Research Methodology for Environmental Science

Research Methodology for Environmental Science

1 Introduction to Research Methodology for Environmental Science

  1. Objectives of Research
  2. Types of Research
  3. Research Approaches
  4. Research Methods
  5. Validity and Reliability of Research
  6. Use of Statistics in Research

2 Research Formulation

  1. Defining the Research Problem
  2. Factors affecting the Selection of the Topic
  3. Selection of Topics and Formulating Research Questions
  4. Literature Review
  5. Formulation of Objectives and Hypothesis
  6. Unit of Analysis
  7. Variables

3 Research Design

  1. Need for Research Design
  2. Principles of Research Design
  3. Types of Research Designs
  4. Developing a Research Plan
  5. Sampling Techniques
  6. Probability Sampling Procedures
  7. Non-Probability Sampling Procedures

4 Data Collection

  1. Collection of Data
  2. Primary Data Collection Methods
  3. Participatory Rural Appraisal
  4. Collection of Secondary Data
  5. Focus Group Discussion

5 Data Management

  1. Frequency Distribution
  2. Tabulation of Data
  3. Diagrammatic Representation of Data
  4. Graphical Presentation of Data
  5. Pie Diagram or Pie Chart

6 Geospatial Tools

  1. Basic Concepts
  2. Remote Sensing
  3. Geographic Information System (GIS)
  4. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
  5. Applications of Geospatial Technologies

7 Descriptive Statistics-I

  1. Measures of Central Tendency
  2. Arithmetic Mean
  3. Median
  4. Mode
  5. Measures of Dispersion
  6. Range
  7. Mean Deviation
  8. Standard Deviation and Variance

8 Descriptive Statistics-II

  1. Correlation Analysis
  2. Scatter Diagram
  3. Karl Pearsonโ€™s Correlation Coefficient
  4. Spearmanโ€™s Rank Correlation Coefficient
  5. Concept of Regression
  6. Lines of Regression
  7. Regression Coefficients

9 Sampling Distributions

  1. Basics of Sampling
  2. Sampling Distribution
  3. Standard Error
  4. Central Limit Theorem
  5. Sampling Distribution of the Mean
  6. Sampling Distribution of Proportions
  7. Chi-square Distribution
  8. Studentโ€™s t-Distribution
  9. F-Distribution

10 Statistical Analysis-I

  1. Hypothesis
  2. Null and Alternative Hypothesis
  3. Type-I and Type-II Error
  4. Level of Significance
  5. Large Sample Tests

11 Statistical Analysis-II

  1. Procedure for Small Sample Test
  2. Test for Population Mean
  3. Test for Difference of Two Population Means
  4. Paired t-Test
  5. Chi-Square Test
  6. F-Test

12 Analysis of Variance Tests

  1. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  2. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  3. Two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

13 Organisation of Reports and Thesis

  1. What is a Report?
  2. What is a Thesis?
  3. Need for Reports/Theses
  4. Types of Reports
  5. Layout and Structure
  6. Components and Language

14 Research Paper

  1. Reasons for Writing a Research Paper
  2. Writing Process
  3. Format of the Research Paper for Scientific Journals
  4. Plagiarism
  5. Peer Review

15 Ethics and Intellectual Property Rights

  1. Requisite for Ethics in Research
  2. Ethical Issues Related to Confidentiality
  3. Ethical Issues Related to Publication, Reproducibility, and Accountability
  4. Copyright and Related Rights
  5. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)