Pre-PhD Certificate Programme on Mixed-Method Survey Research for 3 months
PRE-PhD CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME Mixed-Method Survey Research PRE-PhD CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME ON Mixed-Method Survey Research Duration: 3 Months Total Contact Hours: 72 Hours Contact Hours: 6 Hours per Week Total Modules: 5 Total Units: 25 Module 1: Exploring Research problem 1.1 Meaning of a research problem, Sources of Research problems, Characteristics of Good research problem. 1.2 Research Paradigms and Approaches Quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, positivism, interpretivism, pragmatism 1.3 Mixed-Method Research Design Concept, rationale, types, sequential and concurrent designs, integration 1.4 Survey Research Nature, types, survey design, cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys 1.5 Practicum Identification of research problem and formulation of research questions Module 2: Research Variables and Instrument Development 2.1 Research Variables Variables, constructs, types of variables, conceptual and operational definitions 2.2 Measurement and Scaling Levels of measurem...