RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Paper Code: 
CHY 514
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective(s):

This course will enable the students to -

  • imbibe the basic concepts and methodology of literature survey, scientific writing and Intellectual Property Rights.
  • acquaint them with the technical knowledge of relevant software.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to-

CO146: know the different methods of carrying out a literature survey  and identify appropriate research topics.

 CO147:write and prepare a scientific document accurately

CO148:draw and incorporate chemical structures and graphs into their documents using softwares like Chem Draw and MS Excel

CO149:define and differentiate different types of intellectual properties

CO150: Identify and analyse patent law, legislative provisions regulating patents, principles and procedure for obtaining patent.
  • Class lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Group discussions
  • Use of models
  • Assertion and reasoning
  • Technology enabled learning
  • Peer learning

 
  • Oral and written examinations
  • Problem solving exercises
  • Assignments
  • Quiz
  • Efficient delivery using seminar presentations
  • Group activity
  • Multiple choice questions
  • Short answer type questions
  • Assertion and reasoning

 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Literature survey

Print: Sources of information: Primary, secondary, tertiary sources; Journals: Journal  abbreviations, abstracts, current titles, reviews, monographs, dictionaries, text-books, current contents, Introduction to Chemical Abstracts and Beilstein, Subject Index,  Author Index.
Digital: Web resources, E-journals, Journal access, TOC alerts, Hot articles, Citation index, Impact factor, H-index, , Blogs, Preprint servers, Search engines, Scirus, Google Scholar, Chem Industry, Wiki- databases, ChemSpider, Science Direct, SciFinder, Scopus.
Information Technology and Library Resources: The Internet and World Wide Web. Internet resources for chemistry. Finding and citing published information.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Scientific Writing

Writing scientific papers- justification for scientific contributions, bibliography, description of methods, conclusions, the need for illustration, style, publication of scientific work, writing ethics, avoiding plagiarism.

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Software Application in Chemistry

 Incorporation of chemical structures into word processing documents using ChemDraw and Microsoft chemistry add-in software, use of reference tab in  MS word: creating table of content, adding footnote and caption.
Use of spreadsheet  (Excel) for  simple calculations,  plotting graphs using a spreadsheet (radial distribution curves for hydrogenic orbitals, gas kinetic theory,  pressure-volume curves of vander Waals gas, graphical solution of equations),solving equations numerically (e.g. pH of a weak acid ignoring/not ignoring the ionization of water, volume of a van der Waals gas, equilibrium constant expressions).

9.00
Unit IV: 
Intellectual Property Rights - I

Historical Perspective, Different Types of IP and the concern IPR, Objectives of IPR, Economic Value of Intellectual Property – Intangible assets and their valuation, Importance of protecting IP - Licensing and technology transfer, Limitations of IPR; Different International agreements: Paris Convention, Berne Convention, WIPO, PCT system, World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement; Various laws on IPR in India, IP Infringement issue and enforcement – Role of law enforcement agencies – Police, Customs, Judiciary etc.

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Intellectual Property Rights -II

Copyrights, Trade Marks: Different types of marks, Patents and parts of patent application,
Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout design of integrated circuits, Trade Secrets, Biodiversity related IPR issues, Plant Breeders Rights, Traditional Knowledge, bio-piracy, TKDL, Differences of one IPR from another.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Research methodology, methods and techniques; Second Edition; C. R. Kothari, New Age International Ltd, New Delhi, 2019
  • Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks and Copyright in a Nutshell; Arthur Raphael Miller,  Michael H. Davis; West Group Publishers, 2000.
  • The Law of Patents-With a Special Focus on Pharmaceuticals in India, Feroz Ali Khader; Lexis Nexis Publication, 2007.

 

References: 

 SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Research Methodology and Scientific Writing, Second Edition; C. G. Thomas, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi 2016.
  • Textbook of intellectual property rights, Eighth Edition; N.K. Acharya; Asia Law House, 2021.
  • Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge Economy,P. Ganguli;Tata McGraw Hill, 2001

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Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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