Syllabus (ANTHROPOLOGY)

Course Type: MAJ-14

Semester: 8

Course Code: BANTMAJ14C

Course Title: Research Methodology   

(L-P-Tu): 3-1-0

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: To understand the procedure or plan of action for conducting a research To learn the techniques and tools used to collect, process and analyze data regarding the research topic. To understand the systematic method for acquiring data and studying it for de

Learning Outcome: The students will learn about the similarities and differences between technique, method and methodology; fieldwork traditions in Anthropology; the tools and techniques of data collection; and from the practical component they will learn about how to cons

BANTMJ14C: Research Methodology 4 credits

Total Marks: 50 (30 theory + 20 practical)

Unit – I: - Concept of Research, Hypothesis framing, formulation of research problem Definition and distinction between technique, method and methodology: review of literature, conceptual framework.

Unit – II: - Field work tradition in Anthropology: ethnographic approach, contribution of Malinowski, Boas and other pioneers like Haddon and Rivers.

Unit – III: - Tools and techniques of data collection: survey, questionnaire and interview schedule, observation, interview, case study.

Unit – IV: - Data analysis: qualitative data analysis – deductive, inductive, grounded theory, content analysis, narrative analysis, and quantitative data analysis: sampling, descriptive and analytical statistics.

Unit – V: - Writing up: preface, chapterization and sub-headings, notes (endnotes and footnotes), bibliography and references, glossary, appendix.

Practical 20 marks

Identify a topic relating to contemporary issue and formulate research questions. Identify variables of a study. Formulate a hypothesis. Test the hypothesis. Identify the universe and unit of study with justifications.

References

Bernard, H.R. 2006. Research Methods in Anthropology, Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.

Bernard, R. 2011. Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. AltaMira Press.

Emerson, R.M., Fretz, R.I. and Shaw, L. 1995. Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Garrard, E. and Dawson, A. 2005. What is the role of the research ethics committee? Paternalism, inducements, and harm in research ethics. Journal of Medical Ethics, 31: 419-23.

Lawrence, N.W. 2000. Social Research Methods, Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Madrigal, L. 2012. Statistics for Anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Michael, A. 1996. The Professional Stranger. Emerald Publishing.

O’reilly, K. 2005. Ethnographic Methods. London and New York: Routledge.

Patnaik, S.M. 2011. Culture, Identity and Development: An Account of Team Ethnography among the Bhil of Jhabua. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.

Pelto, PJ and Pelto GH. 1978. Anthropological Research: The Structure of Inquiry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Sarantakos, S. 1998. Social Research. London: Macmillan Press.

Zar, J.H. 2010. Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice-Hall. Saldaña, J. 2011. Fundamentals of Qualitative Research. Oxford University Press