The Course will enable the students to design a full-fledged Dissertation by following the proposed chapter-plan, as outlined in their Synopsis, develop an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to literary research by applying theoretical frameworks to their analysis and discussion.
The student will be required to develop the Synopsis, presented and defended in the previous semester, into a Dissertation requiring two hours per week of self- study outside the class. With the incorporation of examiner-feedback and suggestions made earlier, the draft copy of the full Dissertation will be submitted for external evaluation by a panel comprising a Subject-Expert and two faculty members from the Department, one of whom will be the Supervisor, at the end of the Semester.
The students will: CO133. Foster a complete understanding of the technical aspects of academic writing and documentation CO134. Develop critical thinking skills and work within a theoretical framework in literary research CO135. Organize and deliver an engaging research-based work carried out over a year CO136. Apply analytical and critical thinking and research skills through close reading of primary literature and secondary scholarship and criticism CO137. Acquire an understanding of research through a close readings of primary texts |