This course will cover the following; meaning of research; role of quantitative research in innovation and development; basic concepts and theories underlying the quantitative research paradigm; the scientific research process; quantitative research designs; data collection methods and tools; data management and quality assurance; statistical concepts and their application to quantitative research choice and effective use of relevant statistical tools and software; descriptive statistics and inferential methods (parametric and non-parametric) interpretation and reporting of quantitative research; plagiarism and ethics in quantitative research.