Research Methodology

Unit 1 — Basic concepts

meaning and characteristics of research and legal research · social science research · law and social science

• Social Research — Nature and Purpose, Types of methodology — comparative, descriptive, diagnostic, exploratory, experimental

Unit 2 — Legal research

Indian background · doctrinal and non-doctrinal research

Unit 3 — Developing research design

nature and types: exploratory, explanatory, descriptive, historical, experimental, diagnostic, analytical · objectives · hypotheses

• Social Research — Nature and Purpose, Types of methodology — comparative, descriptive, diagnostic, exploratory, experimental
• Research methods — documentary, empirical and survey method

Unit 4 — The nature of data in legal research

universe, sampling design, sample size · primary and secondary sources

• Research methods — documentary, empirical and survey method

Unit 5 — Data collection and processing in legal research

interview schedule · questionnaire · observational schedule

• Tools of data collection — observation, interview, questionnaire and schedule, case study, sampling, Stages of data collection — conceptualizing problem, laying down hypothesis, defining the variables, choosing the tools of data collection, phase of data collection, data analysis

Unit 6 — Report writing in legal research

analysis · interpretation of data · citation and bibliography