Guided Study

Course Type	Course Code	No. Of Credits
Foundation Core	SHS310109	2

Semester and Year Offered: 2

Course Coordinator and Team: Shubhra Nagalia and Team

Email of course coordinator: shubhra[at]aud[dot]ac[dot]in

Pre-requisites:

Course Objectives/Description:

The aim of this course is to enable students to develop their research interest in a focussed manner with individual attention such that by the end of the semester they are in a position to produce a research proposal towards the preparation of the synopsis of their Phd thesis.

Course Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Feel competent about the particular sub-field of research that interests them for their PhD.
Summarise the key secondary literature both orally and in writing in the area of their chosen research.
Further develop their specific research questions in order to be able to come with a worked outresearch proposal that will be the foundation of preparing the synopsis over the following two semesters.

Bief description of modules/ Main modules:

The Guided Study course is an individually tailored course being offered to students of both the MPhil and PhD in their second semester. The course will be structured around the thematic subject focus of the student as well as questions relating to how they wish to conduct the proposed research. Thus, depending on the interest and preparedness of the student regular meetings will be held with the programme coordinator and the concerned faculty to discuss a) readings specific to the area of interest of the student’s research and b) conducting pilot studies to test the research questions of the student in the field of choice (whether involving field work, archival research, textual or conceptual explorations). This is a 2 credit course and will have structured meetings with the faculty member assigned to the student. The student will be evaluated in terms of a presentation of the work undertaken, a piece of writing that is close to providing a fully worked out research proposal, and the process involved.