This course covers essential research concepts, tools, and designs that enable students to
explore, organize, interpret, and utilize research findings from the social sciences. It aims to provide a comprehensive training on qualitative and quantitative approaches on data collection and analyses in social sciences. The step-by-step research process, from the very first step of forming an original research idea to the last step of writing a research report for publication based on the data analyses, is covered in detail. Basic research strategies and research designs are discussed with examples.