Course Introduction/ Requirements Introduction to research
 Concept and purpose of research
 3 inquiry methods in research
 Current issues driving educational research
 Types: Basic vs. Applied
 Approaches: Qualitative, Quantitative& Mixed


Foundations of research
 Research area/topic
 Defining a research problem
 Research objectives
 Research questions
 Research hypothesis
 Definition of terms
 Limitations and delimitations


Literature review
 Purpose of literature review
 Elements of a literature review
 Locating literature
 Introduction to electronic databases


Research Designs: For Quantitative Approach
 Survey
 Experimental
 Correlational
 Causal Comparative


Research Designs: For Qualitative & Mixed Approaches
 Basic Qualitative Research
 Case Study
 Phenomenology
 Grounded Theory
 Ethnography
 Action research


Population and Sampling
 Samples and sample size
 Random /probability sampling
 Non-random sampling


Research variables
 Independent variable
 Dependent variable
 Moderating variable
 Intervening variable


Data collection techniques
 Questionnaire
 Interview
 Observation
 Documents

Reliability and Validity of research
Ethics in research

Analysis and presentation of data: Quantitative
 Descriptive statistics

Analysis and presentation of data: Qualitative
 Organizing data
 Transcribing data
 Coding for main ideas and themes


Writing research proposal
 The elements of a research proposal
 Citation, credits, references

Q1 : the difference between Conceptual Framework and theoretical Framework
A1 : Theretical Framework is a foundation for the research and conceptual framework is how you design your research

Q2 : Research Approaches?
A2 : Quantitative, Qualitative and mixed-methods