Course Information

Instructors

Dr. Mukesh Saini (Email: mukesh@iitrpr.ac.in)

Lectures

Wednesday: 12 noon

Contents

It is a discussion oriented course. Every week we choose one topic and discuss various approaches related to that topic. The topics are mostly related to different components of a research paper, such as paper layout, paper writiting, flow, literature review, gap analysis, experiment design, result analysis, paper presentation, etc.

Outcomes

The students will know important steps/components of research after taking this course. They will learn effective writing and presentation of their research work.

Prerequisite

None.

Course Requirements

Student are required to attend two lectures per week and participate in the class discussions. They need to prepare a 100 word summary of each lecture and upload before the next day midnight. At the end of the course, they need to make a seminar and write a term paper.

Grading Policy

The tentative grade distribution is as follows:
Summary reports: 20%
Participation: 10%
Seminar: 25%
Term-paper: 45%
A student must score at least 33% marks to pass the course.

Attendance Requirement

In online mode, there is no attendance requirement. In offline mode, minimum attendance requirement is 75%. Each lecture, and lab will count as one unit, irrespective of the contact hours. The students with attendance less that 75% will get an 'F' grade.

Code of Ethics & Professional Responsibility

It is expected that students who are taking this course will demonstrate a keen interest in learning and not mere fulfilling the requirement towards their degree. Discussions that help the student understand a concept or a problem is encouraged. However, each student must turn in original work. Plagiarism/copying of any form, will be dealt with strict disciplinary action. This involves, copying from the internet, textbooks and any other material for which you do not own the copyright. Copying part of the code will be considered plagiarism. Lending the code to others will be considered plagiarism too, for it is difficult to investigate who copied whose code. Students who violate this policy will directly receive a failing grade in the course. Remember - Your partial submission can fetch you some points, but submitting other's work as your own can result in you failing the course. Please talk to the instructor if you have questions about this policy. All academic integrity issues will be handled in accordance with institute regulations.

Textbooks

1. Williams, J. M., & Bizup, J. (2014). Lessons in clarity and grace. Pearson.

Teaching Assistant

Priyankar Choudhary (2017csz0011@iitrpr.ac.in)

Tentative Topics

Basics of research and problem formulation, Literature review and Gap analysis, Evaluation and Result analysis, Research communication - writing and presentation, Research ethics.