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1) The proper number of slides for an oral presentation is 1 point

About NPTEL Approximately double the number of minutes allotted

() Approximately half the number of minutes allotted
Approximately the number of minutes allotted
How does an
NPTEL online Approximately three times the number of minutes allotted
course work? Yes, the answer is correct.
() Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 1 () Approximately the number of minutes allotted

Week 2 () 2) In preparing slides, the 6 × 6 rule implies 1 point

No more than six pictures in a slide, with 6 figure captions

Week 3 ()
No more than about 6 lines of text per slide with 6 words per line
Week 4 () No more than 6 equations in a slide, with 6 symbols
No more than 6 colours, in 6 shades
Week 5 ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Week 6 () Accepted Answers:
No more than about 6 lines of text per slide with 6 words per line
Week 7 ()

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3) In an oral presentation, most slides should be dominated by 1 point

Week 8 ()
Images
Week 9 ()
Equations
Tables
Week 10 ()
Text
Week 11 () Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Scientific Accepted Answers:
Writing: PhD Images
Thesis (unit?
unit=106&lesso
4) In preparing slides for oral presentation, 1 point
n=107)

Scientific One should write on the slide what one is going to say
Writing: Text One should write a minimum of text, as bullet points
Stylistics (unit?
There should be at least 10 bullet points on a slide
unit=106&lesso
n=108) In a slide, one should use as many colours and fonts as possible

Presentation in
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Scientific
Accepted Answers:
Conferences -
One should write a minimum of text, as bullet points
Part 01 (unit?
unit=106&lesso
n=109) 5) The font size of the text (not heading) in a slide should be 1 point

Presentation in Around 12 points

Scientific
Around 18 points
Conferences -
Part 02 (unit? Around 24 points
unit=106&lesso Around 48 points
n=110)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Writing Grant Score: 1
Proposals - Accepted Answers:
Part 01 (unit? Around 24 points
unit=106&lesso
n=111) 6) The size of the running text in a conference poster should be 1 point
Writing Grant
Between 40 and 48 points
Proposals -
Part 02 (unit? Between 50 and 56 points
unit=106&lesso Between 20 and 24 points
n=112)
Between 12 and 16 points
Week 11
Yes, the answer is correct.
Feedback Form Score: 1
: Research
Accepted Answers:
Methodology in
Between 20 and 24 points
Natural
Sciences (unit?
7) In presenting a poster, one should prepare to speak to most participants for 1 point

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unit=106&lesso One hour

n=113)
30 minutes
Quiz: Week 11
10 minutes
: Assignment
11 3-4 minutes
(assessment? Yes, the answer is correct.
name=155) Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 12 () 3-4 minutes

Download 8) The purpose of the ‘synopsis’ of a PhD thesis is 1 point

videos ()
To disseminate the work among a larger audience

Transcripts () Partial fulfilment of the requirement of a PhD degree

The synopsis will be kept in the library
Problem To obtain the consent of the examiners
Solving
Yes, the answer is correct.
Session - Jan Score: 1
2024 () Accepted Answers:
To obtain the consent of the examiners
Book ()
9) The sentences in a paper should preferably be constructed in 1 point

Active voice
Passive voice
Singular first person (I carried out ...)
Third person (The study showed ...)
Plural first person (We carried out …)

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Active voice
Third person (The study showed ...)
Plural first person (We carried out …)

10) The stress position in a sentence comes 1 point

In the beginning
In the end
Somewhere in the middle
Just next to the topic position

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
In the end

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