Course Objectives The Dissertation aims to develop skills in conducting a research study/ working in a project and learn the process of writing a dissertation/ project report
CourseLearning Outcomes: Students will be able to
- Know the practical aspects of, collecting data/ project work
- Evaluate, select, and use appropriate strategies for the reduction, analysis, and presentation of data collected during the research process/ project work
- Suitably illustrate data/ insights using various graphical and other methods.
- Prepare a dissertation
The research will be an original work with plagiarism check and ethical clearance. document/ project report based on research process/ project work done. The student will be guided and supervised by a member of the teaching faculty of the Institute. However, the dissertation in which the research culminates should reflect the student‘s own work. The students will undertake an independent piece of research work on an issue of contemporary concern that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Dietetics of Clinical Nutrition.
Assessment:
Distribution of marks for Internal and External assessments will be based on the credit distribution of the theory and practical for the courses. For eg. If a course has 3 credits for Lectures and 0.5 credits for Practicals, 25 marks for theory and 5 marks for practicals will be considered for internal assessments out of the 30 marks. Similar ratios will be followed for External assessments. For Practical examinations, an internal and external examiner will assess the candidates.
Research Project:
An internal and external examiner will assess the candidates for the final evaluation. Clinical Dieticians with PhD (Preferably in the relevant disciplines of Nutrition and Dietetics ) should be the examiner for the assessment of research projects.