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.