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Course Detail

Course Name Research Methodology
Course Code 26RM602
Program M. Tech. in Cyber Security
Semester 1
Credits 2

Objectives and Outcomes

Prerequisites:

  1. Basic academic writing skills
  2. Fundamental understanding of scientific and technical subjects

Course Outcome

Course Outcome(CO) Bloom’s Taxonomy Level
CO 1 Explain research methodologies and formulate research problems. L2
CO 2 Conduct literature reviews and prepare scholarly research documents using appropriate tools and practices. L3
CO 3 Design, analyse, and interpret research studies using appropriate analytical techniques. L4
CO 4 Apply research ethics, intellectual property principles, and responsible AI practices in research. L3

CO-PO Mapping

CO-PO Mapping(3-High, 2-Medium, 1-Low)

CO/PO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2
CO2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2
CO3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 3
CO4 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1

Text Books / References

  1. Bordens, K. S. and Abbott, B. B., Research Design and Methods – A Process Approach, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
  2. Kothari, C. R., Research Methodology – Methods and Techniques, 2nd Edition, New Age International Publishers.
  3. Creswell, J. W., Research Design, Sage Publications.
  4. Davis, M., Davis K., and Dunagan M., Scientific Papers and Presentations, 3rd Edition, Elsevier Inc.
  5. Michael P. Marder, Research Methods for Science, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  6. T. Ramappa, Intellectual Property Rights Under WTO, S. Chand, 2008.
  7. Robert P. Merges, Peter S. Menell, and Mark A. Lemley, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, Aspen Law & Business, 6th Edition, 2012.
  8. Russell, Stuart, and Peter Norvig. “Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, UNESCO, Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, 2021.
  9. Floridi, Luciano, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Principles, Challenges, and Opportunities, Oxford University Press, 2023.
  10. OECD, AI, Data Governance and Privacy, OECD Publishing, 2024.
  11. Kitchenham, B., and Charters, S., Guidelines for Performing Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering.
  12. van Eck, N.J., and Waltman, L., Citation-based Clustering of Publications Using CitNetExplorer and VOSviewer, Scientometrics, 2017.
  13. Elsevier, The Use of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in Writing, 2025.

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