BANC 110 English July 2023-Jan 24

Assignment English July 2023- January 2024
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(HONOURS)
ANTHROPOLOGY
(BSCANH)
ASSIGNMENT
July 2023- January 2024
COURSE CODE: BANC-110
BANC 110 RESEARCH METHODS
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110068
Dear Learner,
As we have informed you in the Programme Guide, evaluation at IGNOU consists of two parts:
i) continuous evaluation through assignments, and ii) term-end examination. In the final result,
assignments of a course carry 30% weightage while 70% weightage is given for term-end
examination.
You will have to do three Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) for a six-credit course and two
TMAs for a four-credit course. This Assignment booklet has TMA for the core course BANC –
110 Research Methods which is a six credit course. The booklet therefore has three TMAs per
course whose total marks adds up to 100 and carry a weightage of 30 %.
Assignment I has Descriptive Category Questions (DCQs). These are meant for writing essay
type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. These are intended to test your ability to
describe your understanding/knowledge about the topic in a systematic, to-the-point and coherent
manner.
Assignment II has Middle Category Questions (MCQs) and Short Category Questions SCQs.
These (MCQs) questions require you to first analyse the topic in terms of arguments and
explanations and then write the answers in a concise manner. They are meant to test your ability
to distinguish, compare and contrast, or clear understanding of the concepts and processes. The
SCQs questions are meant to improve your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information
about persons, writing, events, or clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Assignment III has questions based on the project manual. These questions would help you to
understand how to frame a project synopsis and your test your knowledge of applying the tools
and techniques in the field situation.
Before you attempt the assignments, please read the instructions carefully provided in the
Programme Guide. It is important that you write the answers to all the TMA questions in your
own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a
particular section. Remember, writing answers to assignment questions will improve your
writing skills and prepare you for the term-end examination.
As mentioned in the Programme Guide, you need to submit all the assignments within the
stipulated time for being eligible to appear in the term-end examination.
Submission of the completed assignments:
Admission batch Last date of Place of submission

submission
For the students enrolled in July 2023 30th April 2024 Coordinator of the
For the students enrolled in January 2024 31st October 2024 student’s study center
Kindly visit the study centre to submit your assignment and obtain a receipt and retain it. If
possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you.
The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please
insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the Student Evaluation Division at
IGNOU, New Delhi.
We expect you to answer each question as per guidelines for each category as mentioned in the
assignment. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:
1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully, go through the Units on which they are based.
Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange them in a logical order.
2) Organisation: Be a little selective and analytic before drawing up a rough outline of your
answer.
Give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion.
Make sure that your answer:
a) is logical and coherent;
b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs, and
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and

presentation.
3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answer, you can write down the final
version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to
emphasize. Make sure that the answer is within the stipulated word limit.
Wish you all the best!
Discipline of Anthropology
SOSS, IGNOU, New Delhi
BANC 110: Research Methods
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: BANC 110

Assignment Code: BANC 110/ASST/TMA/July 2023 and January 2024
Total Marks: 100
There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all questions in all the
Sections.
Assignment – I
Answer the following in about 500 words each. 20X2= 40
a. Discuss the difference between scientific thinking and commonsense.

b. Provide a discussion of the critique of anthropology’s status as a science
Assignment – II
Answer the following in about 250 words each. (Write Short Notes) 10X2=20
a. Beginning of fieldwork in anthropological studies

b. Laboratory and Field Methods.
Answer the following questions in about 75 words each. 2X5=10
a. Essentials of research design

b. Anthropometry
c. Primary sources of data collection
d. Armchair anthropologists
e. Emic and etic approach
Assignment – III
a. Find out the marriage type of five families in your neighbourhood including the changes
observed in these families. What will be your methodology and tell us the reasons for
choosing this methodology? 20
b. Draw the genealogy of your paternal family tracing till your paternal grandparents
making yourself the ego. 5
c. Make an interview guide to conduct research on the topic, “social media, a blessing or
curse?” 5

BANC 110 English July 2023-Jan 24

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

BANC 110 English July 2023-Jan 24

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

BANC 110 English July 2023-Jan 24

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Assignment English July 2023- January 2024

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Submission of the completed assignments:

Admission batch Last date of Place of submission

Make sure that your answer:

a) is logical and coherent;

b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs, and

c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and

Wish you all the best!

Course Code: BANC 110

a. Discuss the difference between scientific thinking and commonsense.

a. Beginning of fieldwork in anthropological studies

Answer the following questions in about 75 words each. 2X5=10

a. Essentials of research design

You might also like

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.