Research Methodology

Brief idea of Primary and secondary Sources of Literature Survey, Journals, Books (Reference Books, authored books, edited books and Text Books), Scientific Document; Organization and writing of research paper, short communications, review articles.

Patents and patent writing, parts of patent application, characteristics of the disclosure for an invention. IPR ( Intellectual Property Rights), Types, Objectives, Limitations, Agreements, Laws and Government Enforcement.

Application of standard softwares like ; Chemdraw, generation of graphs, data sheets creation, tables and other related softwares. Incorporation of chemical structures into word processing documents, presentation graphics, on-line publication, multimedia animations.

Spreadsheet software (Excel), simple calculations, statistical analysis, plotting graphs using a spreadsheet (radial distribution curves for hydrogenic orbitals, gas kinetic theory, spectral data, pressure-volume curves of vander Waals gas, data from phase equilibria studies), graphical solution of equations, solving equations numerically (e.g. pH of a weak acid ignoring/not ignoring the ionization of water, volume of a vander Waals gas, equilibrium constant expressions).

Handling of hazardous chemicals, incompatible chemicals, flammable solvents, fire hazards in chemical laboratory, control of fire, fire extinguishers, toxicity of chemicals, forms of toxic materials, personal protective equipments, health effects and first aid, MSDS (material safety data sheet), use of compressed gases, waste minimization strategies and chemical waste disposal, procedures for neutralization of strong acids and strong bases.