Kyushu University Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society

Activity report

2017-02-28

Intensive course "Research Methodology" by Researchers from Ateneo de Manila University

Researchers from Ateneo de Manila University

Project Outline

 

1.    Research Topics

Research Methodology

 

2.    Invitation Period

February 20, Monday to February 24, Friday, 2017

 

3.    Invited Members

Dr. Diana J. Mendoza (Assistant Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University)

Dr. Anne Lan K. Candelaria (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University)

 

4.    Hosting Management Faculty

Reiko Ogawa (Associate Professor)

 

5.    Activities

    Intensive Lecture: Research Methodology

 

     Lecture conducted by:

     Assistant Professor Diana J. Mendoza, Ateneo de Manila University

Assistant Professor Anne Lan Kagahastian Candelaria, Ateneo de Manila University

 

        February 2017, intensive lecture to be conducted on the following dates:

        February 20, Monday: sessions 1, 2, 3

        February 21, Tuesday: sessions 4, 5, 6

        February 22, Wednesday: sessions 7, 8, 9

        February 23, Thursday: sessions 10, 11, 12

        February 24, Friday: sessions 13, 14, 15

 

Course objectives:

The objective of this course for the students is to be able to come up with a solid research design and have a skill to implement it. So the students should be able to 1) familiarize themselves with various methodologies, 2) be able to choose the most feasible research method, 3) write a research proposal and 4) aware of the necessary skills in implementing it.

 

No.

Date

Topic

 

1

Feb. 20

Levelling Off and Expectations Setting

・Student presentation of course papers or research proposals

1) Pre-test for students

2) Processing of pre-test results

 

2

Feb. 21

Research and Research Paradigms

・What is research?  Why do research?

・Research in the social sciences (epistemological and methodological issues)

・Research paradigms or traditions

 

3

Feb. 22

Tools and Techniques in Doing Research

・Qualitative research

・Quantitative research

・Ethics of research

 

4

Feb. 23

Workshop on Writing Proposals and Evaluating Research

・Guidelines for writing proposals and evaluating research

・Student workshop (using papers presented on the first day)

 

5

Feb. 24

Recapitulation and Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

Kyushu University
Graduate School of
Integrated Sciences for Global Society

Global Project Office

744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
819-0395

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