Exam Details

Subject Research Methods
Paper
Exam / Course P.G. Diploma in Women's and Gender Studies
Department School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. What is understood by multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary and trans -disciplinary research? Which of these is more suitable for research in women's and gender studies? Discuss.

2. Discuss the process of conceptualising a research problem. Explain how modes of acquiring knowledge should be applied in the above process.

3. Discuss different sources of data used in research in women's and gender studies. Give examples in support of your answer.

4. Explain the meaning of a Discuss sociolinguistic approaches with respect to women's and men's uses of language.

5. Explain ethics in research. How does misrepresentation entail violation of the code of ethics Discuss.

What is tabulation? Discuss the importance of tabulation in quantitative research.

Explain the role of statistics in research.

7. What is feminist historiography? Discuss subaltern challenges to the dominant historiography.

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Bibliography

Androcentrism

KPI

Median

NFHS

Web database


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
  • Gender And Life Narratives
  • Gender And Power
  • Gendered Bodies And Sexualities
  • Gendered Nation
  • Postmodernism And Gender
  • Research Methods
  • Theories And Concepts In Women's And Gender Studies
  • Women And Political Process
  • Women And Social Structure
  • Women In The Economy