Syllabus
Unit 1Structure and components of a research paper – Academic writing – style and citation guidelines (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard)- Proofreading and Editing – Strategies for effective presentation of research findings- Peer review process and responding to feedback – Referencing, and footnotes – Reference Management Software like Zotero, Mendeley – References and citations-use of quotations ? footnotes/end notes-parenthetical citations.Unit 2 Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and ethical approval process – Ethical issues in data collection and analysis- Case studies and ethical dilemmas in social science research ? Patents-types of patents ? copyrights-rights of copyright holders- enforcement of patents and copyrights.Unit 3Citation Index, ISBN & ISSN – references and citations of various resources in the research paper – citations in MLA, APA, Chicago and Harvard styles – Types of publication ? Indexing ? Abstracting.Unit 4Journals in Commerce and Management – Impact factor of Journals – Calculations of Impact factor of a journal – Academic Databases for Commerce and Management Discipline – Design of paper using TEMPLATE.Unit 5Plagiarism and Types of plagiarism-Software for detection of Plagiarism-how to avoid plagiarism in research paper/Thesis ? Citation and Acknowledgement ? Reproducibility and accountability.
Objectives and Outcomes
Course Objective:
To enhance the students’ research capabilities across various levels of cognitive skills, ensuring they are well prepared for academic and professional research activities.
Course Outcomes:
The student will be able:
CO1: To understand the structure of research papers and different academic writing styles.
CO2: To understand the need for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and ethical issues involved in data collection
CO3: To know the availability of different journals and academic databases for commerce and management.
CO4: To understand different styles of references and citations.
CO5: To detect plagiarism in research papers and ensure accountability in research publications
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Text Books / References
Textbooks:1. Khunte L G, S. Sree Priya, R. Muthulakshmi, Susan Mathew – Research Methodology and Publication Ethics – REST Publishers2. Donald Cooper, Pamela Schindler – Business Research Methods – McGraw Hill3. Gupta S.P. – Statistical Methods – Sultan Chand and Sons4. Leon & Leon – Internet for everyone – Vikas Publishing House5. Wadehra, B.L. – Law relating to Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright Designs and Geographical Indications – Universal Law Publishing6. Kothari, C.R. – Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques – New Age International PublishersReferences:1. Clover, Vernont and Balsely, HowerdL, Business Research Methods – Colombus O. Grid, Inc2. Lalit Wankhade – How to Write and Publish a Research Paper: A Complete Guide to Writing and Publishing a Research Paper3. Henry Burton – Your First Research Paper: Learn how to start, structure, write and publish a perfect research paper to get the top mark (Kindle Edition)4. Dinesh Jain, Amrita Jain – Research Paper Writing to Publishing ?A Beginners Guide?: How to Write Good Quality research Paper and Publish Easily (Kindle Edition)
