Research Methodology

Research Methodology

Course Syllabus

  • Name of the Course: Research Methodology
  • LTP structure of the course: 2-1-1
  • Objective of the course:Learning to conduct research properly
  • Outcome of the course:
  • Course Plan:
- Unit Topics for Coverage
Component 1 Unit 1 Research attitude & Choosing Research Problem.
Unit 2 Different types of scientific writing (thesis, paper, review, proposal, CV, Cover letter, popular article)
Component 2 Unit 3 Communicating Science (research journalism, lecture, poster)
Unit 4 IPR, Plagiarism, use of computers, search engines, language and grammar, answering in interviews , Basic Statistical Concepts
  • Text Book:
    • Alley, M., 2003, The craft of Scientific presentations:Critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid, Springer, New York
    • Gustavii, B, 2003, How to write and illustrate a scientific paper, Cambridge University press, Cambridge
    • Matthews J.R. , Bowen J.M. and Matthews R.W. 2000, Successful scientific writing , a step-by-step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences, Cambridge University press, Cambridge
    • Swales .M. & Feak C.B. 2000, English in today’s Research world, A writing guide, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbour
    • Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner′s Guide to Doing a Research Project Second Edition by Uwe Flick (Author) ISBN-10: 1446294242
    • The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 3rd Edition, by William M. K. Trochim and James P. Donnelly ; ISBN-13: 978-1592602919 ; ISBN-10: 1592602916
    • Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 4th Edition, by John W. Creswell ; ISBN-13: 978-1452226101 ; ISBN-10: 1452226105
    • Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation 4th Edition, by Sharan B. Merriam and Elizabeth J. Tisdell ; ISBN-13: 978-1119003618 ; ISBN-10: 111900361X
    • Doing Your Research Project (Open Up Study Skills) 5th Edition, by Judith Bell ;Paper back (2010)
    • How to Keep Your Research Project on Track Edited by Keith Townsend, Mark N.K. Saunders
    • Lectures on Research Methodology by Samiran Mandal, NITTTR, Kolkata (on line)
  • References:
    • On line tutorial for all aspects of scientific writing and presentation, http://www taa.org.uk/Courses 2 /course content CSS/CSSCoursecontent 3.html
    • Online Writing Lab Purdue University, USA , http://owl.english.purdue.edu
    • Ingenta (Free literature searching of academic and professional journals ) http://www.ingenta.com