Course

Unit 1

Structure 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 3

Citation 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 4

Journals 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 5

Plagiarism and Types of plagiarism-Software for detection of Plagiarism-how to avoid plagiarism in research paper/Thesis – Citation and Acknowledgement – Reproducibility and accountability.

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

Text Books:

1. Khunte L G, Sree Priya, R. Muthulakshmi, Susan Mathew – Research Methodology and Publication Ethics – REST Publishers
2. Donald Cooper, Pamela Schindler – Business Research Methods – McGraw Hill
3. Gupta P. – Statistical Methods – Sultan Chand and Sons
4. Leon & Leon – Internet for everyone – Vikas Publishing House
5. Wadehra, L. – Law relating to Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright Designs and Geographical Indications – Universal Law Publishing
6. Kothari, R. – Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques – New Age International Publishers

References:

1. Clover, Vernont and Balsely, Howerd L, Business Research Methods, Colombus Grid, Inc
2. Pamela S Schindler – Business Research Methods – McGraw Hill
3. Uma Sekaran – Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach – Wiley
4. Murthy, Bhojanna – Business Research Methods –