Learning Outcome : Research and Dissemination Writing

Hello Readers ,

I am Aditi Vala . Student of Department of English , MKBU.This blog is a part of my classroom thinking activity.This activity given by Barad Sir.In this blog i would like to talk about the research and dissertation writing workshop.

Research Methodology workshop organised on 4 January 2022 . In this workshop resource persons are Prof.Dilip Barad and Dr.Clement Ndoricimpa. In our Sem.4 syllabus we have a one paper of dissertation writing and this workshop is a very informative workshop for us. Before workshop I have confused in many points . In my mind I have lots of questions about dissertation writing and my topic also.I have also stuck in my dissertation topic and I doesn't know what can I do further ? After attending this workshop my mind is to clear about the dissertation topic and I got also many ideas for further research . 

This workshop gave understand about the real meaning of research . We are facing many questions in research writing but after attending this workshop we are clear in our question. And one main thing clear in mind is for research first of all we have choose one particular area and after that we have choose one specific area. Than , we can choose some text and point about the research. This point clear in my mind during workshop before workshop I doesn't know about this and I think first we can choose text than we find gap or problem in that topic. But I was wrong for research writing and Now, I have clear in all point about research writing.We have also understand about which kind of questions and problems find in our dissertation writing.what kind of problem and curiousity we are identified in our research ? That type of all questions answers we got in this workshop.

                        First of all, here we can see 

What is Research Writing ?

“Research” is an organized, scientific and systematic investigation of truths about a particular subject or about things that no-one else knew (Walliman, 2011). It simply means hunting for new knowledge. Research also means a scientific investigation to solve problems, test hypotheses, and develop new knowledge. Research is scientific because it uses scientific methods by making an integrated use of inductive-deductive reasoning.It means research is very systematic and scientific. For research writing, one should work in a scientific and systematic way. 

According to Walliman (2011), this inductive-deductive reasoning follows the process below:

1)identification or clarification of the problem;

2)developing a hypothesis (testable theory) inductively from observation;

charting their implications by deduction;

3)practical or theoretical testing of the hypothesis;

4)rejecting or redefining it in the light of the results.

Research is systematic because it follows certain steps that are logically connected. These steps are:

1)understanding the nature of the problem to be studied and identifying the related areas of knowledge;

2)reviewing the literature to understand how others have approached or dealt with the problem;

3)collecting data in an organized and controlled manner so as to arrive at a valid decision;

4)analyzing data appropriate to the problem; 

5)Drawing conclusions and making generalizations.

There are different types of research :

Historical

Descriptive

Correlation

Cultural

Research has the following characteristics :

1)It is based on the works of others;

It can be replicated (duplicated)- reliability;

It is generalizable to other settings (external validity);

2)It is based on some logical rationale and tied to a particular theory (content validity);

3)It is doable;

4)It generates news questions;

5)It is important;

6)It advances the frontiers of knowledge.

               : Writing a dissertation :

                   The structure of a dissertation

a)Introduction

b)Literature review

C)Research methods/theoretical framework for literary studies.

d)Interpretation and discussion of the hu findings

e)Conclusion.

Introduction :

The purpose of the introduction is to attract the attention of the reader. The introduction tends to follow a particular pattern of organization. It comprises three stages: 

Report of the object of the study/establish territory. In this stage, the writer describes the topic of the study as important and as requiring investigation.

Describing previous studies/establish niche. In this stage, the writer briefly reviews previous studies to identify gaps. In other words, the writer describes the problem to be investigated.

Introducing your own study/occupying the niche. In this stage, the writer states the objectives of the study and formulate research questions or hypotheses.

 Literature review :

               The review of previous studies is important. In this stage, the writer critically evaluates previous studies. An example of an evaluative literature review is provided above.

 Research methods/theoretical framework for literary studies :

        Research methods state the methods employed in the collection and analysis of the data, while theoretical framework explains the theory within which a literary text is interpreted. 

Interpretation and discussion of the findings :

Read what was discussed earlier

Conclusion :

The conclusion discusses key findings, states the implications of the study and raises questions for further research.

Some photos of the workshop :

Thank you so much Barad Sir for this  kind of workshop . It is very useful for us in our dissertation writing and in future, also. From this workshop I learnt so many things.