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Expectations of MPhil Social Science Cluster Group
Following are the expectations of the MPhil Social Science Cluster Group from the academic writing module suggested in the session on 6 August 2011.
Related to Writing
Write in organised way
Issue of literary jargon
Punctuation
Structure of academic writing
Nature of academic writing/difference
bw 'popular' and academic writing
Language of credibility
Conventions of research writing
What not to do in academic writing
Vocabulary of research
Citation in thesis
How to sound scholarly
How to edit
How to quote
Foot note
Presenting ideas systematically
Concise writing
Thesis – structure, presentation
Writing and article for peer review
journal
Learn the essentials of academic
writing
On academic writing
Different kinds of academic writing
On Researching
How to read a research article/
critical reading
Reviewing literature
How to take notes
Other suggestions
Give Practice
How to present papers
Do justice to the basic topics
Not related
Decoding visual representation
Use data
Problem statement
Except the last section the rest of the suggestions will be considered during the sessions on academic writing.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
MPhil Social Science Cluster - Academic Writing Assignment
Dear Social Science Cluster M.Phil. students,
As part of your CIA may I request you to submit the following assignment?
Submit a research proposal of not more than 5 pages, in the following format.
- Tentative Title
- Introduction to the Research Topic (About a 100 words)
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Literature Review (About 300 words- Briefly mention the key studies done so far in the area of your research topic, leading to you research question)
- Chapter Overview (Each chapter description should be a separate paragraph of about 25-50 words giving the blue print of the paragraph)
- Select Bibliography (Key studies in your area which you will refer. It should have single and multiple author books, single and multiple author journal articles, online articles, unpublished dissertations, and JSTOR or Ebscor articles. There should be 15-20 bibliographic entries. For bibliographic entry, either use APA or Bluebook, depending on your area.)
Once the proposal is ready, please open a google document file and paste the proposal and share the document with me (anil.pinto AT christuniversity.in) and with all your social science cluster classmates. Please ensure that you enable the 'view' option while sharing the document.
Please write your full name and MPhil registration number at the top left-hand corner for first page.
Please write your full name and MPhil registration number at the top left-hand corner for first page.
Last date for sharing of the assignment is Wednesday, 15 August 2011, 12 midnight. The date will not be extended under any circumstances.
If you have any clarification to seek you may post it in the comment section below this post.
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Objectives of the Assignment
- To help you formulate a prototype of your proposal
- To make testing a learning process
- To help you learn the possibilities of utilising online digital technologies in research
- To create a platform for peer feedback
- To evaluate your learning
- To promote self-learning and peer learning
Evaluation Criteria
Visual structure of the proposal, incorporation of classroom inputs, following of assignment guidelines, strength of the proposal, language
20-25 - A good proposal meeting all the requirements of evaluation criteria
15-25 - General adherence to the evaluation criteria with some drawbacks
10-15 - All seven parts of the proposal written but with mistakes or incomplete parts
00-10 - Some parts of the proposal not included, more than 10 grammatical error, more than 10 spelling errors, extremely weak proposal. ( In this case the assignment will be rejected with a chance to resubmit in three days from the time of announcement of marks. However, the repeat assignment will not be awarded more than 55% of marks)
Max Marks: 25
Early-bird incentive
Those who submit the assignment by Friday 12 August 2011, 12 midnight, additional 2 marks will be awarded, subject to maximum marks limit.
Friday, August 05, 2011
MPhil Mgt Cluster - Academic Writing Assignment
Dear Management Cluster M.Phil. students,
As part of your CIA may I request you to submit the following assignment?
Submit a research proposal of not more than 5 pages, in the following format.
As part of your CIA may I request you to submit the following assignment?
Submit a research proposal of not more than 5 pages, in the following format.
- Tentative Title
- Introduction to the Research Topic (About a 100 words)
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Literature Review (About 300 words- Briefly mention the key studies done so far in the area of your research topic, leading to you research question)
- Chapter Overview (Each chapter description should be a separate paragraph of about 25-50 words giving the blue print of the paragraph)
- Select Bibliography (Key studies in your area which you will refer. It should have single and multiple author books, single and multiple author journal articles, online articles, unpublished dissertations, and JSTOR or Ebscor articles. There should be 15-20 bibliographic entries. For bibliographic entry, either use APA or Bluebook, depending on your area.)
Once the proposal is ready, please open a google document file and paste the proposal and share the document with me (anil.pinto AT christuniversity.in) and with all your Management Cluster classmates. Please ensure that you enable the view option while sharing the document.
Please write your full name and MPhil registration no at the top left-hand corner of the first page
Please write your full name and MPhil registration no at the top left-hand corner of the first page
Last date for sharing of the assignment is Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 12 midnight. The date will not be extended under any circumstances.
If you have any clarification to seek you may post it in the comment section below this post.
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Objectives of the Assignment
- To help you formulate a prototype of your proposal
- To make testing a learning process
- To help you learn the possibilities of utilising online digital technologies in research
- To create a platform for peer feedback
- To evaluate your learning
- To promote self-learning and peer learning
Evaluation Criteria
Visual structure of the proposal, incorporation of classroom inputs, following of assignment guidelines, strength of the proposal, language
20-25 - A good proposal meeting all the requirements of evaluation criteria
15-25 - General adherence to the evaluation criteria with some drawbacks
10-15 - All seven parts of the proposal written but with mistakes or incomplete parts
00-10 - Some parts of the proposal not included, more than 10 grammatical error, more than 10 spelling errors, extremely weak proposal. ( In this case the assignment will be rejected with a chance to resubmit in three days from the time of announcement of marks. However, the repeat assignment will not be awarded more than 55% of marks)
Max Marks: 25
Early bird incentive
Those who submit the assignment by Monday 8 August 2011, 12 noon, additional 2 marks will be awarded, subject to maximum marks limit.
Visual structure of the proposal, incorporation of classroom inputs, following of assignment guidelines, strength of the proposal, language
20-25 - A good proposal meeting all the requirements of evaluation criteria
15-25 - General adherence to the evaluation criteria with some drawbacks
10-15 - All seven parts of the proposal written but with mistakes or incomplete parts
00-10 - Some parts of the proposal not included, more than 10 grammatical error, more than 10 spelling errors, extremely weak proposal. ( In this case the assignment will be rejected with a chance to resubmit in three days from the time of announcement of marks. However, the repeat assignment will not be awarded more than 55% of marks)
Max Marks: 25
Early bird incentive
Those who submit the assignment by Monday 8 August 2011, 12 noon, additional 2 marks will be awarded, subject to maximum marks limit.
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