Description/Paper Instructions
Guidelines for writing R & D report to be submitted in Research Manuscript Format
Title of Dissertation
A study on ……
Abstract (200-250 words)
– Purpose, Research Design, Findings, Practical implications, Limitations
An abstract is a short write-up that briefly and crisply conveys the essential information of the research work. It should highlight the need, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of a research project. Although an abstract appears as the first section of a dissertation, it should be written last, that is writing the abstract should be done after completing all other sections, so as to summarize the essential information from those sections. The abstract should be concise and clear. Readers do not expect the abstract to have the same sentence structure flow of a paper. Rather, the abstract’s wording should be very direct.
- Introduction – (2-3 pages)
Overall Scenario Macro to Micro, Statistics with source, Need / Rationale of the study, Purpose of the study, Explain – What , Why and How for the project selected, Research Gap identified, Research Question.
- Introduce the topic.
- Discuss various issues/problems.
- Write about the problems you would like to address in research paper.
- Write about how important it is to address the problem being addressed in research paper.
- Write objectives of the study- Objectives should reflect the desired outcomes or deliverables of the project. The objective statement should be brief and focused as to what do you want to do in the given project time span. It should be given in bullet points and could be a maximum of one or two objective statements.
- Write research questions
- Define Hypothesis (if any)
- Write about structure of the paper
- (There should be proper link between research gap, problem statement, objectives of the study, research questions, and Hypothesis)
- Conceptual Model/framework
- Theoretical background and Related work (2-3 pages)
A literature review is designed to identify related research theoretical background, to set the current research project within a conceptual and theoretical context. Show why your research needs to be carried out,
- How you came to choose certain methodologies or theories to work with,
- How your work adds to the research already carried out, etc.
- Sources to be accessed: It is from secondary (already published) sources of data like research/project reports, dissertations, theses, whitepaper, and Journal/Magazine articles, Case studies etc. Review of Literature gives the researcher three important directions.
- To access research papers and online databases you have to access SIU library portal.
(Login credentials will be provided by SCIT library.)
Note: No Wikipedia or Google references allowed
- This section should review all important literature related to topic of your research study
- Recent and seminal work in area of research topic must be included review of literature
- Identify gap on the basis of literature and put forth very clearly
- Hypotheses development
4. Research Design/Method
Research Design used to accomplish the objectives. It usually contains the write-up about the questionnaire development, scales used , data collection methods, selection of sample, statistical tools used etc. It encompasses the various processes, activities or tasks undertaken in the research.
- Data Analysis- Proposed solution / Method / Work / Framework (about 3 pages)
This is main section of your paper. It should be original work and not published before in any conference or journal. In this section you should discuss proposed method/ technique/framework to address research problem in detail. Carry out data analysis, do hypothesis testing
- Results and Discussion
This section should talk about results of data analysis and compare it with the existing literature and discuss how results of proposed method technique are better than the existing methods techniques.
- Implications- Theoretical and Managerial
- Limitations and future research directions
References
References ( should refer minimum 30-40 Papers)
Provide list of literature in APA/IEEE style
Note- Total word limit 6000 to 7000 excluding references, Abstract and keywords
Guidelines for Report Writing
- Research Publication course is a mandatory course with non-letter grade (like IDMP) included in program structure for Semester 3 and successful completion will be mandatory for the award of degree.
- As per guidelines of the Journal selected for publication
Task to be completed |
Description |
Deadline |
Marks |
Meeting respective faculty Mentor and R & D registration form to be submitted in the specified path on cmie folder. (Mail will be sent by the Acad Cord.) |
Finalize the title for the project.
Every student has to maintain a log book to record the date of meeting and the suggestions given by faculty during that meeting.
R&D time slot plotted in the regular timetable. |
Before leaving campus for summer internship |
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Concept Note |
200-300 Words Abstract to be sent to Mentor |
May 1,2020 |
10 marks |
Introduction and Review of Literature |
30 research papers to be reviewed as per the topic to be studied and One to one presentation |
June 30,2020 |
20 marks |
Research Design |
Data Collection , Data analysis |
July 20,2020 |
20 marks |
Complete Research Manuscript |
Word document file with correct formatting and referencing as required by the journal. |
August 15,2020 |
20 marks |
Research Manuscript communication to journal/ Present paper in conference |
Identify journal/conference, camera ready paper. Communication Email proof essential.
Note: Faculty will be the co-author |
August 30,2020 |
10 marks |
Presentation and Viva |
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Sep 15,2020 |
20 marks |
- For every meeting with the faculty students should carry the log book.
- Above points are indicative. Changes can be done by the faculty mentor.
- The final paper for R & D (Hard + Soft) should be submitted before Sep 1, 2020. Softcopy submitted should be word document.
- Good and refined R & D papers should be mandatorily published in Tech Journals scopus/web of science.
- Final Submission should consists of: Hard copy of paper, timely signed log book maintained in Sem 3, research papers reviewed (soft copy), Questionnaire / interview schedules/ transcript of qualitative data/ observation forms used for data collection
Plagiarism:
- Similarity index less than 10% allowed.
- Approval of Academic Integrity Committee, SCIT mandatory.
- Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology forbids any form of plagiarism under the purview of the definition of plagiarism (Harvard University Guide to Resources; http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70847&pageid=icb.page342054) which includes
o deliberately copying the work of another student;
o copying directly from any published work without using quotation marks;
o failing to acknowledge sources used in submitted assignments with proper citation methods;
o re-submitting an assignment used in one course as an original piece of work for another course.
o More than one students submitting the same assignment as their own
Evidence of plagiarism if found and proved in any form as stated above in any type of published work (internship/dissertation/report/assignment/mini-project etc) will be dealt with strict disciplinary action in concordance with the appropriate SIU guidelines.
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RUBRIC
Quality of Response |
No Response |
Poor/Unsatisfactory |
Satisfactory |
Good |
Excellent |
Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. The can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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