SECTION A

Answer the following question in about 1000 words each 15 x 3 = 45 Marks

1 Discuss the meaning, objectives, criteria and qualities of a good research.

2 Discuss the nature, types and steps of case study. Describe the criteria and misconceptions of case studies.

3 Elaborate the assumptions, approaches, steps, issues and implications of discourse analysis.

SECTION B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words each 5 x 5 = 25 Marks

4. Discuss the steps involved in research process.

5. Explain the methods of estimating reliability.

6. Discuss the characteristics of ExPost Facto research. Differentiate between the Ex Post Facto research and Experimental Research.

7. Discuss the aspects to be considered while constructing a field experiment. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Field experiment.

8. Discuss the types, advantages and limitations of factorial research design.

SECTION C

Answer the following in about 50 words each 10 x 3 = 30 Marks

9 Context of Justification.

10 Independent and Dependent variable.

11 Types of hypotheses.

12 Purpose of sampling.

13 Issues of survey research .

14 Functions of research design.

15 Differences between Quasi experimental design and True experimental design.

16 Advantages of correlational research design .

17 Functions of grounded theory.

18 Tacit knowledge.