Hey Ankit!!! As you know that LLM, offered by Central University of Punjab, is a post graduate course which candidate pursue after LLB

As per your demand here I am providing you syllabus of the Research Methodology & Legal Writing Subject of LLM

Unit-I
1. Research- Concept, Meaning, Objectives and Types, Approaches to Research, Paradigms and Research Methods
2. Legal Research- Introduction, Nature, Scope and Manual of Legal Research Through Collaborative Learning Groups
3. Legal Research – A Tool for Codification and Legal Reform

4. Unit-II
5. Research Design- Choice of Research Topic, Identification of Research Formulation of Research Hypothesis, Units of Analysis, Variables- Types and Relationships
6. Sources of Data Collection - Observation, Questionnaire and Schedule, Interview and Case Study, Surveys-Analysis, Interpretation and Legal Writing

Unit-III
7. Techniques of Research Writing- Project and Research Proposals, Project Report, Research Paper and Monographs- Abstract, Referencing, Foot Note and Bibliography
8. Ethics in Research
Ethical Behaviour and Plagiarism
Plagiarism in Research
Principle of Respect for Persons
Belmont Report on Research

Unit – IV
9.Nature and Objectives of Legal Education
Legal Literacy
Clinical Legal Education - Legal Aid
Law Reforms and Civil Society
Jurimetrics and Socio-metrics
10. Legal Research and Online Research Database-
Rational and Significance of Online Database
Use of Internet
Authentication of Websites
Use of Internet Communication Technology

Suggested Readings
1. Bryman, A., (2009). Social Research Methods. Oxford University Press, New York.
2. Deborah, K. Padgett (2008). Qualitative Methods in Social Work and Research. Sage Publications (CA).
3. Paul, K. Hatt & William J. Goode, (2006). Methods in Social Research. Surjeet Publications, Delhi.
4. Menon, N. R. M. (Ed.) (1998). A Handbook of Clinical Legal Education. Eastern Book Company, Lucknow.
5. Morris, L. C. (1996). Legal Research in Nutshell. West Publishing Co. Minnesota.
6. Shawn, C. S. (2010). International Adoption- A Legal Research Guide (Legal Research Guides). William’s Hein & Co. New York.
7. William, J. G. & Paul K. H. (2006). Methods in Social Research, Mc Graw-Hill Book Company, London.
8. Young, P. V. (2010). Scientific Social Surveys and Research. P. H. Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
9. Yvonne, N. B. (2009). How to Write a Master’s Thesis. Sage Publications (CA).
10. P K Majumdar (2011). Research Methods in Social Science. Viva Books Private Ltd. New Delhi.
11. Kultar Singh (2007).Quantitative Social Research Methods. Sage India, New Delhi.
12. J. Paul Lomio (2011). Legal Research Methods in a Modern World: A Course Book (0003 Edition). Djoef Publishing, Denmark.


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