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“Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It?” (Source: HBR).
Research papers are vital vehicles for expanding knowledge in diverse fields. Research plays a significant role in creating a significant impact in all fields of enquiry, study and innovation, such as healthcare, agriculture, technology, sociology, renewable energy etc.
Have you ever thought of how research is done with critical rigour?
The Research Writing course seeks to transform your everyday curiosity into a set of formal skills required to do academic research and develop a solid foundation in academic research methodologies. You will get to explore the research process from initial theme identification to the final presentation of findings and write a research script that contributes to the existing discourse on the subject. This course will help you learn research fundamentals, such as identifying a problem, raising a question, identifying and validating sources of information, reviewing past literature, and constructing a persuasive argument.
While some sessions will focus on helping you build an understanding of the key concepts that comprise the fundamentals of research, the course format is designed to help you learn with practice through a capstone project focused on getting a research script ready. By undergoing this thorough process of research writing, you will be equipped with three critical skills necessary to execute the research project – thinking, reading, and writing skills.
Inquiry once triggered can be applied to create impact – with this being the crux of the course, the skills sharpened in this course can be applied not only for academic or scientific research but also for information-seeking in all other domains of life. So get ready to empower yourself to develop your voice and contribute towards making an impact in the world with your research!
What’s more? Every student will get a chance to submit their research script in a competition organized by Ashoka Horizons and Springer Nature. The top 3 research papers will win exciting prizes and certificates.
Enroll Now Existing User? Log InThe scope of this course goes beyond learning about research fundamentals. It is also intended to encourage the youth to think about the impact they want to create with their voice and work. This course is for any such student who is explorative, inquisitive and curious about diverse fields and is interested in applying this curiosity to create an impact through research.
Prerequisites: High proficiency in written & spoken English. You will be required to submit your latest mark sheet in the application form.
By the end of the programme, you will:
| Week | Lecture Module | Project Module |
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| Week 1 | Defining research: What is research?
Identify a research theme and a problem worthy of research
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Research thematic: Themes & inquiry
Arrive at the research thematic within a particular discipline and discourse
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| Week 2 | Literature review: Reading & questioning
Analyze existing literature, identify gaps in research, and develop questions that drive your own investigations.
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Research question: Debate and finding the gap
Articulate a clear and focussed research question that is specific, analytical and arguable.
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| Week 3 | Data and argumentation: Analysis & reasoning
Articulate claim and assertion and write out your research argument
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Research argument: Hypothesis, evidence and reasoning
Curate facts, data and evidence to support your research argument
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| Week 4 | Bring out the research: Writing and scripting
Communicate your voice and develop a personal writing style
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Research Script: Final draft preparation and submission
Prepare the final draft of the research script according to the provided structure
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| Week 5 | Counselling:
Get a chance to ask questions to the faculty and the mentor and get their answers and perspective. You are encouraged to ask questions to the faculty around the following aspects:
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Mentoring:
You are encouraged to ask questions to the mentor around the following aspects:
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As your capstone project, you will prepare a structured research script for this course. This will include coming up with the thematic, articulating the question, writing the argument and finally scripting. The goal would be to get a research script ready for publishing.
Dr. Brainerd Prince is the Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Thinking, Language and Communication at Plaksha University. He teaches courses such as Reimagining Technology and Society, Ethics of Technological Innovation, and Art of Thinking for BTech UG students and Research Design for PhD scholars. He has completed his PhD on Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Philosophy from OCMS, Oxford – Middlesex University, London. He was formerly a Research Tutor at OCMS, Oxford, and formerly a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, a Recognized Independent Centre of Oxford University. He is also the Founding Director of Samvada International Research Institute which offers consultancy services to institutions of research and higher education around the world on designing research tracks, research teaching and research projects.
His first book The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo: Hermeneutics and the Study of Religion was published by Routledge, Oxon in 2017. His educational background includes B. Com. (Business and Commerce, Delhi University), B.D. (Theology and Religions, UBS, Senate of Serampore) and PhD (Religious Studies and Hermeneutics, OCMS, Oxford). He is presently writing his second book on Samvada Hermeneutics: The Dialogue of Traditions for Routledge (Forthcoming, 2024).
Grading, Assessments, Certification and much more
Ashoka Horizons Achievers Programme offers a certificate on satisfactory completion of the course.
Class participation will be assessed based on your active engagement in live sessions, contributions to discussion forums, and involvement in Teaching Fellow-led activities.
Achieve More…with Horizons:
*For select students, subject to discretion of the faculty
This programme is administered through an online platform. Students are expected to have a foundational understanding of computer usage, including but not limited to sending emails and conducting Internet searches. Consistent access to the Internet and a computer that aligns with the recommended minimum specifications are also requisite for participation in the programme.
Have a question about Ashoka Horizons Achievers Programme? Write to us on horizons@ashoka.edu.in
All the students participate in the meeting, and I like the fact that we are all allowed to give our opinions on each other’s writing, and that all criticisms are taken very well by all of us.
Yes. I learned a lot about writing. transitions, show not tell, how to edit the essays etc. it showed me a whole new perspective
Naincy Catherine
Writing Pedagogy Expert
M.Phil. (Sociology), Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Schedule:
May 17, 2025 (Saturday) – June 14, 2025 (Saturday)*
Krittika Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor of Academic Writing, Ashoka University
Ph.D. University of Edinburgh
Schedule:
May 17, 2025 (Saturday) – June 14, 2025 (Saturday)*
Navyug Mohnot
Visiting Faculty, Ashoka University
Schedule:May 17, 2025 (Saturday) – June 14, 2025 (Saturday)*
