Report of the Sttp/Workshop

ISTE approved one-week Short Term Training Program

1. Date of the STTP: 21/06/2021 to 26/06/2021

2. Title of the STTP: Insights and Methodologies towards Research and Research Outcomes

3. Topic of each session Day wise:

Day Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Day 1 Introduction to Introduction to Writing Research Data Collection

Research Process, Research Proposal (SOP) tool
Types of Methods
Research, research
design

Day 2 Hands on session: Research Hands on session: Non-Parametric Testing

Parametric Testing Proposals vs
Research Paper

Day 3 Quantitative Research:Correlational Hands on Session:Statistics using R

and Quasi-Experimental Research

Qualitative Research: Methodology Hands on session: Data collection and

Day 4 and Testing methods testing tools in Qualitative Research

Day 5 Publication of Research Ethics Hands On Session: Writing Research

empirical papers in & Plagiarism proposal and Papers using LaTex
Indexed Journals Tools

Effective grant Quiz Expectations of

Day 6 Proposal writing Evaluators of
Funded research
 project and what to
target

4. Name of the Speaker/Resource person with Affiliation with the institute/industry:

1. Dr. B. Satyanarayana, Scientific Officer (H), TIFR, Mumbai.
2. Dr. Bernard L. Menezes, Associate Professor, IIT-Bombay.
3. Dr. Vivek Agarwal, Professor, IIT-Bombay.
4. Dr. Amiya Kumar Tripathy, Professor, Computer Engineering, Don Bosco Institute of
Technology, Mumbai-70.
5. Dr. Satishkumar L Varma, Professor & Head, Department of Information
Technology, Pillai College of Engineering (PCE), New Panvel.
6. Dr. Sandeep M Joshi, Principal, Pillai College of Engineering (PCE), New Panvel.
7. Dr. Mirza Sarwar Baig, Research Associate, Dept. of Molecular Medicine, Jamia Hamdard,
New Delhi-110062.
8. Dr. Sincy George, Principal, St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali, Mumbai.
9. Dr. (Mrs.) Joanne Gomes, Professor and Head, Department of Information Technology,St.
Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali, Mumbai.
10. Mr. Santosh Chapaneri, Assistant Professor, Department of EXTC, St. Francis Institute of
Technology, Borivali West, Mumbai.
11. Dr. Nazneen Ansari, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, St.
Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali, Mumbai.
12. Dr. Kavita Sonawane, Professor and Head, Department of Computer Engineering, St.
Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali, Mumbai.
13. Ms. Dakshata Mayur Panchal, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering,
St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali, Mumbai.

5. Venue of the STTP: Platform Used-Google meet

6. Duration of the Seminar: One week (6 Days)

7. Session details:
Session 1: (1hr) 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
Session 2: (2hr) 11.45 a.m. to 1.15 p.m.
Session 3: (1hr) 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Session 4: (1hr) 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

8. Conducted for: Faculties/ industry experts

9. Objective of the Workshop:

1. To enrich the prospective research scholars on various research methods, data acquisition,
interpretation, statistical methods, writing of research paper and dissertation at one
platform.
2. Reinforce the spirit of Research and its application amongst the faculty and students as
research outcome in the form of grants and R & D projects

10. Contents of the Workshop

Day1:
Session 1 & 2:

 Research Process
 Mathematical models
 Monti carlo methods
Session 3: Research Proposal

 What is research
 why do people go to research?
 skills required before and after PhD
 Benefits of doing good research
 characteristics of a good researcher and issues
 Definition of Research Problem
 Formulation Research problem (Selection of interested area, Literature survey, narrow
down the area of research, generate the new idea, Developing ideas through discussion
and finalize the topic)
 How to evaluate the title?
 Statement of the proposal
 PHD content of research proposal
Session 4: Data collection tool

 Introduction to data collection tools

 Challenges in connecting two different software
 Data collection methods
 Focus groups with advantages and disadvantages
 Observation
 Records and Documents
  Tools for interview (audio recording- video camera, photo interview/ photo diary,
observations tools
 Recording sheets tools
 checklist tools
 Schedule to be filled by the researcher
 Field Observation log
 Focus group tools
 Case studies
 Tools for surveys and Questionnaires
 Apps for data collection and Research
Day2:
Session 1 & 3:

 Parametric testing
 Nonparametric testing
 Google colab hands on

Session 2: Research Proposal Vs. research paper

 What is a research proposal?

 What is a research paper?
 Details of the contents of the research paper and proposal.
 Difference in research paper and proposal
 Case studies for both

Day3:
Session 1 & 2: Quantitative Research: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Research
● Research and Research methods
● Basic principles of Research design
● Primary quantitative research methods
● Data collection methodologies
● Data analysis techniques
● Types of quantitative research
● Different case studies

Session 3 and 4: Hands on Session: Statistics using R

● R Language
● R studio
● R commands
Day4:
Session 1, 2, 3:
● Research Methodology and its types
● Qualitative Research and its types
● Qualitative data analysis approach
● Qualitative Testing methods
● Triangulation in Qualitative Research
● How to build hypothesis

Day 5:
Session 1:
● How to structure the research paper?
● Details of the contents of research paper
● Guidelines for Publication of empirical papers in Indexed Journals
Session 2:
● Ethics to be followed in writing research paper
● Do’s and Don’ts while writing research paper
● List and usage of various Plagiarism tool
● Discussion on Copyrights Infringement
● Discussion on Intellectual property
Session 3:
● What is Latex and its advantages?
● Hands On Session: Writing Research proposal and Papers using LaTex

Day 6:

Session1: Effective grant Proposal writing

● Writing a good proposal
● Choosing a topic.
● Steps involved in Choosing a topic,
● Finding information "Literature Review"
● Problem in Definition & Title.
● Structure of Proposal
● Abstract/Execution: Summary
● Flowchart of plan, Checklist, Tips and Funding agencies

Session 2: Quiz sent to email

Session 3: Expectations of Evaluators of Funded research project and what to target

● How to Write a Good proposal?

 ● What to Target while writing a proposal.
● Fund agency expectations.
● Types of Evaluation.
● Components of a Research proposal.
● Chances and reasons of Rejection.
● Do's and Don'ts while writing a proposal.
● Writing Skills

9. Description of the Entire Event

Overview of the session:
● Sessions include basics of research methodology to structuring research paper, Intellectual
property, Copyrights Infringement issues and writing research papers using LATEX.

Technical Details:
● R programming, Latex hands on sessions were included in the event.

Regarding total number of participants:

● There were around 33 participants.

Overall feedback about the Workshop and about the resource person:
● All the sessions were very good and informative.

How do the objectives of the seminar meet the requirements?

● The participants were able to learn about various research methods, data collection
interpretation, statistical methods with real life examples. The spirit of research was
inculcated in research scholars/participants by various motivational sessions.
● Also they got insights on writing an effective research proposal and how to write an
effective research proposal to be accepted for a research grant or any funding agency. The
participants got hands-on experience in various tools like R programming and Latex to aid
them in research work.
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Participant list with attendance and score details:

Sr. No Name Institute Name ISTE_Mem_No Attendance Score

St John college of engineering

1 Angelin Florence A
and management
LM123255 100% 60

St. Francis Institute of

2 Dakshata Panchal
Technology
LM48937 100% 60

3 Dr. Kavita Sonawane SFIT LM 61601 100% 46

4 Dr. Madhu N PCE LM 21362 100% 42

Dr. Madhuri pravin PDEA'S college of engineering

5
Borawake hadapsar
LM 51715 84% 30

Vivekanand Education Society's

6 Dr. Sharmila Sengupta
Institute of Technology
LM 81050 84% 44

FAIZ ZAKERIYA M H SABOO SIDDIK

7
RANGARI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
LM84045 84% 48

GRINAL MERWIN St. Francis Institute of

8
TUSCANO Technology
LM - 61599 100% 46

St. Francis Institute of

9 JAYASHRI MITTAL
Technology
LM41372 100% 54

VES Institute of Technology,

10 Lifna C S
Mumbai
LM 81056 100% 48

St. John College of Engineering

11 Mr. Ronald Laban
and Management
LM117525 100% 60

K J Somaiya Institute of
Mrs. Shubhada Sachin
12
Labde
Engineering & Information LM64210 84% 34
Technology

Datta Meghe college of

13 Mrs.Jyoti Amol Gaikwad
Engg.Airoli
LM 87822 84% 36

St. John College of Engineering

14 Ms. Shraddha More
and Management
LM114597 84% 54

SHREE L R TIWARI COLLEGE

15 Neelam Phadnis
OF ENGINEERING
LM 129823 84% 36

St. Francis Institute of

16 NIDHI GAUR
Technology
LM62416 100% 60
 K.J.Somaiya Institute of
17 Nisha Ameya Vanjari Engineering and Information LM 102023 84% 34
Technology

St. Francis Institute of

18 PALLAVI Y. PATIL
Technology
LM 68358 100% 56

St. Francis Institute of

19 Pradnya Rane
Technology
LM 62413 100% 60

St. Francis Institute of

20 RAJKUMAR SHENDE
Technology
LM 62415 100% 42

Thadomal Shahani Engineering

21 Rupali Sanjay Sarode
College
LM 78143 100% 46

SAFA SALMAN St. Francis Institute of

22
HAMDARE Technology
LM83816 100% 54

M. H Saboo Siddik College of

23 Sanam Salman Kazi
Engineering
LM128595 100% 42

St. Francis Institute of

24 SHAMSUDDIN S KHAN
Technology
LM 68799 100% 44

St. Francis Institute of

25 SHILPA CHAMAN
Technology
LM 128376 100% 54

Thadomal Shahani Engineering

26 Shilpa Ingoley
College
LM 118593 100% 46

St. Francis Institute of

27 SNEHAL KULKARNI
Technology
LM 83818 100% 58

28 Teena Varma Xavier Institute of Engineering LM126601 100% 42

VANDANA ASHISH St. Francis Institute of

29
PATIL Technology
LM 62411 100% 60

30 Varsha Nagpurkar SFIT LM 71594 100% 36

VARSHA St. Francis Institute of

31
SHRIVASTAVA Technology
LM001010 100% 60

32 Vishwajit Balaso Gaikwad Terna Engineering College, Nerul LM58677 100% 50

St. John College of Engineering

33 Vivian Brian Lobo
and Management
LM129819 84% 60
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