Research Methodology: An Introduction

By Muhammad Anwar Farooq, Waheed Shahzad and Majid Rashid

This book is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of research in the social sciences and related disciplines. This book is based on our lecture materials developed during teaching the class on Research Methodology. The target audience for this book includes students, junior researchers, and instructors teaching courses on research methodology. The content of this book is designed to introduce basic concepts in research especially in social sciences. It contains a basic definition of research, research methodology and research methods. Concise details about primary and secondary sources of research are also part of this book. Details about classification of research, qualitative & quantitative research, objectivity & subjectivity in research, definition and types of hypothesis, variables in research, literature review and methods of data collection are also included in the book. In the last chapter, a brief about the research proposal is included and it would be helpful for beginner researchers.
The book is succinct and compact by design. While writing the book, we decided to focus only on essential concepts, and not fill pages with clutter that can divert the students’ attention to less relevant or tangential issues. The book is structured into 10 chapters. However, instructors can add, drop, stretch, or condense topics to customize the book to the specific needs of their curriculum.
Lastly, we plan to continually update this book based on emerging trends in social research. If there is any new or interesting content that you wish to see in future editions, please drop us a note, and we shall try our best to accommodate them. Comments, criticisms, or corrections to any of the existing content will also be gratefully appreciated.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Muhammad Anwar Farooq
• Release date: Feb 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005540739

Muhammad Anwar Farooq

Mr. Muhammad Anwar Farooq is a university lecturer having Sixteen years of teaching and research experience. He is a good researcher and column writer. He is a non-fiction writer. He has written good books on philosophy, logic, science, history and politics. He is good at writing introductory books on several disciplines. His books start at elementary stage and progress, in some places, to intermediate stage. His books are first-rate study guides. He writes in a way that makes the books interesting and easily understandable. This book is a collection of handouts which he prepared for his class. Hopefully this introductory work would help the reader to grab basic concepts in the field.

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Research Methodology

An Introduction

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Dedications

Foreword

Chapter 01 – Introduction to Research

Chapter 02 – Primary and Secondary Sources

Chapter 03 – Classification of Research

Chapter 04 – Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Chapter 05 – Objectivity and Subjectivity

Chapter 06 – Research Hypothesis

Chapter 07 – Variables in Research

Chapter 08 – Literature Review

Chapter 09 – Methods of Data Collection in Research

Chapter 10 – Preparing Research Proposal

Bibliography

Acknowledgements & Dedications

First and foremost we would like to thank God. In the process of putting this book together, we realized how true this gift of writing is for us. You gave us the power to believe in our passion and pursue our dreams. We could never have done this without the faith we have in You, the Almighty.

No doubt, writing a book is harder than we thought and more rewarding than we could have ever imagined. None of this would have been possible without the support of our teachers, families and friends.

To our friends, Mr. Mohsin Saeed, Mr. Khalid Munir and Mr. Kashif Hayat: Thank you for encouraging us in every tough moment of our life. We are grateful for your moral support which made this possible.

Foreword

This book is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of research in the social sciences and related disciplines. This book is based on our lecture materials developed during teaching the class on Research Methodology. The target audience for this book includes students, junior researchers, and instructors teaching courses on research methodology. The content of this book is designed to introduce basic concepts in research especially in social sciences. It contains a basic definition of research, research methodology and research methods. Concise details about primary and secondary sources of research are also part of this book. Details about classification of research, qualitative & quantitative research, objectivity & subjectivity in research, definition and types of hypothesis, variables in research, literature review and methods of data collection are also included in the book. In the last chapter, a brief about the research proposal is included and it would be helpful for beginner researchers.

The book is succinct and compact by design. While writing the book, we decided to focus only on essential concepts, and not fill pages with clutter that can divert the students’ attention to less relevant or tangential issues. The book is structured into 10 chapters. However, instructors can add, drop, stretch, or condense topics to customize the book to the specific needs of their curriculum.

Lastly, we plan to continually update this book based on emerging trends in social research. If there is any new or interesting content that you wish to see in future editions, please drop us a note, and we shall try our best to accommodate them. Comments, criticisms, or corrections to any of the existing content will also be gratefully appreciated.

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