SRI AUROBINDO UNIVERSITY
Towards her, our knowledge climbs-- Sri Aurobindo
At: Sri Aurobindo Shreekshetra, Dalijoda, Po: Karanji, Dist: Cuttack-754022
Phone: (0671) 2343307, 2344338, 2340718, 2873405. cell: 9437023407, 9437120220.
E-mail: ctk_matrubha@sancharnet.in
A guide to learners on Research Methodology:
Research means in deapth study of a given subject / given area of a subject in order to bring into light the hidden Truth within it for the benefit of others. One who accepts such project has to delve into it , to discover the aspect of Truth that the subject represents.
Research under Sri Aurobindo University aims at a systematic study of the vast literature and work of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. It may lead to a spiritual ascent of a Sadhak of integral Yoga.
Those who have opted to be the honorable learners of Sri Aurobindo University should always keep in mind that research here is carried out not for any material gain nor academic degree, but purely from spiritual point of view as a medium of yoga.
The subject of Study and Research:
The subject should be one of the topics from the list prepared by Sri Aurobindo University or a similar topic relating to the writings / work of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. It should be chosen with care keeping in mind the subject of interest and motivation of the learner. It will be advisable to the learner if he/she could consult an expert in the field, preferably the counselor, while choosing the topic. There should be a time limit chosen by the learner to complete the work. Once the topic is chosen the learner has to design the study of the subject and a brief review of related work and prepare a synopsis of the topic.
The Synopsis:
The synopsis is a systematic planning of the project and it is prepared by the learner in consultation with the counselor.
The synopsis must contain:
(i) An introduction on the topic.
(ii) Study design with regards to methodology to be adopted in various phases.
(iii) Preparation of a working bibliography.
(i)The Introduction:
The introduction includes a survey / review of literature. It means a summerisation of previous work done by different authors on the topic and writing the gist of those in brief in a systematic and chronological manner. While doing so the learner must give footnotes in every page which indicates the source from which the contents are collected. In the end the learner has to clearly express the aim and objective of his work which should be the continuation of the previous work. If the work includes some observations and collections of data, then it should be indicated in the introduction and the learner has to commit that the data / observation will be properly analysed and interpreted to arrive at a conclusion.
(ii) Chapterisation:
Chapterisation means scanning of the entire project taken up by the learner. The subject of the project is to be divided into different parts, arrange them in a systematic way and mention which aspect of the work will be studied in which chapter. It should be so planned that one chapter will seem to be a continuation of the previous one. The last chapter will contain an analysis of the data / facts collected in the previous chapters and interpretation of the same to arrive at a conclusion. The conclusion will indicate to what extent the objective of the learner has been fulfilled.
Preparation of Working Bibliography:
It is the source of materials collected by the learner in order to supplement the study. The source may be books / journals / magazines / internet etc. In some cases it may be experimental data observations collected from field tours. If the source is a book / journal / magazine the reference should be indicated.
(a) Name of the book / journal
(b) Author
(c) Title of the article/chapter
(d) Year of publication/publishers and
(e) Pages(first and last)
(f) Internet: website and date when accessed.
If it is some other source, the details of the source should be given in the reference. In no case something heard from some body should be taken as a true reference, and such references should be avoided at all cost.
The references should be numbered as 1, 2, 3 etc. in order and to avoid jumbling of the references, it should be initially given as a foot note at the end of the page.
The collection of these references at one place at the end of all chapters becomes the working bibliography.
Once the synopsis is prepared and approved by the counselor, the work of the learner becomes easier and he / she has to take up deep and systematic study of the subject to develop each chapter to complete his project. While so developing, new references may come and it should be given as foot notes and collected at the end to complete the final bibliography.
Every learner has to prepare a synopsis of the project, get it approved by the counselor and then submit it to Sri Aurobindo University. Submission of the synopsis duly approved by the counselor is a necessary condition in order to allot a registration number to the learner.
Towards her, our knowledge climbs-- Sri Aurobindo
At: Sri Aurobindo Shreekshetra, Dalijoda, Po: Karanji, Dist: Cuttack-754022
Phone: (0671) 2343307, 2344338, 2340718, 2873405. cell: 9437023407, 9437120220.
E-mail: ctk_matrubha@sancharnet.in
A guide to learners on Research Methodology:
Research means in deapth study of a given subject / given area of a subject in order to bring into light the hidden Truth within it for the benefit of others. One who accepts such project has to delve into it , to discover the aspect of Truth that the subject represents.
Research under Sri Aurobindo University aims at a systematic study of the vast literature and work of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. It may lead to a spiritual ascent of a Sadhak of integral Yoga.
Those who have opted to be the honorable learners of Sri Aurobindo University should always keep in mind that research here is carried out not for any material gain nor academic degree, but purely from spiritual point of view as a medium of yoga.
The subject of Study and Research:
The subject should be one of the topics from the list prepared by Sri Aurobindo University or a similar topic relating to the writings / work of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. It should be chosen with care keeping in mind the subject of interest and motivation of the learner. It will be advisable to the learner if he/she could consult an expert in the field, preferably the counselor, while choosing the topic. There should be a time limit chosen by the learner to complete the work. Once the topic is chosen the learner has to design the study of the subject and a brief review of related work and prepare a synopsis of the topic.
The Synopsis:
The synopsis is a systematic planning of the project and it is prepared by the learner in consultation with the counselor.
The synopsis must contain:
(i) An introduction on the topic.
(ii) Study design with regards to methodology to be adopted in various phases.
(iii) Preparation of a working bibliography.
(i)The Introduction:
The introduction includes a survey / review of literature. It means a summerisation of previous work done by different authors on the topic and writing the gist of those in brief in a systematic and chronological manner. While doing so the learner must give footnotes in every page which indicates the source from which the contents are collected. In the end the learner has to clearly express the aim and objective of his work which should be the continuation of the previous work. If the work includes some observations and collections of data, then it should be indicated in the introduction and the learner has to commit that the data / observation will be properly analysed and interpreted to arrive at a conclusion.
(ii) Chapterisation:
Chapterisation means scanning of the entire project taken up by the learner. The subject of the project is to be divided into different parts, arrange them in a systematic way and mention which aspect of the work will be studied in which chapter. It should be so planned that one chapter will seem to be a continuation of the previous one. The last chapter will contain an analysis of the data / facts collected in the previous chapters and interpretation of the same to arrive at a conclusion. The conclusion will indicate to what extent the objective of the learner has been fulfilled.
Preparation of Working Bibliography:
It is the source of materials collected by the learner in order to supplement the study. The source may be books / journals / magazines / internet etc. In some cases it may be experimental data observations collected from field tours. If the source is a book / journal / magazine the reference should be indicated.
(a) Name of the book / journal
(b) Author
(c) Title of the article/chapter
(d) Year of publication/publishers and
(e) Pages(first and last)
(f) Internet: website and date when accessed.
If it is some other source, the details of the source should be given in the reference. In no case something heard from some body should be taken as a true reference, and such references should be avoided at all cost.
The references should be numbered as 1, 2, 3 etc. in order and to avoid jumbling of the references, it should be initially given as a foot note at the end of the page.
The collection of these references at one place at the end of all chapters becomes the working bibliography.
Once the synopsis is prepared and approved by the counselor, the work of the learner becomes easier and he / she has to take up deep and systematic study of the subject to develop each chapter to complete his project. While so developing, new references may come and it should be given as foot notes and collected at the end to complete the final bibliography.
Every learner has to prepare a synopsis of the project, get it approved by the counselor and then submit it to Sri Aurobindo University. Submission of the synopsis duly approved by the counselor is a necessary condition in order to allot a registration number to the learner.
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