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Certificate on Completion
Welcome to Research Methodology, a foundational course designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge required to design, conduct, and evaluate research in academic and professional settings. In today’s rapidly evolving academic and professional landscape, the ability to design rigorous research and apply appropriate methods is essential. This course will guide you through the major research approaches used in modern scholarships, equipping you with both theoretical foundations and practical tools. In this course, you will explore and apply a range of research methods, including: Quantitative Methods, Experimental and quasi-experimental designs, Surveys and structured questionnaires, Correlational and predictive studies,Statistical analysis and hypothesis testing |
This course has been developed and authored by Riphah International University faculty and staff for self-paced learning. The core content, exercises, and learning materials were originally created by Riphah faculty to support the achievement of the course learning outcomes. Where applicable, the course may also include supplementary publicly available resources or Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance the learning experience.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This course has no formal prerequisites and is designed to be accessible to learners from diverse academic backgrounds, starting with fundamental concepts before progressing to advanced research skills.
Research methodology course is designed for MSSE students who are interested in pursuing MSSE with research thesis.
About Author
Author’s Introduction (Video)
Importance of Research Methodology Course
Study Research Methodology (Video)
What is Research (Video)
Basic Concepts
What is Knowledge (Video)
What is Science (Video)
Journal and Conference Publication (Reading)
Bibliography and References (Reading)
How to install and use Zotero (Reading Material)
Research
Importance of Research Philosophy (Video)
A Bigger Picture (Video)
Paradigm
Research Paradigm (Video)
Types of Research Paradigm (Video)
Types Pragmatic (Video)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Approaches
Q & Q Approaches (Video)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Types and Examples
Types and examples (Video)
Prompt Template for generating Practical Exams using LLM (Reading Material)
Research Onion
Putting it All Together (Video)
The Reach Onion Examples (Video)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Research Onion for Smart IoT-Enabled Mobile Applications (Reading Material)
Introduction to Literature Review
What is Literature Review (Video)
Purpose of Literature Review (Video)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Literature Review
Read Step-1 (Video)
Read Step-2 (Video)
Read Step-3 (Video)
Analysis
Analysis-How to Do (Video)
Analysis-Concept Centric (Video)
Systematic Literature Review (Reading Material)
Ethnography and Action Research
Action Research (Video)
Action Research – An Example (Reading Material)
Ethnography (Video)
Ethnography – An Example (Reading Material)
Preliminaries
Concepts and Definitions (Video)
Definition
Defining the Experiment (Video)
Eliciting Better Quality Architecture Evaluation Scenarios (Reading Material)
Planning
Hypothesis Development (Video)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Planning
Selection of Variables and Subjects (Video)
General Design Principles (Video)
Design Selection
A controlled experiment on top-down vs. bottom-up (Reading Material)
Experimental Design (Video)
Experiment Design-2 (Video)
Cross Over Experimental Design (Video)
Planning Part-2
Instrumentation and Validation (Video)
Operations
Execution of the Experiment (Video)
Quasi – Experiment (Reading)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Introduction
What is a Survey (Video)
Survey Process
Survey Process – Setting Objectives (Video)
Survey Process – Design Survey (Video)
Survey Process – Design Survey (Choose Collection Mode) (Video)
Survey Process-Part 2
Survey Process – Develop Instrument(Video)
Survey Process – Develop Instrument (Types of Questions) (Video)
Develop Instrument (When to Use Questions) (Video)
Survey Process-Pretesting
Pretesting part 1 (Video)
Pretesting part 2 (Video)
Sampling and Population
Choosing Sampling Frame (Video)
Probability Sampling
Random Systematic Sampling (Video)
Stratified Cluster Sampling (Video)
Non-Probability Sampling
Convenience and self-selection (Video)
Snowball and quota (Video)
Purposive sampling part 1 (Video)
Purposive sampling part 2 (Video)
Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis (Video)
Types of Quantitative Analysis (Video)
Standard Deviation (Reading)
Correlational Data Analysis (Video)
Correlational Data Analysis (Reading)
Practice Quiz (Problem)
Inferential Data Analysis (Video)
Choosing Statistical Tests (Video)
Quantitative Analysis Part-2
Experimental – 1F1T (Video)
Experimental – 1F2T (Video)
Experimental – 1F 2+T (Video)
Survey-QDA (Video)
Graded Quiz (Problem)
Approximately 22 Hours
Intermediate
Fully Online (Asynchronous)
Self Paced
