RESEARCH PARADIGMS IN INFORMATION SCIENCE | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

PLS 8105

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

College:

College of Computing and Information Sciences

School:

East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

Department:

Library and Information Science

Course Discipline:

Information Science

Course Description & Objectives:

The upshot of all the developmental work in both qualitative and quantitative methods is that there is now as much variation among both researchers as there is between quantitatively or qualitatively oriented scholars and evaluators. The course is intended to:

Introduce students to theories and conceptual issues in qualitative and quantitative research in Information Science
enable students understand the nature and characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research
enable students understand the processes of qualitative and quantitative

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course candidates will be able to:

demonstrate ability to explain and apply conceptual issues and theories in qualitative and quantitative research in Information Science
demonstrate ability to explain the nature and characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research
identify and harness current trends in qualitative and quantitative research in information science
demonstrate ability to design qualitative and quantitative research studies in Information Science

RESEARCH PARADIGMS IN INFORMATION SCIENCE

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