Programme

PhD

Term

IV

Academic Year

2021-22

Course title

Research Communication

Area

PhD

Credits

1.00

Instructor(s)

Prof. Kathan Shukla, Prof. Devasmita Chakraverty

Course Description & Objectives

Objectives: This course is designed to help doctoral students learn the following, using a combination of pedagogical tools including lectures, in-class deliberations, intensive writing workshops and exercises, peer-review assignments, panel discussions, and oral/poster presentations: Developing thinking and habits for becoming a professional researcher Learning fundamentals of research writing: Generating ideas, cohesion and coherence, using rhetoric, analysis, and synthesis Writing for various audience groups; translating scholarship to practice Writing various sections of qualitative and quantitative papers Writing critiques and referee reports Understanding citation and styles: Standard styles Understanding ethics in conducting and presenting research: Respecting the respondent; avoiding plagiarism Presenting research: Components of presentation and presentation styles