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The primary objective of this course is to comprehensively teach students the processes of designing, conducting, and reporting scientific research in the social sciences. The course aims to enhance students' critical thinking skills by teaching them how to formulate a research question, select the appropriate methodology, and present findings within the framework of academic ethics. Students will master basic paradigms such as positivism, interpretivism, and critical theory, and gain expertise in qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques (surveys, interviews, content analysis, etc.).

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Neuman, W. L. (2014). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Pearson.Babbie, E. R. (2020). The Practice of Social Research. Cengage Learning.Gerring, J. (2012). Social Science Methodology: A Unified Framework. Cambridge University Press.

Per ABU’s academic integrity policy, all assignments and reports must be the student's original work. Artificial intelligence tools (e.g., ChatGPT) may only be used for brainstorming and language correction; however, the direct use of AI outputs in research analysis, data interpretation, and conclusion writing is considered academic misconduct. If AI is used, the stage of use must be clearly declared in the methodology section.