Course Objective :
1.To enable the students to identify problems for managerial decision making, Design a research, collect data, analyze and write a report.
Course Outcomes (COs): At the end of this course, a student should be able to:
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PAPER CODE |
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MHR 124 |
Research for Management |
CO 1.Distinguish between the various types of research and research design. CO 2.Formulate the steps of a research process and apply them to conduct a research study. CO 3.Design a questionnaire and use it for data collection CO 4.Develop a hypothesis and test it. CO 5.Analyze the collected data using various descriptive and statistical tools and techniques. CO 6.Construct a research report.
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Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, presentations |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation |
Research: Definition, characteristics, Approaches-Deduction, Induction, Types of Research, Research Process.
Research Design: Meaning, Features of a good research design. Types of Research Design-Exploratory, Descriptive and Experimental studies
Measurement scales-Types of scales- Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio scales, Scaling Techniques: Comparative and Non-comparative scaling
Data Collection: Primary and Secondary Data-Methods of collecting data
Questionnaire design-Objectives, hierarchy of Questions, Process, Lay out, Pilot testing
Sampling design-Meaning of sample and population, Sampling techniques, sample size calculation
Preliminary data analysis- Descriptive statistics- Measures of central tendency(Mean, Mode, Median), Measures of Dispersion(Variance, Standard Deviation, Range)
Hypothesis testing- process, student’s T test, Z test, Chi Square test, Kolmogorov Smirnov test
Correlation and Regression- Meaning, difference, Assumptions of regression, Regression equation-interpretation and its application
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)- One-way and two-way classification.
Report Writing: Importance, Process, qualities of a Research report, Report layout