Research Methodology — DU B. Sc. (Hons) Microbiology Previous Year Question Papers

(b) What is a hypothesis? Discuss the qualities of a good hypothesis. (6) 6. (a) What are the ethical issues in scientific research. Discuss the importance of any three ethical issues in research publishing. (8) (b) Give an example of the following (any four) (i) International journal (ii) Data presentation tool/software (iii) Journal finder tools (v) Research Funding government agency in 1. Describe the following in brief : (Any six) (c) Peer review (d) Applied research (e) Intellectual property (f) Impact factor (g) Sample size (h) Independent variable 2. (a) What is a literature review? Describe the process of conducting an effective literature search and explain its importance in research. (5) (b) What is non-experimental research? Explain. (c) Discuss the importance of lab notebooks. Comment on the key information to be recorded while maintaining the lab notebooks. (4) 3. (a) Differentiate between the following (Any three) : (i) Null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis (ii) Quantitative and qualitative research (iii) Poster and oral presentation (iv) Basic and applied research (b) What is impact factor of a journal? Discuss its importance. (3) 4. Write short notes on the following : (Any three) (a) Good laboratory practices (GLP) (b) Student t-test (c) Radiation safety (d) Characteristics of a good sample 5. (a) Describe the structure of a research paper explaining each section in detail. (6)