Pandya Chandani : Workshop on Research and Writing a Dissertation

Workshop on Research and Writing a Dissertation

Hello Friends!

Today I’m going to write about the learning outcome : on Research & Dissertation writing workshop. On 4th January 2022 we had a workshop on research and writing a Dissertation at our Department of English, MKBU. In this workshop we learn about how to select a dissertation topic and how to write further. Our resource persons were Dr. Dilip Barad sir and Ndoricimpa Clement sir.

Throughout the workshop we learn so many things that what is research? What is our area for research writing ? What kind of problems are you identified with ? What is your research ground? Identified each and everything we come to know that research should be in systematic way :

These are objectives of workshop:

Objectives of the workshop :-

This workshop is intended to help us for Dissertation Writing.

1. Understand what is involved in research

2.Select an appropriate research topic

3. Select and define a research problem.

4. Select appropriate research method and design

5.Organize and write a Dissertation

6. Understand the style of argumentation

Research is scientific

Research is scientific because it uses scientific methods by making an interesting use of inductive- deductive reasoning.

Inductive- Deductive reasoning follows the process below

1. Identification and clarification of the problem

2. Developing hypothesis Inductively from observation.

3. Charting is implications by deductions

4. Practical and theoretical testing of the hypothesis

5. Rejecting and redefining it in the light of the results.

In workshop mention five steps about the how conduct the dissertation writing

Research is systematic

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

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 problems.

3. Connecting 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 generalization

I find it difficult to find research topics and also have difficulty defining and finding the research problem. A research problem is based on a question, curiosity, Uncertainty, Unresolved controversy in the mind of the researcher regarding some current issues.

Writing a dissertation

The structure of a dissertation

Introduction
Literature review
Research methods/theoretical framework for literary studies.
Interpretation and discussion of the findings
Conclusion.

1)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:

1)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.

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

3)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 the 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.

So it was a good session. And yes it's really helpful to us to write a dissertation. We are grateful to Dr. Dilip Barad sir for arranging such an informative session.