GEO2162 Research Methods and Statistics

The module serves as an initiation to scientific research. Upon completion of this module, students should be able to understand the nature of scientific research, demonstrate a good knowledge of some techniques applied in data collection (primary and secondary data), data processing and analysis using appropriate (SPSS, Excel, ArcGIS), and their organization in a short well structured, illustrated and referenced scientific report on given research. specifically, upon completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Understand the nature, role and importance of scientific research,
• Know techniques of data acquisition applied in geography, their strength and applications,
• Know and understand the sampling techniques,
• Know and understand the procedure of designing and administering a research questionnaire in real-life,
• Understand and apply techniques of data processing and analysis in the field of geography using appropriate software, including statistical tests and calculate statistical errors for a later application in the field of urban planning and environmental management in particular.

Contentwise, this module will be offered into two parts: the first one is dedicated to " Principles of Scientific Research"
and the second one to "Statistics". As a prerequisite, students must have completed successfully: 

•  Mathematics for Geography, GEO1161
• Statistics for Geography, GEO1361
• Introduction to GIS and cartography, GEO1363
• Introduction to Human Geography, GEO 1163
• Rural Spaces, GEO1263
• Urban Spaces, GEO1264
• Introduction to Computer Skills, SST1161

The main teaching methodology will be face-to-face classes but after COVID-19 lockdown. Thus in the meantime, students are encouraged to access and read provided materials online.

For further details about the course including the assessment plan, you are encouraged to read the module Booklet

Module facilitators: 

Module leader:

Prof Emmanuel Twarabamenye
Email: twarabamenye@yahoo.com
Tel: 07.88.85.67.84

Assistant lecturer:
Mr. Cyprien Mugemanango
Email: mucypro2@yahoo.fr
Tel: 07.86.31.57.00