Course Contents

1. 1. Aims and objectives of Report writing 2. Ethical Considerations in Writing 3. Ethical and legal standards in Publishing 4. Preparing manuscript for publication 4.1 Characteristics of a good Manuscript 5. Use of Internet and Electronic Resources 6. Demystifying the Scholarly Writing Process 6.1. Characteristics of a good topic 6.2. Abstract Writing 6.3. Four Cornerstones of The Introduction and Effective Literature 6.4. Method, Results & Discussion 7. Plagiarism and Paraphrasing 8. Types of Articles 9. Types of Journals 10. Converting Thesis into Article 11. Using SPSS for Descriptive and Inferential Analysis 12. Interpreting and presenting Output 13. Qualitative analysis 14. Poster writing and power point presentation for research findings 15. Citation and Reference Writing

Course Synopsis

This course is basically designed to give students a hand in experience to deal with data on SPSS and go through the APA publication manual thoroughly so that they could be prepared for upcoming thesis and report writing. Course Objectives: • To give students an exposure to basic steps of scientific report writing • To make them get acquaintance with APA publication manual and use it in scientific report writing • Do a mock research and write scientific report before conducting the actual research of thesis.

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes: • Students will learn data analysis and interpretation • They will be able to go through scientific journals and research articles • They will have expertise in APA • They will be in a better position to independently conduct their research projects