The syllabus covered in this course is as follows: 

Unit 1 Basics

1. Chapter 1: ―Research Basics‖, from Nicholas William‘s Research Methods: The Basics (Routledge, 2015), 7-14.

2. Chapter 4: ―Research Ethics‖, from Nicholas William‘s Research Methods: The Basics (Routledge, 2015), 42-51.

Unit 2 Theory

1. Theoretical concepts: abduction (1-2), deduction (207-208), induction (429- 430), empiricism (255-260), idealism (411-415), pragmatism (671-675), realism (731-735), positivism (646-650), relativism (749-753), constructivism (116-120), essentialism (269-273), hermeneutics (385-388).

Unit 3 Sources

1. ShafquatTowheed, ―Tools and techniques for literary research: using online and printed sources‖, from The Handbook to Literary Research, edited. by Delia da Sousa Correa and W.R. Owens (Routledge, 2010, 2nd edition), 9-35.

Unit 4 Research Proposal

1. Chapter 13: ―Writing a Research Proposal‖, from Research Methodology: A Step- by-Step Guide for Beginners by Ranjit Kumar, (Sage, 2014, 4th edition), 255-278.

Unit 5 Documentation

1. Creating Your Documentation‖, from MLA Handbook, 8th Ed. (The Modern Language Association, 2016), 19-58.

 

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