University Law College, Khojjakd Road, Quetta, Balochistan Pakistan

 LL.B.9^th Semester, 2020

Instructor: SHAH mUHAMMAD ZARKOON	Phone:
Hours:  48 Credit Hours per Semester	Office: (081) 9203851
Web:   www.uob.edu.pk	Email:  smuhammad.ulc@uob.edu.pk

This course is entitled “Research Methods” students of LL.B.9^th semester, are required to complete the course outline by attending regular classes through interactive sessions as well as carefully following the URL links of e-recorded lectures on all topics; the semester shall comprise over two terms 3 months each; there are total 48 credit hours of course work as per rules framed by UOB; three credit hours per week. The Research Methods shall consist of following chapters and topics;

Chapter -I   An Introduction to Research Methodology and Research Methods.

TOPICS; .     i. What is Research?   ii. Meaning of Research iii. Objectives of Research iv. Motivation in 

                     Research.  v. Types Research vi. Research Approaches vii. Significance of Research viii.   

                     Research Methods versus Research Methodology. ix. Scientific Application and Research

                      x. How to Define your Project xi Asking questions xii. Thinking about your project iii.

                        Understanding five “Ws’ xiii. Summarizing xiv Your Research v. Summary vi. Useful

                        Websites.

                      How to Decide Upon Methodology

i.              Recognizing qualitative and quantitative Research ii. Understanding the Methodological debate iii. Choosing Methodology iv How to Choose Your Research Method. v. How to Conduct Background Research vi. How to choose your participants’ vii How to prepare a Research Proposal.  viii. How to Conduct Interviews. vi How to construct Conduct Group Focus.  ix How to Construct Questionnaires x How to carry out participant Observation.  xi How to Analyze Your Data. xii How to Report Your Findings.  xiii How to be an Ethical Researcher.  xvi. Useful Addresses.

Chapter. II. THE WHO, HOW AND WHY OF RESEARCH

Topics.   i. Who:  Selecting Sample .ii How: Selecting a Research Strategy iii. Why: Doing

                 Research that makes Difference

 Chapter. III   QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: MEASURMENT AND DATA COLLECTION

Topics:  i. Measurement: Turning Abstraction into Variables ii. Characteristics of Good Measures.

              iii. Data Collection.

Chapter. IV. QUNTITATIVE RESEARCH: DESCRIPTIVE AND CORRELATIONAL DESIGNS.

Topics:  i. Basic concepts   ii. Causation and Prediction   iii. Data Gathering iv. Data Analysis

Chapter. V.    QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: BASIC EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS

Topics:    i. Experimental Validity ii. Types of Variables.  iii. Characteristics of Experiments iv.

                     Types of Experimental Designs v. Data Analysis.

Chapter. VI QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS

Topics:    i. Basic Concepts ii. Repeated-Measures Designs iii. Complex Designs. iv. Quasi-

                    Experimental Designs. v. Data Analysis

 

Chapter. VII. WHAT IS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH?  

TOPICS:  i. Telling a Story …..Qualitatively ii. Two Worldviews on Research: Reality and

                Knowledge iii. Comparison on Quantitative and Qualitative Research. iv. Critique on

                Quantitative Research.  v. Crisis of Representation

Chapter. VIII.   PLANNING YOUR QUALITATIVE STUDY: DESIGN, SMAPLE. AND DATA ANALYSIS

 

TOPICS:   i. Designing Qualitative Research.

 

Chapter IX.  QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS:   ETHNOGRAPHY, PHENOMENOLOGY, CASE

                      STUDY, TEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED RESEARCH

TOPICS:  i. Ethnography ii. Phenomenology iii. Case Study iv. Textual Analysis v. Applied

                 Research Methods: Action and Evaluation Research.

Chapter X.  QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TOOLS: INTERVEWING, FOCUS GROUPS AND

                    OBSERVATION

TOPICS:  i. The First Tool: Defining the Context ii. Qualitative Research Tools: How to Collect

                     Data.

 Chapter XI:   PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH FINDINGS

i.              Presenting Your Research with a Poster

ii.             Presenting Your Research in an Oral Presentation

iii.            Presenting Your Research in a Paper

Students attentively attending classes would boast in understanding the basic concepts of Research Methods, that would enable them perform practical assignments by visiting District Jail and collecting data and analyzing the same, as well some of the students may also be assigned skills oriented task of case study by visiting courts and lawyer’s chambers, some of the students may also be given task to visit Honorable High Courts of Balochistan for collection of data about cases.

1.     Dr. Catherine Dawson. Introduction to research methods. 2009/4^th Edition

2.     Scott W. Vanderstoep & Deirdre D. Johnston.  RESEARCH METHODS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE    . 2009.

Additional readings: Additional readings will also be required. These will be available on DIT.LMS link at www.uob.edu.pk, You are responsible for all assigned readings.

Follow link for uploading the entire Rules and Regulations For (Admission. Registration and Examination.  www.uob.edu.pk

Students are expected to adopt all rules and regulations as enforced by various statutory bodies of University of Balochistan and Directions from Administration of University Law College issued time to time in circumstances.

Students also expected to maintain class decorum during class hours and attentively participate in the classes held either in regular classes of interacted through “interactive Sessions” they are obliged to fully links URL , or youtube channel for thoroughly understanding lectures, students must keep intact with their LMS accounts so that they should be awarded of any updates from UOB.

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NOTE: The Schedule given above would separately emailed to the students at their respective registered email address.