FDP on “Fine Tune your Research Planning using Online Research Tools”

Teresian Teaching Learning Centre

&

Department of  Computer Applications

Organizes one week FDP

ON

“Fine Tune your Research Planning using Online Research Tools”

An online workshop for introducing Research Tools

(12/10/2020 to 17/10/2020)

Objective of Online Workshop

1. Effective Search Tools in the Web for Research.
2. Research Indexing.
3. Reference Manager.
4. Document editor  for : Journal and Thesis
5. Plagiarism and Research Ethics

Syllabus

Module 1 : Effective Database Search and Indexing

1. Google Drive 

Introducing a cloud-based program to create and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, Google Form.

2. Bibliometric Indicators 

• Journal Indexing
• Impact Factor
• h-index
• g-index
• 10-index
• Citation Index
• Scopus Indexing
• Scimago Ranking/SJR
• Web of Science Indexing – SCIE, SSCI, ESCI, AHCI, JCR

 3. Google Scholar 

•  How to use Google Scholar for research?
• How to create a Scholar Profile?
• Search Operators.
• Google Citation, BibTex, Referencing, Advanced Search, Creating Labels.
• How Google Scholar helps for Literature review?

 Introduction to Scopus,Elsevier and Web of Science 

• How to search effectively for Journals in Scopus and Web of Science?
• UGC approved Journals finder.

 INFLIBNET

• N-LIST, Shodh Ganga, Shodh Sindhu, Shodh Shuddhi, Shodh Gangothri, Vidwan ID

4.  Research ID 

 Google Scholar ID,Scopus ID,Microsoft Academic Search ID,Vidwan ID,Web of Science ID

 

 Module 2 :Reference Management 

5. Introducing Mendeley 

The free reference manager and academic social network 

•         How to download Mendeley
•         How Mendeley works
•         How to add literature pieces to Mendeley

1.     Drag and Drop
2.     Web Importer

•         How to reference/site
•         Changing the reference style
•         How to merge citations

Module 3 : Systematic Journal/Article Writing 

6. OverLeaf : Introducing online LaTeX editor

•         Creating document
•         Adding Sections and Subsections
•         Importing Journal Templates
•         Adding content to each section
•         Adding citations and bibliography or BibTex
•         Connecting Mendeley with Overleaf

7. OverLeaf : Mathematical Functions and Figures 

•         Adding Mathematical formulas
•         Adding Figures ,Tables and Flowcharts .
•         Working effectively with journal templates

8. OverLeaf : Beamer for Presentation

Module 4 : Plagiarism ,Research Ethics and Patents

 9. Plagiarism

Introduction to – Grammarly,Plagiarism CheckerX,Turnitin,Urkund

10. Research Ethics and Patents

Registration: CLOSED

A registration fee of Rs.300/- is applicable to participate in the FDP. Payment can be done via NEFT/RTGS/IMPS/Google Pay to the account details mentioned below:

Account No- 6903629305
Account Name- PRINCIPAL ST TERESAS COLLEGE (IQAC)
IFSC Code- IDIB000E007
Branch- Indian Bank, Shanmugham Road branch

 

Instructions to the Participants

• The course will be offered through the College Moodle platform.
• The username and password to access the course will be sent to the participants on or before October 10th 2020.
• The lectures will be released  for all the participants as per the schedule, and it can be watched as per the convenience.
• The participants may need to spend a maximum of 1 hour per day to complete each day’s sessions.
• The participants are requested to submit an assignment on each topic.There will be an Online exam on 17th October 2020. 
• The assignment must be submitted timely and it is mandatory for taking the online exam.
• E-Certificates will be provided to the participants who successfully complete the assignments and who have secured pass marks (50 %) in the online exam.

Coordinators:

Ms. Raji S Pillai, HOD, Department of Computer Applications
Ms. Sangeetha Chandran, Assistant Professor Department of Computer Applications
✉ [email protected]
✆ +91 8075825448, 9539722759