RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
                             STUDY MATERIAL
                            SECOND SEMESTER
                        CORE COURSE : PS2C05
                                  For
                      M.A.POLITICAL SCIENCE
                        (2017 ADMISSION ONWARDS)
                     UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
                    SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
                     Calicut University P.O, Malappuram, Kerala, India 673 635
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                                      School of Distance Education
              UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
              SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
              STUDY MATERIAL
              SECONDSEMESTER
              MA POLITICAL SCIENCE
              (2017 ADMISSION ONWARDS)
              CORE COURSE :
              PS2C05 :RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
              Prepared by :
                          Sri. P. K. Varghese
                          Associate. Professor and Head
                          PG Department of Political Science
                          ST. Mary€s College,
                          Sulthan Bathery
                                       Layout: ‘H’ Section, SDE
                                             ©
                                           Reserved
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                                  CONTENTS                    PAGE NO.
                   MODULE I      RESEARCH METHODOLOGY          05 – 16
                   MODULE II     TYPES OF RESEARCH             17 – 23
                   MODULE III    SAMPLING                      24 – 28
                   MODULE IV    DATA COLLECTION                29 – 43
                   MODULE V     PROBLEM FORMULATION            44 – 48
                   MODULE VI    RESEARCH REPORT                49 – 58
                              REFERENCES                         59
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