BB592 Project Stage II

There will be two evaluation committees. Students will be assigned to one of these two committees based on the nature of work done [in the same way as was done for Project Stage I presentations]. Guides may suggest inclusion of an additional examiner for evaluation of his/her student, if they feel so.

Submit one copy of soft-bound report EACH to the following:
(1) Guide
(2) Co-Guide, if any
(3) THREE examiners.
All copies should be unconditionally signed by Guide and Co-Guide (if any).

Do not plagiarize. Plagiarism is a serious offense. Maximum penalty for plagiarism is FR grade. In addition to the hard copy, submit soft copy (e-copy) of the same report to Sri Maheshwar Naithani [nmahesh @ iitb dot ac dot in]. Ensure that the submitted hard copy and soft copy are identical. We check the soft copies of the reports for plagiarism.

Grading: (marks out of 10) >= 9, AA; >= 8, AB; >= 7, BB; >= 6, BC, etc.

Duration: 15 min presentation, 15 min discussion. Please rehearse, if necessary, but ensure that you complete your presentation within the allocated time.

Evaluation scheme: 20% write-up editorial aspect, 20% write-up scientific content, 30% oral presentation, 30% discussion.

Project Stage II is primarily for results that you got as part of your project work. Written report should include only relevant/pertinent literature and only in brief, objectives of the project and Materials & methods, Results and discussion.

Write-up should have the following: Title page, letter of acceptance by guide(s), dissertation approval sheet, contents, (acknowledgements), (list of abbreviations), introduction, methods, results and discussion, conclusions, future scope, (appendix), references.

Results and discussion may be combined into a single section, if necessary. Optional sections are in parenthesis.

Write up should be your own and should not be plagiarized from any source.

Introduction will include literature survey and objectives of the work. The latter can be a separate section, if so desired.

Tables should be numbered sequentially (i.e., in the order in which they appear in the text) and should have a short, descriptive title; footnotes may be included, where necessary. Every Table should have a reference in the text at least once (and vice versa).

Figures should also be numbered sequentially and every figure should have an appropriate legend. Figures should be your own; if taking from published literature or from internet, include the citation or the complete URL.

While citing references in the text, follow this style: Single author publication: author's last name, year. Two author publication: last name & last name, year. Three or more author publication: first author^-s last name et al., year.

References: Should be listed in alphabetical order. Every reference cited in the text should be in the reference list (and vice versa). The title of the article, the volume number and first and last pages should be cited.
Journal titles should be abbreviated, e.g.
Sanger, F. & Coulson, A. R. (1975). A rapid method for determining sequences in DNA by the primed synthesis with DNA polymerase. J. Mol. Biol. 94, 441-448.

Articles in books should include the title of the article, the name of the book, editor(s), edition number, first and last page numbers, the name and the location of the publisher; e.g.
Hanks, S. K. & Hunter, T. (1995). The eukaryotic protein kinase superfamily. In The Protein Kinase FactsBook: Protein-Serine Kinases (Hardie, G. & Hanks, S., eds), pp. 747, Academic Press, London.

Utmost care should be taken to verify the accuracy of citation of references and sources of figures and tables. Be aware that reproducing text or tables or figures without permission is legally prohibited.

Following stage II presentation, students must incorporate all the suggestions made by the committee members in their stage I and II reports. They must edit those two reports appropriately to combine them into one and submit one hard copy to the guide and one soft copy to the office. Failure to do so will result in II (incomplete) grade.

Sample title page (format as you like):

BB592 Project Stage II

Title
Project report submitted by
Name and roll number
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science (Biotechnology)
Guide: Name of the guide
(IIT Logo)
Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Bombay 400 076

Month Year

Letter of Consent by Guide (format as you like)

The work reported in this dissertation entitled "........" has been carried out by name (roll number) under my guidance in my laboratory. I hereby approve the submission of the project report.

(signature)
Name
Guide
(signature)
Name
Co-Guide (if applicable)
(date)

Dissertation approval sheet (format as you like)

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Dissertation Approval Sheet

Dissertation entitled "........" submitted by (Name) (roll number) is approved for the degree of Master of Science (Biotechnology).

Guide
Co-guide (if applicable)
Chairman
Examiner 1
Examiner 2
Examiner 3

Date

Plagiarism Undertaking (format as you like)

I ___________________________ Roll No _______________ understand that plagiarism is defined as any one or the combination of the following:

1. Uncredited verbatim copying of individual sentences, paragraphs or illustrations (such as graphs, diagrams, etc.).
2. Uncredited improper paraphrasing of pages or paragraphs (by changing a few words or phrases, or rearranging the original sentence order)
3. Credited verbatim copying of a major portion of a paper (or thesis chapter) without clear delineation of who did or wrote what.

I have made sure that all the ideas, expressions, graphs, diagrams, etc., that are not a result of my work, are properly credited. Long phrases or sentences that had to be used verbatim from published literature have been clearly identified using quotation marks.

I affirm that no portion of my work can be considered as plagiarism and I take full responsibility if such a complaint occurs. I understand fully well that the other authors of this paper, or guide of the thesis / dissertation may not be in a position to check for the possibility of such incidences of plagiarism in this body of work.

Signature with Date

Name:

Roll Number:

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