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College of Engineering

Course Work

Name of the programme	BEng (GCU) CEN / CON
Name of Module with Code	Research Methodology(BNE) - MHH124269
Level/Semester & AY	Level 4 – Semester A - 2018-19
Name of the Module Leader/Tutor	Ramakrishna Menon K
Coursework Type	CW1 – Research Activities
Assessment weightage	25 %
Type and date of submission	Report - online submission on or before 15th November 2018

Aim	To assess the students’ understanding of research methods & achievement of learning outcomes of the module with respect to the abilities to critically analyse technical papers, interpret scientific & technical data, proper referencing and citation of the literature.
Learning Outcomes	Use and apply information from technical literature, Identify and set clearly the aims and objectives of research methodology. Source and critically review literature relevant to a chosen project topic.

Tasks

There are 2 Activities for CW 1

Activity 1: Critical Analysis and Abstract (Weightage: 70 %)

A technical paper related to the area of the project topic (masking the abstract, key words and also the details which will reveal the identification of the paper) will be provided to the student. The student is required to write a Critical Analysis and an Abstract based on the scientific information available in the technical paper.

Critical Analysis

With the introduction to the topic, students are expected to critically analyze the literature review part that contains key findings of previous authors, methodology adopted in given paper and parameters used for analysis, the results obtained from result analysis / graphs / tables and important conclusions derived. Critical analysis is to be presented in the form of paragraphs, avoiding sub headings, and the total word count for this part shall be 500 to 750.

Abstract

It is the condensed version of the research work described in the given technical paper. The Abstract is to contain aim, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions and shall be in a single paragraph form, not exceeding 250 words. Key words should be indicated at the end of the Abstract.

Activity 2: Referencing (Weightage: 30 %)

Visit the Library & Resource Centre, E-brary and Internet sites and look for the literature like books, e-books, journal/conference papers, reports, articles, and videos etc., (preferably) related to the project topic or area. For this literature found, write the in-text citation and prepare its reference in CCE-Harvard referencing style.

There must be: 2 Library books or E-library books, 5 Journal or Conference Papers/Reports or Magazine Articles etc., 2 Web based resource like websites, electronic report, videos etc. and 1 Image in Book

Template for Activity 2

The following template shall be used for Activity 2.

Sl. No.	Category	In-text citation	Reference
	Library books or E-library books (2 numbers)

	Journal or Conference Papers/Reports or Magazine Articles etc. (5 numbers)




	Web based resource like websites, electronic report, videos etc. (2 numbers)

	Image in Book (1 number)

Marking scheme

Criteria for marking Critical Analysis:

Sl. No.	Content	Maximum Marks
	Does the work show an understanding of technical contents of the paper?
	Could the student clearly identify the objective of the paper and relate that to other earlier works cited in the paper?	10
	Did the student argue/evaluate the methods/techniques used by the authors of the paper?	15
4	Could the student identify any novelty in the paper?
5	Is there any scope for further investigation identified by the student?
	Total for (a)	40

Criteria for marking Abstract:

Sl. No.	Content	Maximum Marks
	Abstract development	20
	Writing quality, logic and focus
	Basic grammar, spelling and other conventions
	Total for (b)	30
	Total for Activity 1 : (a) + (b)	70

Criteria for marking Activity 2

Sl. No.	Content	Maximum Marks
	In text Citations : For the 10 citations, 1 mark each for fully correct in-text citation and proportionate marks for partially correct citation.	10 x 1 = 10
	References : For the corresponding 10 References, 2 marks for each completely correct referencing conforming to CCE- Harvard Referencing style and proportionate marks for partially correct referencing.	10 x 2 = 20
	Total for Activity 2	40
	Grand Total for CW 1 ( Activity 1 + Activity 2) )	100

Instructions

Plagiarism is a serious offence. In case of any plagiarism detected, penalty will be imposed leading to zero mark. Policy and guidelines for dealing with plagiarism and malpractice in examination can be viewed by clicking:

http://portal.cce.edu.om/member/contentdetails.aspx?id=490

The course work shall be subject to plagiarism software check.

Course work should be submitted on time. College guidelines on late submission of coursework can be viewed by clicking: http://portal.cce.edu.om/member/contentdetails.aspx?id=565

The Report shall be of A4 size and neatly typed.

The whole Course Work shall be submitted online as a single report with Title page (Format for title page is provided in the black board).

For online submission of course work, pdf file should be uploaded using the submission link created and made available by the module coordinator.

Referencing

Harvard Referencing (CCE Style) First Edition 2013 should be followed for both in-text and listing references. This downloadable document can be found in our CCE portal at: http://portal.cce.edu.om/member/contentdetails.aspx?cid=628

Name of Module Coordinator : Ramakrishna Menon K

Date:

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