the basic statistics involved in data presentation.
    4. To identify the influencing factor or determinants of research parameters.
    5. To test the significance, validity and reliability of the research results.
    6. To help in documentation of research results.
    Expected Outcome
    1. Ability to critically evaluate current research and propose possible alternate directions for further work
    2. Ability to develop hypothesis and methodology for research
    3. Ability to comprehend and deal with complex research issues in order to communicate their scientific
    results clearly for peer review.
    UNIT I
    Introduction to Research Methods
    Philosophy of Science, Evolutionary Epistemology, Scientific Methods, Hypotheses Generation and Evaluation,
    Code of Research Ethics, Definition and Objectives of Research, Various Steps in Scientific Research, Types of
    Research; Research Purposes - Research Design - Survey Research - Case Study Research.
    UNIT II
    Data Collection and Sampling Design
    Sources of Data: Primary Data, Secondary Data; Procedure Questionnaire- Survey and Experiments Design of
    Survey and Experiments - Sampling Merits and Demerits - Control Observations - Procedures - Sampling
    Errors.
    UNIT III
    Statistical Modeling and Analysis, Time Series Analysis
    Probability Distributions, Fundamentals of Statistical Analysis and Inference, Multivariate methods, Concepts of
    Correlation and Regression, Fundamentals of Time Series Analysis and Spectral Analysis, Error Analysis,
    Applications of Spectral Analysis.
    UNIT IV
    Evolutionary Algorithms
    Introduction to evolutionary algorithms - Fundamentals of Genetic algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Neural
    Network based optimization, Optimization of fuzzy systems.
    UNIT V
    Research Reports
    Structure and Components of Research Report, Types of Report, Layout of Research Report, Mechanism of
    writing a research report
    Text Book
    1. C.R. Kothari, Research Methodology Methods and Techniques, 2/e, Vishwa Prakashan, 2006.
    2. Bendat and Piersol, Random data: Analysis and Measurement Procedures, Wiley Interscience, 2001.
    3. Shumway and Stoffer, Time Series Analysis and its Applications, Springer, 2000.
    4. Jenkins, G.M., and Watts, D.G., Spectral Analysis and its Applications, Holden Day, 1986.
    Reference Books
    1. Richard I Levin amp; David S.Rubin, Statistics for Management, 7/e. Pearson Education, 2005.
    2. Donald R. Cooper, Pamela S. Schindler, Business Research Methods, 8/e, Tata McGraw-Hill Co. Ltd., 2006.
    3. Fuzzy Logic with Engg Applications, Timothy J.Ross, Wiley Publications, 2nd Ed[d]
    4. Simulated Annealing: Theory and Applications (Mathematics and Its Applications, by P.J. van Laarhoven&
    E.H. Aarts[e]
    5. Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning by David E. Goldberg[

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