NPTEL : NOC:Development Research Methods (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Rajshree Bedamatta


Lecture 1 - Reflections on Development Studies and Development Research

Lecture 2 - Types, Forms, and Processes of Development Studies Research

Lecture 3 - The Rigour in Development Studies Research

Lecture 4 - Paradigms of Development Research

Lecture 5 - Development Research-Development Work Continuum and Action Research in Development Studies

Lecture 6 - Ethics in Development Studies and Development Research

Lecture 7 - Literature Study

Lecture 8 - A General Lecture based on M.N. Srinivas's The Fieldworker and the Field

Lecture 9 - Introducing Qualitative Research Methods

Lecture 10 - Introducing Qualitative Research Methods (Continued...)

Lecture 11 - Interviews and Focus Group Discussions

Lecture 12 - Participatory Methods and Approaches

Lecture 13 - Conducting Case Studies and Maintaining Field Diaries

Lecture 14 - Introducing Quantitative Research Methods

Lecture 15 - An Overview of Mixed Methods Research

Lecture 16 - Field Surveys and Inventories

Lecture 17 - Logical Framwork and SWOT Analysis

Lecture 18 - The importance of Census and other Secondary Data in Development Studies

Lecture 19 - Communicating Research

Lecture 20 - Operationalizing Rights-based Approaches to Development

Lecture 21 - Poverty Measures and Analysis

Lecture 22 - Gender-sensitive Indicators and Gender Analysis

Lecture 23 - Social Capital Assessment Tools

Lecture 24 - Moitoring and Evaluation

Lecture 25 - A Final Note