GEN745 Academic Writing and Presentation Skills PDF 2024-2025 Syllabus

GEN745:ACADEMIC WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS L:3 T:0 P:0 Credits:3 Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to CO1 :: identify ethics of research in writing researc...

GEN745:ACADEMIC WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS L:3 T:0 P:0 Credits:3 Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to CO1 :: identify ethics of research in writing research proposal, thesis and research paper. CO2 :: apply the research ethics to write effective research paper, research proposal and thesis. CO3 :: develop the presentation skills for effective research presentations. CO4 :: develop the understanding of research proposal for getting the grants from funding agencies. CO5 :: NULL Unit I Academic writing : literature survey, ready material, developing hypothesis, writing research objectives, methodology development, outcomes expected, review article writing, research paper writing and errata writing, synopsis/thesis /dissertation writing, common research writing error, ethics of writing paper, white paper versus research paper Unit II Reference writing and management : definition, components, types such as APA, MLA, Chicago etc, reference management tools such as Mendeley, Zotero, etc Unit III Synopsis/thesis writing : cover page (title, name of author, department, month and year of submission, emblem of LPU), contents of synopsis (introduction, literature review and research gap, research objectives), methodology (sample design and size, tools and equipment), timelines, references in specified format, formatting requirements Unit IV Research proposal writing : identification of funding agencies, guidelines for preparation of research proposal, budget preparation, writing of research proposal Unit V Research presentation : SOTA presentation, ETP presentation, thesis presentation, research paper presentation Unit VI Research proposal presentation : idea of research proposal, significance and scope of proposed work, budget justification, timelines Text Books: 1. A PRIMER OF RESEARCH, PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION by SANDEEP GROVER, JAYPEE BROTHERS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD. References: 1. WRITING PHD RESEARCH PROPOSAL by HUMAYUN BAKHT, KINDLE EDITION 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: A GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS IN MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES by BIL TAYLOR, PHI Learning Session 2024-25 Page:1/1