This course will enable the students to –
Course |
Learning outcome (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
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24DHCT813
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Scientific writing (Theory)
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CO383: Identify the key elements and analyse the characteristics of scientific writing to produce clear and effective scientific documents CO384: Effectively outline, organize, and compose research manuscripts or reports CO385: Produce high-quality scientific documents that meet the standards of scholarly communication in their field CO386: Prepare scientific documents based on ethical guidelines and develop skills in presentation of scientificinformation CO387: Develop a research design/project on a topic relevant to their field CO388: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching:
Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos, group discussion
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations |
Quiz, Poster Presentations, Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects, Open Book Test, Semester End Examination, discussion, demonstration |
● Quality information
● Nature of language
● Structure
● Characteristics of scientific writing
● Clear and precise use of language
● Accessibility to the intended audience
● Correct information
● Logical sequencing of information
● Use of correct grammar
● Reports (Research/Progress)
● Scientific paper (Journal/Conference)
● Review paper
● Abstracts
● Theses
● Electronic/Web based document
● Elements of scientific documents
● Sections/subsections
● Headings/subheadings
● Front matter (Title, Title page, Abstract, Table of contents, List of figures, List of tables, List of terms, Acknowledgements)
● Body (Introduction, Review of literature, Methodology, Results, Discussions, Summary, Conclusion, Recommendations)
● Rationale and importance of research
● Empirical and Theoretical conceptualization
● Presenting pilot study/ data
● Research proposal and time frame
● Clarity and specificity of method
● Clear organization
● Outcome of research and its implications
● Budgeting
● Available infrastructure and resources