concerning methodology I don't have the syllabus but these are what we have seen
definition of research
characteristics of research
aims of research
research methods and research methodology
approaches to research
types of research
what makes researchers undertake research
what is a high quality research
what is bad research
the research process
steps in the research process
consideration in selecting research problem
steps in formulating the research problem
literature review
main functions of reviewing literature
procedures of reviewing literature
identify the objectives of research
why should be research objective developed
objectives in different types of research
characteristics of objectives
variables
types of variables
hypothesize
functions of hypothesize
data collection methods (advantages and disadvantages