Research Methodology and Information

Introduction to research methodology, selection and formulation of a research problem, research design and plan,  research designs for ecological, epidemiological, climatological and socio-economic studies;  proposal writing, literature search, scientific report writing,  research methodology, data collection techniques, sampling/ survey techniques, questionnaires (design, testing and limitations), Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) and Structured Analysis Methodology (SAM) (participatory learning and action),  hypothesis testing.By the end of the course the student should have learnt:

• Importance of conducting research in wildlife production systems.
• Design, collect, analyse, critically interpret and report scientific research data.
• How to use computer software for storage, processing and dissemination of research data