| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) |
| Lecture Code |
WKA22050 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
リサーチメソッド |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
リサーチメソッド |
Subject Name in
English |
Research Method |
| Instructor |
JOSHI NIRAJ PRAKASH |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ジョシ ニラズ プラカシュ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Thur1-4：East Library 3F Seminar Rm A,East Library 3F Seminar Rm B,East Library 3F Seminar Rm C |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Communication and resource sharing done through MS Teams |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Economics |
| Eligible Students |
Master's Students limited to first 50 registrations |
| Keywords |
Literature review, research gap, variables, unit of analysis, sampling, data |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of research methods. It covers a range of topics essential to understanding and conducting research effectively. Students will gain the skills and knowledge needed to design their studies, collect and analyze data, and write research papers. |
| Class Schedule |
Week 1: Orientation
Introduction to key research elements
- Literature review, research gap and 0bjective
- Treatment/ explanatory/ independent variables
- Outcome/ explained/ dependent variables
- Unit of analysis - Sampling, sample size, data
- Identification strategies/ data analysis methods
- Expected results - hypothesis
Week 2: Student's presentation on a brief research idea and feedback from peers and instructors
Week 3: Student's presentation on a brief research idea and feedback from peers and instructors
Week 4: Student's presentation on a brief research idea and feedback from peers and instructors
Week 5: Student's presentation on an elaborated research idea and feedback from peers and instructors
Week 6: Student's presentation on an elaborated research idea and feedback from peers and instructors
Week 7: Student's presentation on an elaborated research idea and feedback from peers and instructors
Week 8: Student's presentation on an elaborated research idea, feedback from peers and instructors, and course wrap-up (a comprehensive discussion, and feedback from students) |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Sheppard V. (2020) Research Methods for the Social Sciences: An Introduction. Available online at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/jibcresearchmethods/ |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Role Play |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
This class has no prerequisites.
Attendance at all lectures is expected. If, for whatever reason, you cannot attend the lecture, please let the instructor know in advance |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Participation 20%
Presentations 60%
A short quiz 20%
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| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |