Research Methodology and Special Skills (Compulsory paper)

Paper Code: 
LSC-141
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60
Unit I: 
Unit I
  • Research:Meaning,Definition,Methodology,research processes,criteria of good research.
  • Types of research:  Fundamental or basic, applied, Historical, descriptive, analytical, qualitative, quantitative, experimental, conceptual, case study.
  •  Research design: Meaning, concepts, need, designs for different types of research.
  •  Research problem and developing research proposal: Selection of research area and topic, statement of the research problem ,its scope ,steps involved in defining the problem.
  • Literature search: reviewing related literature, referencing, abstracting, computer search, bibliography, evaluation of the problem.
  • Defining concepts: objectives, basic assumptions delimitations and limitations of the problem, statement of hypothesis.
Unit II: 
Unit II
  •  Variables: independent and dependent variables, qualitative and quantitative variables, discrete and continuous variables, methods of controlling variables. Measurement of variables.
  •  Sampling: Meaning, characteristics of good sample design, steps in sample design ,types and advantages.
  •   Techniques of data collection:primary data; Questionnaire, schedules, interview, observation and other methodsSecondary data: Reliability ,suitability and adequacy of data
  •  Processing and analysis of data : Processing operations :editing, coding, classification and tabulation of data, role of statistics in data analysis, statistical tables.
  • Report writing: types, format
Unit III: 
Unit III
  •  Theory of probability: Probability sampling. Simple, random, systematic random sampling. Two stage and multistage sampling. Cluster sampling, Non probability sampling: purposive, quota an volunteer sampling, snow ball sampling.
  • Common distribution function: binomial probability distribution ,Poisson distribution and normal distribution curve.
  • §Standard deviation, Standard error
  • Test of significance:t-test, chi-test, ANOVA,F-test,
Unit IV: 
Unit IV
  •  Microscopy: Light, dark field, phase contrast, interference, polarization, florescence, transmission and scanning electron microscope, Confocal, Deconvolution.
  • Separation Techniques:
  •  Chromatography - Thin layer chromatography, absorption column chromatography, Ion exchange chromatography, High performance liquid chromatography, Size exclusion Chromatography.
  •   Electrophoresis SDS-PAGE, Agarose Gels, Electrofocusing, Capillary.
  •  Centrifugation: Differential and density gradient centrifugation, zonal and isopycnic separation (Brief account).
  • Modern tools for inventory, monitoring and conservation of biodiversity : GIS and GPS.
Unit V: 
Unit V
  • Spectrophotometry: Colorimetry, spectrophotometry, atomic absorption spectroscopy, Flame emission spectroscopy.
  • P.C.R. and  Types  
  •   Inverse PCR
  • Anchored PCR.
  •   PCR for site directed mutagenesis.
  •  Cloning and expression of the PCR product.
  • Asymmetric PCR for DNA sequencing.
ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

Books Recommended:

  • Plant Biotechnology, Hammond, P. McGarvey and V. Yusibov (Editors.) Springer Verlag, 2000.
  • Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for the Production of Food ingredients. J. Fu, G. Singh, and W.R. Curtis (Editors), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.1999.
  • Advanced Methods in Plant Biotechnology, David. R. Murray: Panima Publishing Corporation. 1996
  • Plant Tissue Culture – Techniques & Experiments, (2nd edition) Roberta. H. Smith.  Elsevier. 2000
  • Plant Molecular Biology – A Practical Approach. C. H. Shaw, IRL Press Ltd.
  • Molecular plant Biology- volume 1 & 2. Philip M. Gilmartin and Chris Bowler,  Oxford University Press. 2005
  • Plant Tissue Culture. S.S. Bhojwani and M.K Razdan,  Elsevier. 2004
  • Biotechnology in Crop improvement, H.S. Chawla, International Book Distributing Company, 1998.
  • Practical Application of plant Molecular Biology, R.J. Henry, Chapman

 

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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