This course will provide a prospect for participants to establish or progress their considerate of research through critical examination of research process, approaches and publishing dimensions. The course introduces elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods domains. Participants will use these underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field or interests and develop understanding to formulate a research question and answer it by framing an effective research methodology. Furthermore, they would learn to derive meaningful inferences from their findings and able to write and publish a paper in renowned journals, conferences and to foster technical reports in their areas of interest.
To familiarize with research terminology.
Be aware of the principles of research, ethical challenges and approval processes.
Describe quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches to research.
Identify the components of a literature review process.
Critically analyze published research.
Able to write, submit and publish technical, scientific and review paper.