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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Understanding how to conduct research in Gandhi and Peace Studies and related social science disciplines, as well as how to analyse, interpret, and make sense of the social world, are the main goals of the concepts covered in the MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification.
MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Classes cover the idea of study, which is directly related to human endeavour to comprehend his evolution, environment, and growth over the course of many eras of human history.
MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification Syllabus helps you comprehend how and why social scientists produce knowledge about the social environment.
All students get an MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.
The Highlights
- Provided by IGNOU
- Online course
- 12 weeks course
- Learn at your own pace
- Shareable Certificate
- Expert Lectures
Programme Offerings
- video lectures
- Study Materials
Courses and Certificate Fees
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Eligibility Criteria
Certificate Qualifying Details
E-certificates will be issued to all such participants who get 30% weightage internal assessment and 70% weightage main examination.
Work experience
Work Experience is not required to get enrolled into this certificate course.
What you will learn
MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification Course makes one understand what research is and how it is done. We must gain an understanding of the relationship between research and intellectual activities and you can have a look at Humanities And Social Sciences Certification Courses.
MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Training makes students understand that social research can only be beneficial if there are good researchers who thoroughly comprehend the significance of the work being done by them.
The following learning outcomes are achieved upon successful conclusion of this MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification:
- The nature of social science research
- The difficulties a researcher faces in social science research
- The various sources of data in social science research.
Who it is for
If the appropriate students apply for the online course MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course), there will be excellent employment prospects like:
Admission Details
Students are urged to enrol in MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification by taking the following measures as soon as the course's admission period opens.
Step 1: Visit the official website
Step 2: Fill up the application form
Step 3: Upload all necessary documents
Step 4: Pay the required fee online (if you need certification)
The Syllabus
- Meaning, Objectives of Social Science Research
- Motivating Factors of Social Science Research
- Social Science Vs Physical Sciences
- Basic Assumptions of Social Research
- Subject Matter, Sources of Data
- Difficulties of Social Science Research
- Fundamental, Pure or Theoretical Research
- Discovery of a New Theory, Development of the Existing Theory
- Applied Research, Various Other Categories of Research
- The Ex-post Facto Research, Advantages
- Disadvantages, Laboratory or Experimental Research
- Field Investigation Research, Survey Research
- Evaluation Research, Action Research
- Normative Paradigm
- Constitutive Norms and Ethics of Science
- Normative Paradigm
- Constitutive Norms and Ethics of Science
- Empirical Methods and Applications
- Nature of Assumptions, Normative vis-à-vis and Empirical,
- Natural Law, Dialectical Materialism
- The Recent Trends
- Characteristics of Gandhian Approach
- Gandhi as a Social Scientist and Social Inventor, Social Problems
- Poverty and Unemployment
- Violence between Individuals
- Characteristics of Gandhian Approach
- Gandhi as a Social Scientist and Social Inventor, Social Problems
- Poverty and Unemployment
- Violence between Individuals
- Selecting a Research Topic
- Intensifying Knowledge
- Turning a Topic into a Research Problem
- The Subjects and the Time Frame
- Meaning of Concepts
- The Concept of Abstraction, Concepts and Communication
- Features of Good Concepts, Reconceptualisation
- Theories and Definition of Theory
- The Role of Theory: Theory as Orientation
- Theory as Conceptualisation and Classification
- Another Task of Theory
- Theory Predicts Facts,
- Theory points to gaps in our knowledge
- Deduction and Induction
- Difficulties of Theory Testing
- Defining the Research Problem
- Knowledge of the Rules, Clarification of Concepts
- Methods of Data Collection
- Operationalisation, Sampling the Subjects
- Presentation of Findings
- Classification of Data, Documentary Data, Quantitative Data
- Principles of Table Construction
- Qualitative Data
- Modes of Analysis of Qualitative Data and Presentation
- Before the Advent of Computers and After,
- Microsoft Programmes, Websites, Search Engines
- Understanding Fieldwork: Definition and Basic Elements
- Understanding Ethnography: Definition and Purpose
- Characteristics of Ethnography, Ethnography: Methods of Data Collection and Analysis, Ethnographic Interviews, Document Analysis
- Survey, Observation, Participant Observation
- Observation: Recording and Analysis
- Ethnography: Problems
- Issues and Dilemmas
- Conflict Map: Purpose
- Usage and Limitations
- Basic Elements of a Conflict Map
- Ways of Conflict Mapping, Paul Wehr
- William W. Wilmot and Joyce L. Hocker
- How to map a conflict situation?
- Abbreviations, Table of Contents, Lists of Tables,
- Charts, Figures
- Special Abbreviations and Glossary
- Pagination and Chapters, References and Bibliography,
- Quotations
- Style and Language
- Understanding Narratives and Stories
- Narrative Analysis: Definition
- Origin and Features
- Narrative Analysis Approach with respect to Conflict Situations
- Tools for Analysis, Narrative Theories, Decisions regarding Data Collection
- Practicalities of Data Collection & Data Analysis
- Understanding the Interviewee’s Perception: Questions for the Researcher
- Coding, Methods of Narrative Analysis
- Understanding Analysis
- Levels and the Purpose of Analysing Levels
- Conflict: Levels of Analysis, Macro & Micro Levels
- Individual, Societal, International & Global Levels
- Micro Issues to Systemic Concerns, Violence: Levels of Analysis
- Peace: Levels of Analysis, Peace-building: Levels of Analysis
- Levels of Actors and Their Approaches to Peace-building
- Statement of the Problem
- Theories and Hypotheses
- Analysis and Interpretation
- Testing of Hypotheses
- Organising Findings of Case Study
Evaluation process
Yes, there will be assessments and one Final Exam.
Instructors
IGNOU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Researchers in the social sciences rely on earlier work in the area to inform their hypotheses. Because earlier studies found that texting while driving increases auto accidents, researchers may hypothesise that this is true.
The classes are administered through pre-recorded videos and lectures.
One of the crucial instruments for identifying the issues that need to be looked at and achieving the goals of a research study is research methodology.
The instructor for this course is Dr Sadananda Sahoo - Assistant Professor in the School of Inter-disciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS).
The various methods are Fundamental, Pure or Theoretical Research and Applied Research.