LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY

AK 43

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

HT 4808 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

 

 

 

Date : 16/04/2008            Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART A                                 (4×5=20 marks)

 

Answer any FOUR of the following in not exceeding 100 words each.

 

1. Feminist Research
2. Review of Literature
3. Bias
4. Personal Diaries
5. SPSS
6. Abstracts

 

PART B                                 (2×10=20 marks)

 

Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding 200 words each.

 

7. Explain the prerequisite of a research scholar
8. What is the importance of hypothesis and explain its different kinds?.
9. What is plagiarism?
10. Describe the various types of footnotes with illustrations

 

 

PART C                                 (3×20=60 marks)

 

Answer any THREE of the following in not exceeding 1200 words each.

 

11. What are the major types of research?
12. Give a detailed account of the method of Data Collection pertaining to your dissertation.
13. Discuss objectivity and subjectivity in historical writing.
14. Discuss inductive and deductive methods.
15. Mention the various stages of development in thesis writing.

 

 

Go To Main page