MANUAL 
                                     
                    RESEARCH PROJECT 
                     B.Ed (1.5 YEAR/2.5 YEAR) 
              
                             Code No: 8613 
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
              
              
                                              
             DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND  
                     ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION  
                          FACULTY OF EDUCATION 
                 ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD 
                                     
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                                                     First Printing ..............................   2017 
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                                                  COURSE TEAM 
                                                             
                      Chairman:                   Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood 
                                                  Dean/Chairman 
                                                  Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher 
                                                  Education Department 
                       
                      Course Development          Ms. Mubeshera Tufail   
                      Coordinator:                Lecturer 
                                                  Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher 
                                                  Education Department   
                       
                      Members: 
                                                  1.  Dr. Fazal Ur Rehman  
                                                     Associate Professor 
                                                     Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher 
                                                     Education Department.  
                                                   
                                                  2.  Dr. Muhammad Athar Hussain 
                                                     Assistant Professor 
                                                     Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher 
                                                     Education Department 
                                                   
                                                  3.  Dr. Rehmatullah Bhatti 
                                                     Assistant Professor 
                                                     Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher 
                                                     Education Department 
                                                   
                                                  4.  Ms. Mubeshera Tufail 
                                                     Lecturer 
                                                     Early Childhood Education and Elementary Teacher 
                                                     Education Department 
                       
                      Reviewer:                   Dr. Fazal Ur Rehman 
                       
                      Editor:                     Ms. Humera Ejaz 
                       
                      Designer:                   Mrs Nasira Aqeel 
                       
                      Composing:                  Muhammad Javed  
                       
                       
                       
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                                                                                        CONTENT LIST 
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                                      1.         Course Description ...................................................................................               05 
                                      2.         Course Learning Outcomes ......................................................................                      05 
                                      3.         Teaching-Learning Methodology .............................................................                          05 
                                      4.         Responsibilities of Trainee Teacher and Supervisor ................................                                  06 
                                      5.         Schedule of Trainee Teacher -Supervisor Meetings during Research Project .                                           08 
                                      6.         Assessment ...............................................................................................           10 
                                      7.         Marks Distribution and Passing Marks ....................................................                            11 
                                      8.         Workshop .................................................................................................           13 
                                      9.         Introduction to Research Project ..............................................................                      15 
                                      10.        Types of Research Projects ......................................................................                    16 
                                      11.        Preparation of Research Proposal ............................................................                        17 
                                      12.        Structure of Research Report of Project ...................................................                          23 
                                      13.        Formatting of Research Proposal/Report .................................................                             26 
                                      14.        APA Referencing Style  ...........................................................................                   32 
                                      15.        Plagiarism  ................................................................................................         34 
                                      16.        Appendices ...............................................................................................           35 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                        
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