This is an introductory course on Research.
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TOPICS |
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Unit 1 |
Course outline and setting ground-rules |
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What is research. Why is it important to conduct research |
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Unit 2 |
Research as a scientific inquiry – scientific principles |
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Unit 3 |
Research Ethics |
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| Group Assignment Allocation - Developing a Research Proposal - Due date: 14-03-2023 | |
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Unit 4 |
Research designs |
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Unit 5 |
Research Paradigms or Worldviews |
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Unit 6 |
Formulating a research question/topic/research problem |
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Unit 7 |
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Unit 8 |
Different types of variables in research |
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Unit 9 | Target group and the sampling process | |
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Unit 10 | The review of Literature | |
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Unit 11 |
Literature search & search engines – Library Tutorial [Students have a period reserved for library orientation and self-study] |
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Unit 12 | Referencing & Plagiarism – Library Tutorial | |
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Unit 13 |
Scientific Writing tutorials - Students to attend these at the University Writing Centre |
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Unit 14 |
Data Collection - Quantitative data |
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Unit 15 |
Data Collection - Qualitative data |
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Unit 16 |
Data analysis - Quantitative data |
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Unit 17 |
Data analysis - Qualitative data |
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Unit 18 | Integrity & Trustworthiness of the study | |
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Unit 19 |
CLASS REVISION |
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Unit 20 |
FINAL EXAMINATION |
2023 March 24 - Class test 1 [Based on content from Unit 1 - Unit 10]
2023 May 04 - Class test 2 [Based on content from Unit 10 - Unit 18]