An article is to provide you with some information on a particular topic. The article begins with an introduction about that particular topic and then research methodology is provided. If research is based on experimental work, then materials, production methods, and characterization techniques are described. In contrary, if research is theoretical, then models and software are introduced. Then results obtained are presented backed by sound discussion. Based on results and discussion, conclusions are written. At the end, bibliography is listed.

You can take an example from the newspaper. If you are interested in politics, you open an article written by a famous expert or analyst. If the article is well-written, you enjoy the reading and your information and understanding about current political affairs increases. This information can help you to make an informed decision about which political party to support. On the contrary, if the article is written by a quack, you will neither enjoy reading the article nor will you find it useful. Therefore, reading and writing a good article is good investment of time and will elevate your standing in that sector of life. On the contrary, reading and writing a bad article is poor investment of time and might degrade your standing in that discipline of life. To read and write a good article, you will need to do good research. To find a good article for reading, you would need to check who the author is and who the publisher is? To write a good article, you will need to put even more effort.

This course will provide you with some useful tips to write a good research article. The focus will be on research at postgraduate level as well as independent research.