Part I: Research Methodology (20 hrs)

I           Epistemology:sources of knowledge. Rationalism and empiricism. Science, philosophy, logic and ethics, Science and technology. Theory, law, hypothesis, postulate.                                                                                                   4hrs

II         Nature of Science: Assumptions and Limitations, chemistry and chemical knowledge. Scientific method, research process, causality, experimental research and research process, Hypothesis-Types, characteristics, making.                                                                                                                                                   4hrs

III        Literature Survey: Importance, types of sources.Databases collection, collation,   management and retrieval of references. Scientometry-citations, impact factor, H-index.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4hrs

IV        Scientific Writing: Types of research papers, writing of research paper, review, thesis. Reviewing process of research paper. Ethics in research and publishing.                                                                                                4hrs

V         Intellectual property Right (IPR): Tangible and intangible assets, IP and IPR, Types of IPR, Issues related to patenting, format of patent.                                                                                                                                                   4 hrs

Part II: Seminar (10 hrs)

 The candidates will have to choose a topic either from the recent advancements in chemistry or syllabi for seminar preparation. They will be expected to submit a write up pertaining to that topic and at the end of semester, a presentation will have to be made in presence of panel of experts from different fields of chemistry.