Content:Research methodology:Meaning of research,type of research, Qualitative and quantitative research, defining research problem, review of literature, formulation of theory & hypothesis, data collection, data analysis : hypothesis testing, ANOVA, regression analysis, reporting research findingsDesign of experiments:Designed experiments, Full and fractional factorial experiments, randomized block design, latin square design robust design, response surface methodology Reference:1. C R Kothari, Research methodology: methods and techniques, New Age International Publication Ltd2. J. W. Creswell, Research Design, Sage South Asia Edition3. D.G. Montgomery, Design and Analysis of Experiments, John Willy India Edition