Research methods discussion agenda - a list

I have reviewed a few textbooks on Research Methods (RM) and come up with blog articles that provide agendas for study of a number of key RM topics. They are as follows:

Part 1: Overall perspective

  1. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/social-explanation-in-research-methods.html
  2. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/business-research-strategies-agenda-for.html
  3. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/planning-research-project.html
  4. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/literature-review-agenda-for-learning.html
  5. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/basic-nature-of-quantitative-research.html
  6. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-nature-of-qualitative-research.html
  7. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/designing-research-design-discussion.html

Part 2: Specific research methods
  1. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/observation-as-research-method.html
  2. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/ethnography-as-research-method.html
  3. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/sampling-in-survey-research-discussion.html
  4. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/document-study-as-research-method.html
  5. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/experiment-as-research-method-agenda.html
  6. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/focus-group-as-research-method.html
  7. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/considerations-in-construction-of.html (on questionnaire)
  8. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/using-secondary-data-in-research-works.html
  9. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/quantitative-data-analysis-topic-agenda.html
  10. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/qualitative-data-analysis-techniques.html
  11. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/study-of-language-in-qualitative.html (in qualitativc research)
  12. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-mixed-methods-research-discussion.html
  13. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/using-internet-to-conduct-research.html

Part 3: Ethical considerations and delivery of Research findings
  1. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/ethics-in-business-research.html
  2. http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/01/writing-and-presenting-dissertation.html
The agendas provide a roadmap on the subject and point to the respective chapters of RM textbooks for you to study the subject.

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