This course aims to enhance students skills and knowledge in designing a research proposal and writing a research report. It includes skills to develop an appropriate research strategy for a problem statement, to analyze and synthesize previous related literature, and to conceptualize and articulate the significance of the research. Moreover, students are trained to plan and write a systematic, thorough and a good research proposal as well as to comprehend the vital aspects in the planning and writing of an effective research report.




References:



1. Barnes, J.A. (1979). Who Should Know What? Social Science, Privacy and Ethics. New York: Cambridge University Press.

2. Marvasti, Amir B. (2004). Quantitative Research in Sociology. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage.

3. Denzin, Norman K. (1989). The Research Act: A Theoretical Introduction to Sociological Methods. 3rd edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.