Short Course on Research Methodology in Education 2025 – Open University

Short Course on Research Methodology in Education 2025

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The specific objectives of the course are:

• To update their knowledge on research designs, types of research, methods of data collection and strategies used for analysis of data
• To provide hands-on experience with regard to key areas of research methodology
• To apply research skills to improve effectiveness of their day-to-day activities in educational institutions.

Twelve (12) activity-based workshops will be used as the strategy for conducting this course. Workshops will be conducted only during weekends. This course will be offered in the Sinhala, Tamil and English medium. However, the minimum student number will be 25 for each media.

The contents of the Short Course

1. Research Designs and their Implications for a Research
2. Identifications of Research Problems and Formulating Objectives, Questions, Hypothesis
3. Process of Educational Research
4. Action Research
5. How to Conduct a Literature Review
6. How to Write a Research proposal
7. Developing Research Instruments for a Research
8. Analysis of Qualitative Data
9. Analysis of Quantitative Data
10. SPSS Package
11. Data Triangulation, Presentation and Interpretation
12. Writing a Research Report

Programme Code : SCRME
Programme Category : Short Programme
Conducted by : Dept. of Secondary and Tertiary, Faculty of Education
Programme Duration : Minimum 03 months
Discipline(s) / Course(s) : Personnel engaged in the field of education,with a first degree.
Medium: Snhala/Tamil/English

Issuing of Applications : Now Open
Closing Date for Applications : 19th December 2024
Programme commencing date :

Only 25 students will be enrolled per group in each medium based on first come first served.

Further Details

Mrs. Dulashani Sandamali
Lecturer,
Department of Secondary and Tertiary Education,
Faculty of Education.

Email: kasan@ou.ac.lk / researchedu@ousl.lk
Tel. 0112884398