Event Details

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

The main objectives of postgraduate education, e.g. M.Tech and Ph.D are to prepare intellectual leaders who will do the groundwork to create new paradigms and products for tomorrow. Postgraduate education needs to provide deeper experience in the values, norms, and practices of the chosen profession while also developing the skills, tools, and habits of inquiry within a discipline.  Hence, when it comes to postgraduate education, the quality concerns are much more important than quantity concerns.

According to a 2010 Nasscom report, India&rsquos fast growing engineering R&D services industry has reached $10 billion and employing about 85,000 engineers and it is still growing. In this background there is a greater demand for PhD qualified personnel who have acquired research experience at least in academic environment.

The main objective of this program is to impart practical knowledge on research methodology which is very essential for successful completion of PhD. Research methodology is vital for PG students especially those pursuing or planning to pursue their master and/or doctorate degree.

COURSE CONTENT

5. Importance of research


5. Finding a Research Problem literature review


5. Data processing


5. Preparing enduring images and diagrams


5. How to Prepare a journal & conference manuscript?


5. Selection of journal & conf. for possible publication


5. Writing journal and conference manuscript


5. Submitting manuscript to journals and conferences


5. Rebuttal writing


5. How to increase chances of manuscript acceptance?


5. Prepration of poster and slide for conferences


5. Ethical and copyright Issues in research


5. SCI Index, impact factor, half-life of journal


5. Salesmanship in research


5. Library resource management


5. Plagiarism and ethics in research


5. Writing research proposal for research funding


5. Applying for international travel grant for attending conferences outside india


5. Stress management

Note: The topics to be discussed during the five-day program is not limited to above topics only.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This program is intended for research scholars pursuing M.Tech or Ph.D at any academic institute/ research laboratory. This program will also be helpful to students/faculties planning to pursue M.Tech/Ph.D in near future in the field of engineering. Engineers from industries engaged in research activity will also be benefitted by attending this course. The successful participants will be given participation certificate.

Accommodation at NIT guest house can be provided at a nominal cost (to be paid by the participant) as per institute rule on 'first cum first serve' basis.