Assignment forISTE Workshop

on

Introduction to research Methodology

Organized by IIT Bombay, IndiaFrom Group 9

Ms. Pooja Jain

on

Points from lectures delivered by

Prof. Shreepad KarmalkarAt Remote centre

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology &

Science, Indore (M. P.)Inaugural lecture was given by Dr. S. P. Sukhatme about “Doing 

Research” was very encouraging and informative. He has rightly told

“Thesis for PhDs must from a distinctive contribution to

the knowledge of the subset & afford the originality shown by 

the discovery of new facts and the evidence of independent

critical power ”.

Characteristics needed for Doing Research:

Intelligence

Motivation

Perseverance

Developing Communication Skills

Enjoy your research while doing your Ph.D.

 

Then Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar has given his enlightening lecture

in which difference between UG/PG education was explained.

Difference between UG/PG education:

Bachelor degree concerned with general education.

Master degree is possession of advance education.

Doctor’s degree gives license to teach and guide others.  

In research you do not get well defined problem to solve. It is your

 job to define the problem as well to solve it.

PhD is like a time unbound exam in which problems are different

for different students. The final marks will be more than minimum

which is fairly high but you are allowed for multiple attempts to achieve

the result

According to Prof. Shreepad karmalkar Habits for good research:

Documentation

Reading

Participation

Technical meeting

Productive Thinking

Thinking is said to be reproductive when it is based on similar

problems encountered in the past or taught.

Productive when it generates as many alternative approaches

as possible.

Research is all about productive thinking which is also called

high order thinking consisting of creative thinking and

creativity.

Motivation

 

 Activity to gain an appreciation of the level of thinking.

Creativity

Ability to look at the same thing as everyone else and think

something different.

Some general thinking strategies

Reformation

Graphical and tabular representation

Logical reasoning

Division into sub problems

Analogy

Communication

Styles: formal, informal & casual

Modes : vertical & horizontal

Dimensions : Understanding & Agreement

Effectiveness & Efficiency

Oral communication : Verbal, Spoken words,Pauses,Stress

Paper & patent

For industry, patenting is more important.

For a scientist, publishing is more important than patent.

Conference paper are less important than journal publication.

Stages in publishing

Choice of a journal

Manuscript preparation & submission

 

 Review

Manuscript revision

Editorial decision

Proof reading

Publication

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