BSc Home Science RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Theory Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This is the Semester 5 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Syllabus for RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Theory

Major elective · Semester 5 · Third Year - Human Development · 2 credits · 50 marks

MU sets two papers of this name in this semester and separates them only by her own "Type" row. The word Theory in the title above is that row, not part of the name she printed.

Module I: Foundations of Research

1 Basics of Research
i Meaning, purpose and types of research
ii Identification and formulation of research problem
iii Writing objectives, research questions and hypotheses
iv Significance of the study
v Review of Literature: sources, organization and identifying research gaps
vi Citation and avoiding plagiarism
2 Research Design and Tools
i Variables and operational definitions
ii Research designs: Descriptive, Survey, Correlational, Case Study
iii Sampling: population, sample, techniques and sample size
iv Tools for data collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation
v Reliability, validity and pilot study
vi Ethical considerations in research

Module II: Research Data Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting

1 Data Handling and Analysis
i Data collection procedures
ii Coding and data entry (Excel/SPSS – basic level)
iii Descriptive statistics: Frequency, Percentage, Mean etc.
iv Thematic analysis for qualitative data
2 Interpretation and Report Writing
i Presentation of results (tables and figures)
ii Interpretation of findings
iii Acceptance/rejection of hypotheses
iv Conclusion, implications and limitations
v Preparation of final research report

Reference Books

1 American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
2 Best, J. W., & Kahn, J. V. (2016). Research in education (10th ed.). Pearson Education.
3 Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2018). Research methods in education (8th ed.). Routledge.
4 Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.
5 Field, A. (2018). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.
6 Jackson, S. L. (2016). Research methods and statistics: A critical thinking approach (5 th ed.). Cengage Learning.
7 Kothari, C. R., & Garg, G. (2019). Research methodology: Methods and techniques (4th ed.). New Age International Publishers.
8 Leong, F.T.L. & Austin, J. T. (Eds.) (2006). The psychology research handbook: A guide for graduate students and research assistants (2nd ed.). Sage.
9 Martin, W. E., & Bridgmon, K. D. (2012). Quantitative and statistical research methods. Jossey-Bass. Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2016). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation (4th ed.). Jossey-Bass.
10 Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research & evaluation methods (3rd ed.). Sage.
11 Rubin, A., & Babbie, E. R. (2025). Research methods for social work (10th ed.). Cengage Learning

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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