Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Scientific Method and Social ResearchUnit 2: Research Problem, Hypothesis and Research DesignUnit 3: Sampling
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Methods of Data CollectionUnit 5: Data Analysis and Report Writing
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 23 topics
01Unit 1: Scientific Method and Social Research
5 topics+
- Science and scientific method
- Steps of scientific research
- Objectivity and value neutrality
- Types of research: pure, applied, action
- Theory and facts
02Unit 2: Research Problem, Hypothesis and Research Design
4 topics+
- Selection and formulation of a research problem
- Hypothesis: meaning, types, sources and qualities
- Null and alternative hypothesis
- Research designs: exploratory, descriptive, diagnostic, experimental
03Unit 3: Sampling
4 topics+
- Universe, sample and sampling frame
- Probability sampling: simple random, stratified, systematic, cluster
- Non-probability sampling: purposive, quota, convenience, snowball
- Sample size and sampling errors
04Unit 4: Methods of Data Collection
5 topics+
- Primary and secondary data
- Observation: participant and non-participant
- Interview and interview guide
- Questionnaire and schedule
- Case study method
05Unit 5: Data Analysis and Report Writing
5 topics+
- Editing, coding and classification
- Tabulation
- Diagrams and graphs
- Mean, median and mode
- Research report: structure and writing
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the scientific method, objectivity and types of social research
- Formulate a research problem and hypotheses and choose a suitable research design
- Select a sample using probability and non-probability methods
- Prepare a questionnaire or interview schedule and use observation and case study methods
- Classify, code and tabulate data and compute simple averages and percentages
- Write a research report in the standard format
Who it is for
- B.A Semester 4 students with Sociology as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
- Students who will do a field survey or research project in later semesters
What you need
- Earlier sociology papers; Class 10 arithmetic
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University and others) for B.A Sociology, Semester 4. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
How will I be tested?
Unit-wise MCQ tests, short and long answer practice in university exam pattern, and a final mock paper.
Is statistics heavy in this paper?
No. Only simple percentages, averages and diagrams are needed; they are taught step by step.
