Prerequisite: None
Content
Definitions of science, social science, and research; Classifications of science, research, and approaches to knowledge acquisition and dissemination; Types of research; Problem statement and justification; Hypothesis formulation; Research design; Sampling techniques; Measurement in social science; Scaling; Formulation of various instruments for data collection; Data collection; Data coding and analysis; Results interpretation and generalization; Guidelines for successful interviewing; Participatory research methodologies; Preparing a social science research proposal(Research Project I) ; Basics of scientific writing; How to cite and list references.