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B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Social Research Methods Syllabus - SPPU 2026

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Semester 4 · Second Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Social Research Methods

Semester 4 · Second Year · 4 credits

Objectives of the Course

  • This course aims to introduce basic Sociological approaches to research methods. It introduced the philosophy behind social Research. It is an attempt to provide an understanding of the research process and techniques of data collection in social research. There are different perspectives and methods of understanding social phenomena. It aims to acquaint the students with the quantitative and qualitative strategies of research. This course aims to introduce scientific methods to understand social reality and social phenomena.

Module 01: Introduction to Social Research - Philosophy of Social Research

  • 1. Social research - meaning and significance
  • 2. Types of social research
  • 3. Values and ethics in social research
  • 4. Philosophical Foundation: Positivism and Interpretivism

Module 02: Research Process

  • 1. Steps in social research
  • 2. Selection and formulation of research problem
  • 3. Hypothesis - meaning, characteristics and types
  • 4. Data collection - primary and secondary sources
  • 5. Sampling - meaning and techniques

Module 03: Techniques of Data Collections

  • 1. Observation - nature, types, advantages, and limitations
  • 2. Interview - nature, advantages, and limitations
  • 3. Questionnaire - nature, types, advantages, and limitations

Module 04: Quantitative and Qualitative Research

  • 1. Difference between Quantitative and Qualitative research
  • 2. Quantitative research methods: Survey - Meaning, nature, advantages and disadvantages
  • 3. Qualitative research methods: Case study - meaning, nature, advantages and disadvantage
  • 4. Recent strategies - combining the quantitative and qualitative methods in research

Module 05: Computer in Social Research

  • 1. E-research: using the internet as object and method of data collection.
  • 2. Use of compute in data analysis

Module 06: Report Writing

  • 1. Importance of report writing
  • 2. Writing qualitative and quantitative research - presentation and interpretatio
  • 3. Qualities of good research report

Recommended Readings

  • 1. Ahuja, Ram. 2007. Research Methods. Rawat Publication. Jaipur.

Reproduced from the Savitribai Phule Pune University Revised Curriculum of Undergraduate Degree Programs of Law, the 2023 pattern as amended on 18 July 2024. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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