PhD (Mgt.

Studies) 1st Semester

Code: PhD-411
Credit Hours: 03

Title of Course: ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Course Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to develop a research orientation among the scholars and
to acquaint them with fundamentals of research methods. Specifically, the course aims at
introducing them to the basic concepts used in research and to scientific social research methods
and their approach. It includes discussions on sampling techniques, research designs and
techniques of analysis. Some other objectives of the course are to develop understanding of the
basic framework of research process, to develop an understanding of various research designs and
techniques, to identify various sources of information for literature review and data collection, to
develop an understanding of the ethical dimensions of conducting applied research and appreciate
the components of scholarly writing and evaluate its quality.

B. Course Contents

1. Introduction to Research
 The role of research
 Research process overview
2. Philosophies and the language of research theory building
 Science and its functions
 What is theory?
 The meaning of methodology
3. Thinking like a researcher
 Understanding Concepts
 Constructs
 Variables, and Definitions
4. Problems and Hypotheses
 Defining the research problem,
 Formulation of the research hypotheses,
 The importance of problems and hypotheses
5. Research design
 Experimental and Non-experimental research design,
 Field research
 Survey research
6. Methods of data collection
 Secondary data collection methods
 Qualitative methods of data collection
 Survey methods of data collection
7. Attitude measurement and scaling
 Types of measurement scales
 Questionnaire designing
 Reliability and Validity
8. Sampling techniques
 The nature of sampling
 Probability sampling design
 Non-probability sampling design
 Determination of sample size
9. Processing and analysis of data
10. Ethical issues in conducting research
11. Report generation, report writing, and APA format
 Title page, Abstract, Introduction,
 Methodology
 Results,
 Discussion
 References
 Appendices

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Code: PhD-412
Credit Hours-3
Title of Course: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
A. Course Objectives

The course is designed to fulfill the following objectives:

 To expose the participants to the features of major quantitative research methods

 To discuss various aspects of design in a quantitative research
 To provide participants with basic skills in quantitative data gathering techniques
 To explore various statistical tools for quantitative research
 To outline the writing of a quantitative research report
B. Course Contents
1. Features of major quantitative research methods
 Experimental designs
 Quasi-experimental designs
 Quantitative Non-experimental designs
 Designing a quantitative research
 Sampling techniques and procedures
 Planning data collection procedures
 Ensuring validity and reliability of research tools
2. Designing quantitative data gathering tools
 Questionnaire
 Quantitative Observation
 Structured Interview
3. Choosing statistical tools for various research purposes
 Descriptive statistics
 Univariate analysis
 Bivariate analysis
 Multivariate analysis
4. Writing a quantitative research report
 The format of a quantitative research report
 The structure of a quantitative research report
 The writing style of a quantitative research report

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Code: PhD-413
Credit Hours-3
Course: QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

A. Course Objectives

The purpose of the course is to provide students with an understanding of how qualitative
methods can be used in making decisions. The course is application-oriented with students
using each of the methods to solve problems. The qualitative techniques, including case study,
action research, metaphorical analysis, grounded theory, meta-analysis, ethnography etc.
would be discussed in this course.

B. Course Contents

1. Introduction: The nature of organizational research, Business research strategies

2. and Research design
3. Nature of qualitative research
4. Qualitative research methodologies
5. Ethnographic research vs survey research
6. Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis and Representation
7. Analysis of methodologies
8. Qualitative data analysis and mix methods approaches
9. Issues in organizational research
10. Tools used in Qualitative Research

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Code: PhD-414
Credit Hours-3
Course: Public Administration in Pakistan
A. Course Objectives
This course is designed to acquaint the scholars about the Public Administration particularly
with reference to Pakistan. The knowledge of this course will enable the scholar to understand
the three major pillars of the state, i.e., the Legislature, the Executive, and the Judiciary. After
going through this course, the scholar will know that how these state departments are formed
and how they perform their functions.

B. Course Contents

1. Introduction.

A. Public Administration in Pakistan

B. Historical Background of Public Administration
i. Moghal Heritage
ii. Colonial Heritage
2. Administrative Structure in Pakistan.

Administrative Organization
i. Federal Government
ii. Provincial Government
iii. Local Government

Departmental Structure
i. Secretariat Structure
ii. Field Structure

District Administration
i. Law and order and revenue collection of function
ii. Judicial function
iii. Development Activities
3. Civil Services of Pakistan

i. Federal Public Service Commission and Provincial Public Service commission and
establishment division.
ii. Occupational groups
iii. Training
4. Constitutional Development in Pakistan

A. A brief introduction to constitutional development in Pakistan, Salient feature of 1956,

1962 and 1973 constitutions.

5. Administrative Maladies

A. Corruption, bribery and Nepotism in administration

B. Institutional means to control administrative corruption

i. Administrative tribunal
ii. Administrative courts
iii. Office of Ombudsman

6. Administrative Reforms in Pakistan

A. Administrative reforms in during Ayub Era

B. Administrative reforms of 1973
C. Public Services, the new imperatives
7. Judicial Administration

A. Supreme Court
B. High Court
C. Judiciary at district level