{"id":36,"date":"2015-10-02T07:59:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T07:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/fsp-300-research-project-i-research-methods-and-proposal-development\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T15:43:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:43:18","slug":"fsp-300-research-project-i-research-methods-and-proposal-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/study\/fsp-300-research-project-i-research-methods-and-proposal-development","title":{"rendered":"FSP 300 Research Project I: Research Methods and Proposal development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Subject status:                       <\/span><\/strong>Core <\/span><\/p>\n

Credits rating:                       <\/span><\/strong>8<\/span><\/p>\n

Time distribution:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lectures:                     30 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Seminars\/Tutorials:      20 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Practical:                     5 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Assignments:               5 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Independent study:     20 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of research methods.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Apply the knowledge learned to plan, and prepare a research proposal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Contents:<\/span><\/strong> Writing scientific reports theory: formulating objectives; literature review; methodology; data analysis, interpretation and discussion, conclusions and recommendations. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Required reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Klem, G.S. (1980). Writing scientific reports; Lecture Notes<\/em>, Division of Forestry, UDSM. <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Aluma, J.R.W. (1991). How to write special project reports<\/em>: A basic guide. Desk Top Publishing, Kampala. <\/span><\/li>\n
    3. SUA (2007). Guidelines for preparing thesis, dissertation and other publications<\/em>. DRPGS, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Required reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Kane, E. (1995). Doing Your Own Research. Pitman, Great Britain.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Gilbaldi, K. (1995). MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th<\/sup> Edition, U.S.A.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Evans, V. (1997). Successful Writing Upper-Intermediate, Express Publishing, Athen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Subject status:                       Core Credits rating:                       8 Time distribution: Lectures:                     30 hours Seminars\/Tutorials:      20 hours Practical:                     5 hours Assignments:               5 hours Independent study:     20 hours Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of research methods. Apply the knowledge learned to plan, and prepare a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":705,"menu_order":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":691,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/691"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}