 As-salamu alaikum. I am Dr. Kesar Khalid Mahmood. I am serving as Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at University of the Punjab Lahore. Before joining University of the Punjab, I have served International Islamic University Islamabad, Government College University Faisalabad and UET Lahore in different capacities. In this semester, I am going to teach you the course of Quantitative Research Method. Let's see what this course is. The course of Quantitative Research Method is a major course of your degree program, BS Sociology. If we say that there is a degree of Social Sciences, BS Sociology, BS Political Science, BS Psychology, in all the degree programs, it is a major course. Your Social Science is considered as Science Research. In Social Science, we study two types of researches, Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research. Quantitative Research is a major field of your Social Science. This course is practical and theoretical both in nature. In this course, where you will learn some theoretical aspects, you will learn some practical things in that course, which will be useful in your professional field. In this course, we will look at the methods of data collection, data analysis techniques, and what are the quantitative research designs, we will also talk about them. This course is of your three creditors, which is the weightage of your degree program.