held from 14th to 18th March, 2024
REPORT
Essentials of Research paper writingThe Department of Chemistry under the aegis of IQAC organised a 5 day workshop on ‘Essentials of Research paper writing’ from 14th to 18th March 2024. The workshop aimed at explaining the very basics of writing a research paper to the students, especially the PG students so that whenever they start writing a research paper, they have a fair knowledge about how to start with it.
Day 1- Dr. Annu Kalra from PG Chemistry discussed the various organs of a research paper and how is every part of it written.
Day 2- Ms. Kamiya Chugh from the Computer science department described an important part of a research paper and that is awareness of plagiarism and how it can be checked.
Day 3- Ms. Rajni from PG Chemistry explained the effective strategies adopted for searching research papers online and various tools related. Also Ms. Sonia Bisht from PG Chemistry made the students aware about reference management.
Day 4- Dr. Purnima Verma from PG Chemistry nicely told the students about beyond production, journal information and important shortcuts used in MS Excel. Also Ms. Pooja Khatana from M.Sc Chemistry explained the basics of MS Word and various tricks used in it.
Day 5- The last day of the workshop started with words of encouragement from the principal mam, Dr. Manju Dua, Dr. Meenu Dua(Head, Department of Chemistry) and Dr. Beena Sethi (Department of Chemistry). They appreciated the efforts of the faculty involved and the whole concept of teaching the students how to write a research paper effectively. To make the valedictory session more productive, two alumni from M.Sc Chemistry, Ms. Shashi Mishra and Ms. Neetu Tanwar were also invited. They showed the participants their published research papers and shared their experiences with them.
All the resource persons and the alumni were presented with a letter of appreciation for their efforts and dedication towards a successful organisation of the workshop. Around 120 registered participants were a part of this truly informative workshop. The participants also shared their valuable feedback on the last day of the workshop.
