| Course Status : | Completed |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 8 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 3 |
| Level : | Postgraduate |
| Start Date : | 19 Jan 2024 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 19 May 2024 IST |
| Shift : | Shift 2 |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
Detailed Syllabus:
(What learners will learn in each week with details
of subtopics)
Week 1 Introduction to Research: Types of Research; Quantitative & Mixed method research.
-Learners will understand the basic concepts of research types, stages of (doing) research and data concepts.
Week 2 Identification of Researchable Problems: Review of Literature, Identification of Research Gap [Reviewing literature in a domain of interest drawing research gaps and identifying a suitable researchable problem]
Week 3 Research Design & Sampling
-Learners will have understanding sampling concepts, requirement and designing of a research, as per need.]
Week 4 Measurement Scales & Data Collection Methods
-Here all types of measuring scales will be covered. Also, data concepts, types and collection methods will be covered.
Week 5 Concepts of Hypothesis, Hypothesis testing, Large & small sample
Week 6 Data Analysis Techniques – I:
-Here all types of descriptive statistical analysis, using SPSS, will be covered. Univariate & bi-variate cases will be covered, through illustrative (numerical) examples.
Week 7:Data Analysis Techniques - II:
-Here multi-variate statistical analysis, using SPSS/ Excel, will be covered. Concepts of Multiple regression, F-test, ANOVA
Week 8: Review & Report writing: In this section, as part of experiential learning, each participant would come up with complete research project, applying the knowledge acquired (on ‘Research Design & Quantitative data Analysis Techniques’), during previous seven weeks.
Exam schedule
Prof. RN Subudhi is presently a Senior Professor in the area of Quantitative Methods – Decision Sciences, with over 36 years of teaching experience at University level. He has served earlier at Berhampur University, VIT University, for their MBA programmes. He has done FDPM from IIM Ahmadabad. He had received Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) award of CSIR, Govt. of India, for his doctoral research.
He is an active member of many reputed international academic societies, like: American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM), ISA-RC (International Sociology Association ‘Research Methodology’ Section), IFORS, ORSI, ICA and ICAS (Int. Conv. of Asian Scholars). He has published/ edited 12 books and authored over 80 research papers. He is presently the editor of KIIT Management Research Journal – Parikalpana. He is a reviewer of many reputed international research journals. He has also published many articles in regional language and takes interest in Children’s literature.
Dr Sumita Mishra is an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, where she earned a master’s degree in social work. She is a Fellow from the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. Besides having worked for organizations like CAPART, UNICEF and Tata Refractories Limited, she also has 16 years of teaching experience. She has published several papers in referred journals such as Journal of Human Values, Management Research Review, Asian Case Research Journal, Management and Labour Studies, Decision, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, IIMB Management Review, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Emerging Market Case Studies etc. and has also presented papers in national and international conferences of repute. Her interests are in the area of social science research methods, qualitative research, organizational culture, group culture, training transfer, social psychology and organization theory. She co-edited a book with Prof. R.N. Subudhi on Methodological Advances in Management Research published by Emerald. She currently is the Dean, KIIT School of Management, KIITDU.
Prof. Subudhi & Prof. Mishra together have been taking Research Methodology for PhD scholars of University since last 8 years and also edited two useful books, published by Springer and Emerald publications.
Assessment Type | Weightage |
Weekend Assessment | 25% |
Final Exam | 75% |
Score | Type of Certificate |
>=90 | Gold |
75 - 89 | Silver |
70 - 74 | Bronze |
40 - 70 | Successfully Completed |
<40 | No Certificate |
Sample Certificate:
Disclaimer: In order to be eligible for the certificate, you must register for enrolment and exams using the same email ID. If different email IDs are used, you will not be considered eligible for the certificate.
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