Dr. Hansika Kapoor, Research Author, Dept. of Psychology, Monk® Prayogshala®
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Dr. Hansika Kapoor holds a Ph.D. from IIT, Bombay in the area of negative creativity aka how people get good ideas to do bad things. She is a Fulbright fellow and her research interests lie in cognitive science, social psychology, and behavioral economics.
Anirudh Tagat, Research Author, Dept. of Economics, Monk® Prayogshala®
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Anirudh is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Econometrics at the IITB-Monash Research Academy. His research interests lie in behavioral and experimental economics.
Learning Outcomes:
- To understand how to select the appropriate research method for your study.
- To get a fundamental understanding of various research methods.
- To choose the right statistical technique to be used with different research methods
Duration: 10 Hours
Eligibility: Open to students, faculty, research scholars and working professionals from diverse backgrounds
Fees: INR 1,600 + GST
Course Structure:
Day 1: Introduction to Research Methods
- Importance of Research – 15 Mins
- What is Scientific Research? – 15 Mins
- Researcher Skills – 30 Mins
- Basic Concepts in Research – 30 Mins
- Difference between Academic Research and Market Research
- Difference between Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Research Ethics – 30 Mins
- Introduction to the Experimental Method – 30 Mins
- Conditions – 10 Mins
- Principles – 10 Mins
- Types – 10 Mins
- Q&A and Discussion – 30 Mins
Day 2: Experimental Methods and Survey Research
- Variables – 30 min
- Between Groups – 30 min
- Within Groups/Repeated – 30 min
- Introduction to Survey Research
- What is survey research? – 10 Mins
- Why are surveys important? – 10 Mins
- Use of surveys in social science – 10 Mins
- Constructing survey questionnaires – 30 Mins
- Conducting Surveys
- Sampling – 30 Mins
- Practical considerations – 15 Mins
- Ethical Issues – 15 Mins
- Q&A and Discussion
Day 3: Non-Experimental Methods and Secondary Research
- Observational Research Methods – 30 Mins
- Qualitative Research Methods – 30 Mins
- Choosing the Right Research Method – 30 Mins
- Secondary Research – 30 Mins