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SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course covers the general principles of Research Methodology that apply to any discipline. It discusses the fundamental process of conducting academic research. The theoretical and practical aspects of preparing a research proposal are presented. Amongst topics that will be covered are an introduction to research and its philosophy, problem formulation, and research objective, literature review, research methodology\u00a0 and design, data collection\u00a0 procedures, data analysis, research proposal and thesis preparation, and research management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>CLO<\/strong><\/td>PO<\/td>BLOOM’S TAXONOMY<\/strong><\/td>T&L
METHOD<\/strong><\/td>		ASSESSMENT
METHOD<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
CLO1<\/td>Describe orally and in writing the five principal and processes of academic research (i.e.: problem formulation, literature review, research design, data collection, and data analysis)<\/td>PLO1<\/td>C2<\/td>LECTURE &
ACTIVE LEARNING<\/td>		RESEARCH PROPOSAL<\/td><\/tr>
CLO2<\/td>Identify the research problem and research limitations related to their research from multiple sources.<\/td>PLO2<\/td>C4<\/td>LECTURE &
ACTIVE LEARNING<\/td>		RESEARCH PROPOSAL<\/td><\/tr>
CLO2<\/td>Produce a written research proposal.<\/td>PLO5<\/td>P4<\/td>PROJECT BASED LEARNING<\/td>RESEARCH PROPOSAL<\/td><\/tr>
CLOW<\/td>Conduct literature search using existing research database<\/td>PLO6<\/td>C4<\/td>LECTURE &
ACTIVE LEARNING<\/td>		RESEARCH PROPOSAL & LIBRARY LITERATURE SEARCH ASSESSMENT<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
NOTES:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Refer *Taxonomies of Learning and **UTM\u2019s Graduate Attributes, where applicable for measurement of outcomes achievement ***IP \u2013 Individual Project; CAD \u2013 Case Analysis and Discussion; GP \u2013 Group Project; PR \u2013 Presentation; FE \u2013 Final Exam\/ Final equivalent project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO<\/td>TOPIC<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Introduction:<\/strong>
What is knowledge?
Philosophy of knowledge
Type of research
Why \/ Purpose of research?
Level of research ; Master or PhD
Research Process<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Problem formulation<\/strong>
What is research problem?
Why need to formulate the research problem?
Step in formulating research problem
How to identify the research problem?
\u00a0Formulation of Problem Statement
Formulating research question and \/ or hypothesis
Identify research objectives
Scope of research: criteria for Masters vs Doctoral Level of research.
Expected outcome of research<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>LITERATURE REVIEW<\/strong>
Rationale for literature review
Approaches of Literature review
Framework of literature review
How to look for literature
Making sense of information
Writing critical review
Managing reading material
Making proper referencing<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>LIBRARY SEARCH<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Research design<\/strong>
Relationship between methodology & design
Purpose of research design
Developing Conceptual and operational framework
Types of research design (Theory building\/ testing\/extension; Inductive\/deductive)
Steps in\u00a0 Research Design<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Data collection<\/strong>
What is data collection?
Types of data:
primary vs secondary
qualitative and quantitative
Selecting your data: sampling techniques and design
Methods, tools and techniques for data collection<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Data Analysis<\/strong>
Types of\u00a0 Data Analysis
Steps in Data Analysis
Connecting research objective to data analysis
Quantitative\/Qualitative analysis<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Technical Writing<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Research Presentation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Plagarism<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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