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CCE – 811 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARECH
Campus C3A
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARECH
Course Code CCE – 811
Credit Hours 3
Pre-Requisutes None
Course Objectives
  • To familiarize students with different types of research methods used in a social research.
  • To develop knowledge and understanding of planning, designing and preparing a research report or thesis.
  • To integrate and apply research methodology and methods for careers education and informattion inquiry.
Detail Content
  • The course covers topics including: understanding social research, literature review
  • Exploring research methodology, assessment tools in research, research methods
  • Tools and instruments for data collection, how to prepare a research proposal
  • Data analysis: qualitative and quantitative methods, computer software for data analysis
Text/Ref Books
  • Denscombe, M. (2002) Ground Rules for Good Research. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
  • Bogdan, R. & Biklen, S. (1998). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods. Third Edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon
  • Creswell, J. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Time Schedule Fall 2015
Faculty/Resource Person Dr. Gulnaz Zahid
PhD. Education Psychology