This course introduces students to a number of research methods useful for academic and professional investigations of information practices, texts and technologies. The course is intended for undergraduate students in computer science and engineering fields to help them understand how to go about carrying out research for a project. It helps the student to identify problems in the different domains, clearly articulate it through a problem statement; develop research questions based on an appraisal of existing research, understand different approaches to collecting data, and make informed choices on which is the best data collection method to use based on the specific identified problem; understand terms used for analysis of data; analyze the data via different statistical and non-statistical tests and also know which test to apply for different purposes; interpret the results of the tests in order to give them meaning in the context of problem solving, and finally present them in the form of a report. The course also describes the different reports that can be used, their content and layout, and how to present references in the correct scientific manner. The course also describes different ethical issues for scientists and their responsibilities.