Thursday 9 March 2023
Research Directions in Humanities - BKNMU - Junagadh
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Dissertation Writing
Research Project Writing: Dissertation Writing
The learning objectives for writing a dissertation can be organized using Bloom's Taxonomy, which categorizes educational goals into six levels:
1. Remembering: recall relevant information from memory, such as key concepts and theories related to the dissertation topic.
2. Understanding: comprehend the meaning of the information and how it relates to the dissertation topic.
3. Applying: use the information to solve problems or make decisions relevant to the dissertation topic.
4. Analyzing: break down the information into component parts and understand how they relate to each other and to the dissertation topic as a whole.
5. Evaluating: make judgments about the value or quality of the information and its relevance to the dissertation topic.
6. Creating: use the information to generate new ideas, designs or theories related to the dissertation topic.
For example, a dissertation on the impact of social media on political participation, the learning objectives could be:
1. Remembering key theories of political participation
2. Understanding how social media affects political participation
3. Applying data analysis techniques to study the relationship between social media and political participation
4. Analyzing the impact of social media on different groups' political participation
5. Evaluating the strengths and limitations of existing studies on the topic
6. Creating new hypotheses or theories about the relationship between social media and political participation.
For more examples, visit study material website > https://sites.google.com/view/maengmkbu2020/
Description
Marks: 70 | Hours: 60 | Credit - 4
The dissertation of 75 to 100 pages or 20,000 to 25,000 words shall be submitted to the University.
The format of writing dissertation shall be as given below:
Font Size: 16 - Main Title of the Chapter > 14 Sub-titles within the chapter > 12 for main content.
Line Space: 1.5 line space.
Print: On both sides of the pages
Bind: Spiral
The dissertation shall be approved by the Department teacher/s and duly forwarded through the Head of the Department.
The evaluation of the dissertations shall be done by internal and external examiners similar to that of answer books of MA – English programme.
Internal evaluation in form of presentation shall be carried out at the Department in presence of the Head of the Department and/or concerned teacher / supervisor.
Continuous Internal Evaluation
Presentation - 25 Marks
Seminar / attendance - 05 Marks
Written Test - 00 Marks
Note:
Integration of ICT for blog, presentation, video resources will be integral part of CIA. All works produced by the students for internal evaluation shall be presented as digital portfolio.
1. Remember: Students will be able to recall key concepts, theories, and research methods related to dissertation writing.
2. Understand: Students will be able to explain the purpose and significance of their research topic, as well as the research methods they plan to use.
3. Apply: Students will be able to use appropriate research methods to collect and analyze data for their dissertation.
4. Analyze: Students will be able to critically evaluate and interpret their data, and integrate it with existing literature to make original conclusions and recommendations.
5. Evaluate: Students will be able to assess the limitations and implications of their research, and consider potential future directions for further study.
6. Create: Students will be able to compose a well-written, coherent dissertation that effectively communicates their research findings and conclusions.
These course-specific learning outcomes focus on the cognitive process of dissertation writing and how students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the subject matter, and the skills they've acquired by the end of the course.
Tuesday 1 September 2020
PhD Coursework: Research Methodology - English Studies
Video Resources on Research Methodology - PhD Coursework, Dept. of English, MKBU
1. Prof. Sachin Ketkar on "Translation Studies as World Literature and World Literature as Translation Studies"
2. Dr. Kalyan Chattopadhyay on "Academic Writing"
3. Prof. Kiran Trivedi on "Quality Research Publication: Impact Factor, i-Index, h-Index, i10-Index
4. Dr. Valiur Rahaman on 'The Vocation & Life of Research Scholar'
5. Dr. Kalyani Vallath on 'Practical Ways of Organizing Research'
6. Prof. Balaji Ranganathan on 'Research Techniques'
7. Dr. Valiur Rahaman on 'The Art of Literary Research Today'
8. Prof. Atanu Bhattacharya on 'The Academic Writing: The Basics'
9. Prof. Atanu Bhattacharya on 'The Academic Writing: The
Mechanics'
10. Prof. Nigam Dave on 'Philosophy and Ethics'
11. Dilip Barad on 'Introduction to the Course on Research and Publication Ethics' (Gujarati)
12. Critic, Researcher & Scholar | Richard Altick | The Art of Literary Research
13. Mind and Temperament of Research Scholar | The Art of Literary Research | Richard Altick
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Research Methodology Workshop Handout
Answer to these questions with reference to your research interest: | ||
1 | What are some of the key studies in this field? | 1) 2) 3) |
2 | What kinds of approaches have been taken to the subject? | 1) 2) 3) |
3 | What are the key issues and questions in this field? | 1) 2) 3) |
4 | Are there any possible gaps, or approaches yet to be explored? (Digital Humanities, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Globalization, postcoloniality, Study of controversies in literature, banned books, retellings, teaching literature, teaching criticism, teaching literary theories, study of censorship, sci-fi, self-help, electronic/digital literature, realism - social/virtual) | 1) 2) 3) |
Based on the research topic selected above, draft an argument with the help of below given indicators | ||
1 | an argument for or against an existing critic (or critical position) in relation to the author or group of works you are studying | |
2 | an argument about the importance of a particular influence on a writer, or influence exerted by him or her | |
3 | an argument for the importance of some hitherto little-regarded piece of evidence to the discussion of the work of some author or group of authors | |
4 | an argument about the value of a new theoretical approach to a text or set of texts | |
5 | an argument turning upon the nature of the genre of a work or group of works | |
6 | an argument about the significance of a little-known or undervalued author or work; | |
7 | an argument about some historical or literary-historical aspect of literature | |
8 | an argument about the adequacy of existing scholarly texts of a particular work; | |
9 | an argument showing how a particular theme or concept may be related to a group of texts; | |
10 | an argument bringing together some aspect of a well-known literary text with a lesser-known text or with other media. |
Based on the research topic selected and argument developed in above activity, write first draft of your research proposal on the line of indicators given below: | ||
1 | Title: Do not feel bound by this: it is important to have a title that is clear and informative, but a first attempt can be altered in the finished product | |
2 | Argument: State as concisely as possible what your subject is and what your argument will be. | |
3 | Materials: Go into more detail about your materials, i.e. the chief primary and secondary sources you will use and discuss, giving some indication as to their aptness for your project, and how easy it will be to get hold of them. | |
4 | Chapters[1]: Show how you think your discussion of your topic may be organised, chapter by chapter, in the final product. This provisional chapter structure is very important, so make sure it is clear to the reader how many chapters there are going to be, what is going to go into each, how they will connect with each other, and how long each is planned to be. If possible, give provisional chapter titles | |
5 | Conclusion: Clearly, this will be provisional at this stage. You have not yet argued your case, merely outlined the materials and likely directions of your argument. You might also like to indicate at this stage what problems you think you might encounter along the way. | |
6 | Bibliography: A list of the key primary and secondary texts you intend using should be appended to the proposal – though, again, this list will be provisional and will certainly expand once you begin serious work. |