1. POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Proposed by: Dr. Intakhab Khan, KAU-Jeddah-KSA
Semester -I
PAPER III: Research Methods
Objectives:
- To develop an understanding of important concepts and practices in research.
- To apply research techniques to present, describe and analyse data.
- To apply statistical analysis (qualitative/quantitative) in educational management and
administration.
Unit -I: Educational Research: Nature, scope and Types
- Scientific inquiry: role of assumption, paradigms and approaches in research
- Qualitative and Quantitative research
- Fundamental research, applied research, normative survey, survey, evaluative, historical,
developmental, case study, documentary, ethnography, action research.
Unit- II: Research data: analysis and interpretation
- Data: primary sources and secondary sources
- Sampling techniques: concept, Types: probability and non-probability samples etc.
- Tools of data collection: observation, interview, questionnaire, document analysis,
- Validity and reliability
- Analysis and interpretation of data
- Computer application for statistical analysis
Unit- III: Research Design, Statistical Methods
- Formulating research proposal: identification of a research problem; review of related
research and literature
- Formulation of hypotheses and Research questions;
- Research design and Procedure; Data analysis techniques; time scheduling and
chapterisation.
Unit- IV: Analysis of data
- Tabulation and graphical representation of data; Measures of Central Tendency and
Variability.

2. - Normal probability curve- its important properties and simple applications. Correlation
and regression: product moments and rank difference co-efficient of correlation, regression
equations.
- Inferential statistics: sampling distributions, hypotheses testing, interval estimation.
Inference about population means.
- Frequency comparison: Chi-square, T ratio and Variance analysis.
Unit- V: Report writing
- Writing the dissertation/thesis including References and Bibliography
-formatting, fonts and layout
-components of the report Introduction chapter:
Statement of the study/issue:
Review literature:
Methods/Design:
Techniques and analysis:
Result chapter
Discussion:
Summary and conclusion/Recommendation
-citations and references
-index, tables, figures etc.