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This document provides guidelines for writing self-learning material (SLM) units according to Distance Education Council (DEC) standards. Key points include: 1) Each unit should be 5,000 words and around 20 pages including diagrams, tables and references to aid student understanding. 2) The text must be written in easy English with headings, questions, and exercises. 3) Authors will be paid Rs. 3,000 per unit plus Rs. 20 per page for typing and must submit the unit as a soft copy, hard copy, and CD.

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Unit Writing Aid2

This document provides guidelines for writing self-learning material (SLM) units according to Distance Education Council (DEC) standards. Key points include: 1) Each unit should be 5,000 words and around 20 pages including diagrams, tables and references to aid student understanding. 2) The text must be written in easy English with headings, questions, and exercises. 3) Authors will be paid Rs. 3,000 per unit plus Rs. 20 per page for typing and must submit the unit as a soft copy, hard copy, and CD.

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UNIT–WRITING AID FOR THE UNIT WRITERS

The Units to be written are known as SLM (Self Learning Material), and have to be according
to the DEC (Distance Education Council) guidelines, which are simplified as follows:
One unit means:
1. 5,000 words.
2. Around 20 pages.
3. As it is self learning material for the students, so it must have pictures, illustrations,
diagrams, tables, references etc. where necessary for the students to understand the
syllabus.
4. The units must be self explanatory and in very easy English language.
5. It must contain heading, sub heading, sub- sub heading, numbering etc. to understand
the connectivity of the chapter and study material.
6. It must contain the short questions, long questions; fill in the blanks, true/false kind of
self examination questions at the end of the unit.
7. The unit must be written in STYLE format in the computer so that it becomes easy to
change (if needed) the size, headings, page nos., font of the whole book at one time
(otherwise it is done manually for every heading, every line, every page).
8. You will be paid an Honorarium of Rs. 3000/- for each unit and Rs. 20 typing charges
per page.
9. The units must be delivered in 3 forms: soft copy (e-mail), hard copy and CD.

• Times new roman(font)


• Name of the Unit- font size -16,Capital,bold
• Heading= font size-14,capital,bold
• Subheading= font size-12,bold
• Body text= 12- normal
Check your progress I

Fill in the blanks


True False
Question
Check your progress II
Fill in the blanks
True/false
Question
Summary

Answer to Check your progress


Check your progress I
• Refer to section 1.2
• Refer to section 1.3
Check your progress II
• Refer to Section 1.4
• Refer to section 1.5
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Review Questions
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