RESEARCH PROJECT (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24DGEO707
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
180.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The students will be taught how to write a project report/dissertation.

Course Outcomes: 
CO110: Identify the practical usage of the subject with the Data Collection.
CO111: Acknowledge the case study and get acquainted with report writing.
CO112: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
180.00
Contents:
 Research Methodology, Data collection, Citation, Base map, Field Work in Geographical Studies –
Role, Value, Data.
 Defining the Field and Identifying the Case Study – Rural / Urban / Physical / Human /Environmental.
 Field Techniques –Field techniques, Selection of the Appropriate Technique; Sampling strategies, Observation (Participant / Non Participant), Questionnaires (Open/ Closed / Structured / Non-Structured); Interview with Special Focus on Focused Group Discussions; Space Survey (Transects and Quadrants, Constructing Sketch)
 Use of Field Tools – Collection of Material for Physical and Socio-Economic Surveys.
 Designing the Field Report – Aims and Objectives, Methodology, Analysis, Interpretation and writing the Report.
 
 
Project Report:
1. Each student will prepare an individual report based on primary and secondary data collected during fieldwork.
2. The duration of the field work should not exceed 10 days.
3. Four copies of the report on A 4 size paper should be submitted in hard binding.V
Essential Readings: 

1. Creswell J., 1994: Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Sage Publications.

2. Dikshit, R. D. 2003. The Art and Science of Geography: Integrated Readings. Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.

3. Evans M., 1988: “Participant Observation: The Researcher as Research Tool” in Qualitative Methods in Human Geography, eds. J. Eyles and D. Smith, Polity.

4. Mukherjee, Neela 1993. Participatory Rural Appraisal: Methodology and Application. Concept Publs. Co., New Delhi.

5. Mukherjee, Neela 2002. Participatory Learning and Action: with 100 Field Methods. Concept Publs. Co., New Delhi.

6. Robinson A., 1998: "Thinking Straight and Writing That Way", in Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioural Sciences, eds. by F. Pryczak and R. Bruce Pryczak, Publishing: Los Angeles.

7. Special Issue on “Doing Fieldwork” The Geographical Review 91:1-2 (2001).

8. Stoddard R. H., 1982: Field Techniques and Research Methods in Geography, Kendall/Hunt.

9. Wolcott, H. 1995. The Art of Fieldwork. Alta Mira Press, Walnut Creek, CA.

Academic Year: 
2024-2025