This Educational Research Methodology course aims to equip students with knowledge, understanding and application of various research methods in the context of preparing their final assignments. This course is a pre-requisite and is mandatory for all students, whether taking the thesis route. In the lecture various types of research are discussed, the steps of scientific research starting from determining the topic, identifying the problem, reviewing the literature, determining the focus of the problem, determining variables, design and methods, data collection techniques, analysis and drawing conclusions.