BANC-110 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BANC 110: Research Methods
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: BANC 110
Assignment Code: BANC 110/ASST/TMA/July 2025 and January 2026

There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all questions in all the Sections.

Assignment – I Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. Define research. Discuss its objectives and types with suitable examples.
2. Describe the fieldwork tradition in Anthropology. How has it shaped the discipline?

Assignment – II Answer the following in about 250 words each. (Write Short Notes)

1. Techniques of data collection in anthropological research
2. Role of literature review in research design

Answer the following questions in about 75 words each.

1. Hypothesis and its formulation
2. Distinction between qualitative and quantitative methods
3. Interview schedule and questionnaire
4. Importance of case study method
5. Objectivity and subjectivity in research

Assignment – III

1. Choose any one research problem related to your locality (e.g. sanitation, schooling, or nutrition). Describe how you will formulate the problem and design the research.
2. Prepare a time schedule for conducting research on food preferences among school children in your locality.

c. Create a checklist of items required to conduct a participant observation on daily household routines.