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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The stream of academic writing is pretty much in demand across the globe. As it comes up with a promising career, the candidates are looking forward to pursuing a formal programme in academic writing. Hence, this course of Academic writing from Swayam became the most registered course among all SWAYAM MOOCs and even made it to the top 30 MOOCs list globally.

However, there has never before been an understandable setup, institutionally or otherwise, for the candidates and the aspirants to learn academic writing and research from. This course makes that happen by providing the applicants with the setup and teaching them all the basics of academic writing and research to help them along with their careers.

It has impressively closed this gap by not only offering fundamentals of academic writing but also providing insights into the industry.

The course is one of the multidisciplinary ones and is a foundational programme delivered via an online platform. Furthermore, it focuses on bringing the results through the writing process and as such, is quite effective. The course allows the candidates to be able to make new opportunities for their careers. It also helps them gain more potential in their research and hit the top of their abilities.

The Highlights

Both undergraduate and postgraduate level study
15 weeks long
Online sessions programme
100% free of cost
Government certification programme

Programme Offerings

video lectures
quizzes
Self assessment
Reading Materials
tests
Online discussion forums

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	HNBGU Garhwal

The course has been offered by a Government initiative called SWAYAM, which provides access to the course for free.

Academic writing from Swayam Fees Details

Head	Amount
Programme Details	Free of cost

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

For candidates to be able to qualify for the certificate, they will be first required to pass all the exams and assessments. The assessment will be divided into two sections, namely internal and external assessments of 30 and 70 marks respectively. Candidates will be required to score at least 40 percent in both these assessments to qualify for certificates.

What you will learn

Writing skills

When the candidates have finished their course, they will have gained deep knowledge in the following concepts and will have gained a great new skillset.

The candidates will first learn the different types of academic writing that exist.
They will learn to perform a quality literature review and how to target the research work.
One of the most important things in their syllabi would be to identify plagiarism and avoid indulgence in it.
They will also be able to write on digital platforms and develop Open Educational Resources (OER).
Journal Metrics and Author Metrics will be industry-relevant concepts taught to them.
Research Proposal writing is also one of the greater topics the applicants would learn about.

Who it is for

ScientistResearch Associate

Academic writing from Swayam programme is ideally best suited for:

Students who are keen to learn about academic writing
Learners who want to excel in academic writing
Research scholars
Young scientists
PG students
Faculty members

Application Details

Candidates applying for this programme must follow the below-mentioned steps for admission:

Step 1: Participants need to go to the programme webpage.

Step 2: Candidates will then have to register on the website. They can do that by either using their Google, Facebook, or Microsoft accounts or creating one on SWAYAM itself.

Step 3: If the candidates have an account on SWAYAM from before, they can also use that.

Step 4: Candidates need to log in using their accounts.

Step 5: After logging in, candidates will go back to the course page.

Step 6: Please note, the joining link of this course has not opened yet. When it will, candidates will be able to find it on the course page.

Step 7: After the candidates have clicked on the joining link, they will be required to fill an application form.

Step 8: The last step is to agree to the terms and conditions and submit the application form.

The Syllabus

Academic & research writing: Introduction; Importance of academic writing; Basic rules of academic writing

English in academic writing I & II; Styles of research writing

Plagiarism: Introduction; Tools for the detection of plagiarism; Avoiding plagiarism

Journal Metrics

Author Metrics

Literature review: Introduction, Source of literature; Process of literature review

Online literature databases; Literature management tools

Review Paper Writing, I & II

Research paper writing I, II, III

Referencing and citation; Submission and; Post submission

Thesis Writing I, II & III

Empirical Study I, II & III

Challenges in Indian research & writing; Team management (mentor and collaborators); Time Management

Research proposal writing; Abstract/ Conference Paper/ Book/ Book Chapter writing; OERs: basic concept and licenses

Open Educational Resources (OERs) for learning & Research; OERs development I & II

Evaluation process

The exam is divided into two segments: internal and external. Internal assessments will have a total of 30 marks and that of External is 70. For candidates to pass, they will be required to score a minimum of 40% in each.

Instructors

HNBGU Garhwal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is the duration of the course?

The course, Academic Writing, has a detailed syllabus with all the important contents spanned for a duration of 15 weeks.

2: Which university is offering this course?

HNB Garhwal university which is a central university and Srinagar Garhwal University, another top and the esteemed institution of India are together offering this course.

3: What is SWAYAM?

SWAYAM is an educational programme designed and backed by the Government of India. This initiative aims to bring equal quality education accessible to everyone, especially those who can’t afford it.

4: Who is the instructor of the course?

The course instructor is Dr. Ajay Semalty. He is one of the best teachers of the course and also gets counted in the list of India's great faculty.

5: What are the course fees?

As the programme has been offered by a government initiative called SWAYAM, there are no liable fees to be taken from the candidates.

6: How can one qualify for the certificate?

To be eligible to qualify for the certificate, candidates must pass both the internal and external assessment tests with a minimum of 40% score.