Research Methodology - Course Outline for First Year LMD

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to

1. Identify and a formulate researchable topic or question;
2. Assess the literature and identify relevant resources for the research;
3. Read and analyse the sources to identify relevant materials;
4. Extract / take notes (summarise / paraphrase) useful data from the sources;
5. Acknowledge used sources accurately;
6. Work collaboratively within a group to do assigned tasks;

Pre-Requisite skills

In order to benefit from and succeed in this course, you need some key skills. The reading and writing modules can contribute to develop your ability especially to:

1. Read academic texts effectively; i.e., understand within reasonable time;
2. Write academic essays;
3. Summarize extensive pieces of academic writings;
4. Paraphrase extensive pieces of academic writings.

Course Outline

Unit 1 - Research Methodology - Course Introduction
Unit 2 – The Scientific Approach to Research
Unit 3 - Developing & Writing a Research Proposal
Unit 4 - Literature Review – 1- Finding Relevant Literature
Unit 5 - Literature Review – 2 - Reading the Literature
Unit 6 - Literature Review – 3 - Collecting Useful Information While Reading

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