Assignment for

ISTE Workshop
on

Introduction to research Methodology Organized by IIT Bombay, India

From Group 9
Ms. Pooja Jain on

Points from lectures delivered by Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar

At 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. Doctors 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 ****************