Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Surveying Skills in Human Geography Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Surveying Skills in Human Geography
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Module 1: Fundamentals of Surveying in Human Geography
- 1 Survey: Meaning, Features, Ethics, and Importance
- 2 Types of Survey: Descriptive vs Analytical, Census vs Sample Survey, Social and Economic Survey
- 3 Surveying Steps: Pre-survey, Actual Survey, and Post-survey
- 4 Methods of Survey: Personal Interviews, Self-administered Questionnaires, Group Surveys, Mailed Surveys, Telephonic Surveys, Online Surveys
Module 2: Surveying Skills
- 1 Preparing Questionnaires: Types of questions, Structuring of a questionnaire
- 2 Geotagged Photographic Survey and Mental Maps
- 3 Survey Report Writing: Introduction, Objectives, Study Area, Methodology, Survey Observations, Conclusion
- 4 Conducting a Survey of Rural or Urban Locality and Survey Report Writing
Text Books
- 1 Kothari, C. R. (1985) ‘Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques’, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.
Reference Books
- 1 Gupta, S. L. and Gupta, H. (2014) ‘Research Methodology’, International Book House Pvt. Ltd.
- 2 Krishnaswami, O. R. and Ranganatham, M. (2022) ‘Methodology of Research in Social Sciences’, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.