NT EXAM Circular 01 of 2021-Guidelines for Extra Master Dissertation

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Such candidates are e r Mex q aa u sm tir ei en rd a a t ti no o dn s Mm u aba tm ey sita t fat oe - r\m il aip ir pt r p.n ro p vr ao lp . o Wsa hl ilo en s a u bm ma ir ti tn ine g r e ps roea pr oc sh a t l'o ap lic l ct ao n dth ide a tc eh si e af r eE x rea qm ui in ree dr o tof adhere to the guidelines for writing .;;r;; t;oporit and dissertation annexed to this circular' The followings t<ey instructions are to be followed' 3.1 The research proposal needs to contain at least 2000 words and same is to be submitted with cover page and content page as specified ull:t^Tn*x 1 (Proposal form for Extra Master Dissertation) of this Circular ioiupptouul to the Chief Examiner of Master & Mates' 3.2 The submitted proposal will be reviewed and outcome will be communicated to candidate or if required,'seek further information or clarification from candidate' 3.3 The dissertation is to be written and submitted as per guidelines specified under annex 2 of this circular (Guidelines for Extra Master's Dissertation)' 4ThisissueswiththeapprovalofCompetentAuthority. 3 Nautical Surveyor-cum-DDG [Tech.] , qFi$qni-$fi o*' t^Tf:- -noo Bcta lluilrting, gt"lilr., f f ninft'I'echno Cnnrpls' Kart'iur Ma:n 1nt'.'yg}[]: ***T-' r-r.';Tijli,#:tJ,-:::;"'#;;;t-fri;;;ou aqqT{'z rwr:bsite: ftrn'r.r, r, "tc*r'in-as'iani''i"Annex -1 Proposal for Extra Master Dissertation - D Indos No: -------- Name of examination: Extra Master Part Name of the Candidate: Date of lssue------------- Masterts CoC number: Date of enrolment: --- Subject: Dissertation (Part D) Number of Marks: 200 Research Proposal (At least 2000) words: Write a research proposal for Extra Master dissertation on any marine research topic' Research proposal'sutmission dat€i' Name of Guide (OPtional): alifu tion'pfii$*id e (If ap pl ic able) Q u lsKft" Page,or2Table of Contents List of abbreviations Contents Introduction Aims and Obiectives Research questions and/or hypotheses Expected outcome of the rese Key assumP Page 2 of 2Annex - 2 Guidelines for writing Extra Master Dissertation Part - D of Extra Master sYllabus Page,o,4 [W-l,F'INTRODUCTIQN The advancement of skills of good researcher at extra master level is largely assisted n9t 9"1v b"v-- abilit-v to communicate well, but alsi Uy the acquisition of other important research skills. This means u'derstanding the leaming p.o."r, to enable the development of rigorous thinking skills to anal-vze material, synthesize ideas and make judgements' The aim of these Guideliles for Extra Master disserturion is to help candidates to understand the processes and procedures behind achieving successful outcomes of research. These guidelines will ielp in assisting in transition from an ability to write dorvn other people's ideas to write down one's own. The ApA (2010) publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Latest edition) is th" ;;;i..';,bly r"*rtn.nded as appioved standard olrefereircing; see wrvrt.apflstvle.ors/' The ur. of a system other than APA must be agreed by the candidates and the chief examiner of master and mates. llKrF Page 2 of 14CONTENTS Dissertation guidelines for candidates I Dissertation Schedule 2 Dissertations guidelines 2.1 Role of the guide (If opted) 3 Page La,vout and Printing 4 Format of the Main/Title Page 5 Format of the Affidavit 6 Table of Contents of each Dissertation a. Lists of Tables, Figures and Abbreviations b. Abstract c. Aims and Objectives d. Introduction e. Research questions andlor hlpotheses f. ResearchMethodologv g. Findings and Recommendations h. Conclusion i. Bibliograplry 7 Instructions for Saving and Subrnitting Dissertations 8 Coppght Authorization 9 Dissertation Assessment 10 DG Shipping Extra Master Conrmittee Guidelines on Ethics and'Protocol Form These guidelines have been made available to candidates and their guide with a reference material for the dissertation process. Page 3 of l,l1. DISSERTATION SCHEDULE Section A (to set Target date) JrNo Taryet datet Period Remarks I Maximum of 2 Years is permitted to complete dissertation' Sectinn B Submit Research proposal for approval 2 Research Approved by Chief Examtnet 3 Start Writing Hypothesis an<l resear:ch activity Sectinn C (to he Submittedwithin 24 mnnths.fromapproval date) Within 24 monthst s in electronic tbrm and hard copy to Directorate. ,ndicative Trmehne 1 1 month ffi and allocation of date fbr dei'ense ol dlssertahon J 2 months C:orrzution by Candidates and re-subrnission 'l ndicatnte rmelme 4 Dissertalion rjel'ense event. Assessment of Dissellation bY Extra Master I monfhs Committee and atrproval try the Chief e aminer. Assessment results communicated to Candidates 5 I[/ithin I month Extra Masters Certificates Issued *If the disseftation rs not completed due t<r anv exceptional circumstances, the final submission deadline mav be C-iri"f n*u*itieiof Master anit Matds to a maximum period of 6 months. ""i#;;t-rh" Page 4 of l,l2. DISSERTATION GUIDELINES 1. All Topics chosen for Extra Masters Disseftation should have the approval of Chief Examiner Master and Mates. Z. The scope of the dissertation depends on the topic and methodology applied, butthe main body of the dissertation should be between 12,000 to 14,000 words. 3. Each candidate writing a dissertation may have a guide (optional) and this same is to be communicated to Directorate at the time of submitting the research proposal. If required, the candidate may also use a co-guide. 4. If a guide is chosen, it is expected that the candidate will discuss the progress of disseration and advice etc., regularly with their guide from time to time as required and record the deliberations. Altematively, the guide and the candidate may exchange a record of the meetings electronically. 5. Plasiarism is intellectual dishonestv and is a form of theft. If discovered in the credit to tlhe work of others in one's in-text references and list of references-not only provides suPDort elsewhere. except when quoting therefrom with adequate credits and reference. 6. Candidates are responsible for conducting his/her research and writing the dissertation. It is the candidate's responsibility to submit a dissertation that is carefully edited. 7. Four copies of final dissertation should be submitted to the examiners as directed by the Chief Examiner of Master and Mates. The dissertation shall be examined by the Extra Master Committee appointed by Chief examiner ofMaster and Mates. 8. Following submission of the dissertation, the candidate is required to defend his/trer dissertation along with the guide (if chosen) in the presence of Extra Master Committee and Chief Examiner of Master and Mates. 9. During the defense, a candidate is required to answer any questions concerning the dissertation orally or in writing before final approval is communicated. 10. The Extra Master Committee shall inform the Chief examiner on the merits of the dissertation. The intimation would include a recommendation on whether the dissertation meets the intended outcomes and is of a standard to be accepted in partial fulfilment of the Extra Master CoC requirements. Sf'frp, Page 5 of 142.1. Role of the Guide (If oPted) Z.T I The role of the Guide is to assist the student by providing advice and guidance on how to prepare, produce and improve their dissertation. It may include giving advice on choosing a suitable topic; drawing up a suitable preliminary bibliography; planning the primary and secondary iesearch the student will need to do for the dissertration; using suitable research methods, including obtaining any necessary research ethics approval, methods of improving the presentation of the dissertation, sources of information, advice and guidance in undertaking the dissertation and other general academic advice. 2.I.2 The Guide should be available to advise the student on approach, coverage, questions to be asked and the outline structure and research design. More specifically, the Guide is expected to. o Assist the student in the defining and organizing of the project in the early stages of preParation; o Advise the student on the feasibility of what they plan to do; o Advise on the dissertation proposal. The Guide is under no obligation to: . Find the student a suitable topic for the dissertation; . Read preliminary drafts of the student's work; . Proof read the final draft. 2.1.3 It is not the role of the Guide to direct the research or ensure that a dissertation is of sufficient quality to pass; this is the responsibility of the student. Any opinion expressed by the Guide relating to the quality of the work should not be taken to reiresent the opinion of the Extra Masters committee or that of the Chief Examiner of Master &Mates. Page 6 of 143. PAGE LAYOIIT AND PRINTING Language used needs to be English (lndia) rvith the font used for lhe bod,v of the dissertation, as l2-pointo Times New Roman. 2. The text should be justified on both sides, with the line spacing for the main text set at 1.5. For the Abstract and for the Reference List, the spacing should be set at 1.0, using the hanging indent for each entrv. The margins shall be set as follows: Left: 3.0 cm Right: 2.5 cm Top:3.5 cm Bottom: 3.0 cm 4 New chapter headings should be printed 6 spaces (4 x L5) lorver dor,vn than the normal first line. 5. Decide on the {brmat you r.vill use for chapters, subheadings, paragraphs, titles, etc.. and ensure you are consistent tluoughout, ll4rether these are capitalized, centered. italic, bold or underlined. Keep to good q,*pographic practice: use italics. bold and underlining only to convey meaning and never for decoration. 6 Ensure that you leam & understand the functions such as tabulating, indenting and double- indenting paragraphs. 1 Follorv standard rules about spaces betrveen vi'ords: one space betr,veen uords, no space between a rvord and the punctuation that follows it, one space after a comlna, colon. or semicolon. and between sentences. 8. The title page must follorv the standard DG Shipping model, as sholvn in the next section. Do not base your title page on older dissertations in the library. Do not number the title page. The next pages. up to the stafi of the main body of the dissertation. are numbered in lower case Roman numetals, beginning with (ii) on the page follor,ving the title page. 10. Footnotes may be used under the APA system to provide substautive information or as explanatory notes to the text above. Holever, footnotes are not to be used for references. APA requires references that are cited in the text (rvith the author-date citation system) to be listed alphabeticallv (A-Z) in the references at the end of .vour assignment or dissertation. The use of a q,'stem other than APA must be agreed by both a student ald the Guide. I l. Ensure all drar'vings, tables and figures are correctlS'numbered and titled and sources acknor.vledged rvhere this. is applicable. Use colour to clarify the information contained. t2 Save and submit -vour dissertation for assessment as -\'oll are instntcted. PageT0fr'r lkrft"4. FORMAT OF TIIE TITLE PAGE The text should be surrounded by a box, as follows. and should all be centred. except for the copyright statement. Use l2-point, normal Times Nerv Roman. except vrhere indicated. DIRECTORTAB GENERAL OF SHIPPIN Mumbai,India ll-point capitctls, bold THE TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION ( tl-poinr \Subt -tii' t1 lr eo i'nf-- -!o-r-nI- e is to be used, ( \ lov'er- \./ J V---/ Br l1-point \STUDENT'S NAME ( : c: af p, i, tc: t: ls; .: ( I2.poinr \ Indos No \ bbootldd tower- \ J \1f1**--l A dissertation submitted to the DG Shipping in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Certi{icate of C om petency of Extra Master Year 8-point lotvet'-case, Copl,right Student's Name with Indos number - Page I of 145. F'ORMAT OF TIIE AFFIDAVIT Following the title page, each dissertation must include a formal declaration by the candidate as follows: I hereby declare that all the material in this dissertation that is not my own work has been identified and highlighted, and that no material is included for which Extra Master Certificate of Competency or a degree has previously been conferred on me . The conten6 of this dissertation reflect my own personal views, and are not necessarily endorsed by theDirectorate General of Shipping. (Signature): @ate): Guided by: (if applicable) Guide's affiliation: (if applicable) Pageeorr'{ ttt^tt{-6. TABLE OF CONTENTS The table of contents contains the list of the preliminary pages, as well as the chapters and the appendices that rnake up the rnain body of the dissertation. Chapters and their main sections should be numbered clearly and consistently, as shown in the follorving exarnple: Declaration ii Acknowledgem€nts iii Abstract iv Table of contents v Table5 vii List of Figure5 viii List of List of Abbreviations ix I Introduction 2 Topic 2.1 -l Sub topic 2.2 Sub topic-2 3 Topic 3.I -l Sub topic 3,2 Sub topic -2 4 Topic 5 Summary and Conclusions References Appendices I Appendix Subject-l 2 Appendix Subject -2 page,oo,4 lserh7. LISTS OF'TABLES. FIGURES AND ABBREVIATIONS The list of tables should contain all the tables used in the dissertation, while the charts and diagrams should appear in the list of figures. Each table and figure must be numbered as well as having a page number, as in the following examples: LIST OF TABLNS Page Table Subject -1 Number 1 Table 2 Subject -2 Table 3 Subject -3. Table 4 Subject -4 LIST OF FIGTIRES Page Figure I Subject -1 Number Figure 2 Subject -2 Figure 3 Subject -3 Figure 4 Sublect -4 Ensure that the abbreviations used appear in a list in the front of your dissertation, as well as being referenced in the text: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CMI Committee Maritime International CTL Constructive Total Loss ETV Emergency Towing vessels GOVREP Govern ment Representati ve GoI Government of India Page 11 of 14S.INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAVING AND SUBMITTING DISSERTATIONS l. It is extremelv important to back up your dissertation as you work on it, by using the appropriate oriline illatform or a persbnal external devtce or some other means. Z. You may find it easiest to save your chapters as separate files; it is a matter for you to decide. However, you must combine these into a single document, plus the title page, declaration, abstract and so on before you submit your work. 3. Your final dissertation should be submitted as a Word file. For submission instructions, refer to paragraphs 7 and 8 in section 2 of these Guidelines. 4. The Copyright Authorization form is not to be included in your dissertation, but must be submitted to the Chief Examiner of Master and Mates at DGS on the final submission day. It can be printed, signed, scanned and sent by email or fax. 5. Your dissertation will then be assessed, and the outcome will be communicated accordingly. 6. After receiving the Extra Master Committee's comments, you may edit the dissertation to correct manifest effors, language and typographical errors to improve the standard of the dissertation work. This corrected dissertation will not be re-assessed. 7. The final version of the dissertation will be kept in Directorate. Page l2 of 1-l9. COPYRIGHT AUTHORISATION DIRECTORATE GBNERAL OF SHIPPING Course: Author's Name: Certificate of Competency: EXTRA MASTIR Title ofDissertation: Authorization is hereby given to the Chief Examiner of Master & Mates at the Directorate General of Shipping to make this dissertation available to readers in the Directorate general of shipping, or other library, either in its present form, through Maritime joumals or maritime knowledge cluster, in photomechanical, electronic, or other reproduction methods. The DG Shipping may also provide individual copies of this dissertation, if so requested, for private research or study. The DG Shipping may charge for the reproduction costs. Signature of author: Date: This completed.form is to be submitted to the emminer oJ'master and mates at DGS. Page 13 ol 1410. DISSERTATION ASSES SMENT Dissertations are assessed in line with the following marking descriptors, which are also summarized in the Assessment Key that follows: Excellent, Fdl or poor Sfficient Sutisfaaory Good Very gool outstantling 0>50 50 >55 55>0r 65 >75 75>85 85--100o1, Practically no Mininral Sonre N'{ail issues Iargelit Issuts clcarlv Analr.sis understaniling ol' understanding ol understauding of itlentitied, but some All issues clearlv runderstood and and understood. ivith issues. Practicallv ke,v issues. Largely key issues. Sornc lack of t-ocr.rs. diliclentiatcd. cvaluation no evaluation or descriptirre, but r.vith critical analysis of Crilical analysis ol dillbrentiation in Compreherrsive of issues analysis. Lack of little analvsis ceutral issues. but ccntlsl issues, but intpoftance. critical analysis of evrdertce to Qualitatire or rvith iriaccrracie-q. sorne inacouracies. Relevant and full central issues. w"efhtin*: support quanlitative data Sonre evidence- Appropflate anal,vsis. Critical [)iscrim inatingl-v argurneirts. Purely anellvsls lllilccllfate. asscsscd criticallv: evidencc, generallv assessnrent of selected evirlence descriptive. I;'eiv Sorne cvidence 1o rvei* inlerpretation assessecl criticdll': discrirniuatinglv lully and critically or none of'tlre suppoil argIulcnls. of'qualitative son e interprelation sclecled evidenoe, assessed. Logical lntendecl I.,caming but uucritical aspelrts: gaps rlr oli qLralitalive reasonable lllrv of argum euts Outcomcs (ll,0s) aoceplance ol. linkages bet\\eell aspects" but with argurnenls and and delinitive altaiued nratcrial Llniustilied cvidcrtc,c, aud sonle gaps lll logical couclusions. conclusions. Snrall conclusions. Somc lirrkages betrvecn Originalitv. couclusions rvith prrtporfiou ol'ILOs il,Os attaint:d evideuce and independent some evidenco of attaiue d conclnsions. thousht, indepenclent N'Lriorit-v ollILOs subslarrtiel attarlied thought. Alrnosl all individual ilsights. IL,Os attained. All ILOs attained. Research & eV ve idly e ul cit eth o: l eV ve idlv e nli cn rr it oe fd rE ev seid {re cn hc e & o rel as do inu gre . E rev si ed ag rn oc he eo tl' C suo bo s< tl a a nu tid al D lee vm elo l ost frates high readfulg. rosearch or rvide rescarch & rcading. [inclear tlreolctical rcading, hut sonre research, crilical scholarship arrd Choim of rcading. lurporlant Wer* theoletical li-anrelvork. gaps. Literalure & liferature levierv. research. Vcn appropliatc u,ork uncited, kev fi'amorvork. Poor.or Adequatc concl3pts Theore tical cxtsrsrve concepts conccpls ienored. inconrplete r"el eren cin g. adeqlalely but not li'ameu'orli research. Origural Very poor. or ttcr retbrencing critically revielved. supports studv. and appropriate Weighting: propu rel'er"eucirrg Appropflate l:ixterrsive research rnethocls 33o/o research nteilrods research. chosen. ald the chosen and the Appropriatcr restrlts used very results used rvell. rcsearch methods lvcll chosen" and the rcsults used verv rvell Presentation Adequate but Some or \lell lbcused, good Contert u,ell l}cellent Delicient or no mininral structure. inconsistent lbcus r.vriting skills. defined, verv good stnrcture. Superitrr Wcighting: stnrctnrc. Prxx locus on the on fte aims of the leasonabl-v clear r"vritiug skills. uniting skills. Verl' 20o/o Rudirnentar-v airns of tlre studv. stud1,. Adequate and structurcd. locused- olear. r.l'ell organized. writing skills. poor rvriting skills. rvriting skills. rvell -structured excelleni Serious lack tll Overall plesentatirx and presented presenlalion clar:itv o1. urrclear and grorly ovcrall e\pfesslon. stnrctured. l{ Page 14 of