1. IC 0001: Research Methodology (4-0-0: 4 credits)
Research
Definition, Applications, Characteristicsand requirements, Research process, Deciding
what to research, Formulating Research Problem, Planning Research Study,
Conceptualizing Research Design, Elements of Ph.D thesis.
Creativity, Communication and Management (Prof. B.K. Roy)
Psychology of Research Student,Intelligence Vs Creativity, Importance of Creativity in
Research Problems, Dimensions of Communication, Effective Communication, Oral
Communication,Written Communication, Visual Communication, Time Management
and Stress Management.
Style and format of Report Writing (Prof. B.K. Roy)
Writing a Report- Introduction, Title, Abstract, Plan of Paper, Sections of Paper,
Diagrams, Graph and Table, Instruction to authors, Clarity.
Writing a Research Report, Types of reports, Steps in report writing, Format of the
research report, Style and typing of research report, Problems in preparing a research
report.
Experimentation
Paradigms of Research; Methods, Hypothesis, Formulation of hypothesis,
Characteristics of usable hypothesis, Different Forms of hypothesis, testing the
hypothesis.
Interpretation of Data
Collecting Data, Process & Displaying data, Meaning and need of Interpretation, Pre -
requisites of Interpretation,Sourcesof Errors, Conclusions and Generalizations, Some
Common Fallacies of Reasoning, Hints in formulation Generalization.
Intellectual Property Rights
Plagiarism: types and forms, case studiesrelated to copyright infringements, remedies
and penalties.
IPR: Historical Background, Concept, forms and relevance. Indian Patent Act 1970,
Terms and definitions, Patent rights and its scope, Patentability criteria with case
studies, Patent application and Registration process. Indian Copyright act and its
implication in academics.
Books and references:
1. Research Methodology: Ranjit Kumar, 3rd Edition.
2. Research Methodology and Statistics Techniques- Santosh Gupta, Deep & Deep
Publications.
3. “How to get a PhD- a handbook for PhD and their Students” – E.M. Phillips & D.S. Pugh.
4. Practical Physics- G.L. Squires, Cambridge University Press.
5. Handbook of Science Communication- compiled by Anthony Wilson, Jane Gregony,
Steve Miller, Shirley, Earl, Overseas press India Pvt. Ltd.
6. Ganguly, Prabuddha. Intellectual Property Rights, Unleashing the Knowledge Economy.
Tata McGraw Hill Publishing company ltd. (2008).
7. Gopalakrishnan, NS, KN Chandrasekharan Pillai, and T. G. Agitha. Principles of
Intellectual Property. Eastern Book Company (2014).
8. Alka Chawla. Law of Copyright: Comparative Perspectives. LexisNexis (2013).
9. Ahuja, Virendra Kumar. Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights. LexisNexis
Butterworths (2007).
10. Robert P. Merges, Peter S. Menell& Mark A. Lemley Intellectual Property in the new
Technological Age. Aspen Publishers (2017)
2. UNIT - I
Creativity, Communication and Management
Psychology of Research Student,Intelligence Vs Creativity, Importance of Creativity in
Research Problems,
Dimensions of Communication, Effective Communication, Oral Communication, Written
Communication, Visual Communication,
Time Management and Stress Management.
UNIT - II
Style and format of Report Writing
Writing a Report- Introduction, Title, Abstract, Plan of Paper, Sections of Paper,
Diagrams, Graph and Table, Instruction to authors, Clarity.
Writing a Research Report, Types of reports, Steps in report writing, Format of the
research report, Style and typing of research report, Problems in preparing a research
report.
UNIT - III
Intellectual Property Rights
Plagiarism: types and forms, case studiesrelated to copyright infringements, remedies
and penalties.
IPR: Historical Background, Concept, forms and relevance. Indian Patent Act 1970,
Terms and definitions, Patent rights and its scope, Patentability criteria with case
studies, Patent application and Registration process. Indian Copyright act and its
implication in academics.
