PhD_Research_Orientation_ppt2.pptx for post

PhD_Research_Orientation_ppt2.pptx for post

1. Starting Your PhD Research Journey How to Begin, Explore Current Research Areas, and Grow as a Researcher

2. Welcome & Orientation Research is a journey of curiosity and contribution. Every PhD is unique, but persistence is key. Icebreaker: Why did you choose PhD?

3. What is Research? Systematic investigation to discover and revise facts. Types: Theoretical, Experimental, Applied, Interdisciplinary Research cycle: Question → Method → Data → Analysis → Contribution

4. Good vs. Bad Research Good: Clear, novel, reproducible, ethical. Bad: Vague, repetitive, weak methodology, unethical. Check journals at Think. Check. Submit (link).

5. How to Start Research 1. Identify interests 2. Conduct literature review (Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science) 3. Spot a gap in knowledge 4. Define a hypothesis 5. Plan feasible methodology

6. Activity: Define a Research Problem Group Activity: 1. Pick a domain (AI, biology, climate, policy). 2. Spot a gap. 3. Frame one research question.

7. Current Research Areas: Technology AI & ML: NLP, Healthcare AI, Robotics. Quantum Computing: Cryptography, optimization. Big Data: Social media, smart cities.

8. Current Research Areas: Science & Society Biotech & Genomics: CRISPR, personalized medicine. Climate Change: Renewable energy, carbon capture. Policy & Society: Education, inequality, innovation.

9. Activity: Brainstorm Research Problems Choose a trending area. Propose possible research questions. Discuss feasibility & novelty.

10. Tools & Skills for Researchers Reference managers: Zotero, Mendeley Writing tools: LaTeX (Overleaf), Grammarly Data analysis: Python, R, MATLAB Ethics: Plagiarism checkers (Turnitin)

11. Publishing & Career Growth Journals vs Conferences Peer review process Networking: Collaborations, conferences, ResearchGate

12. Q&A & Wrap-Up Key takeaways: Research = curiosity + persistence Start small, scale up later Use tools & networks to grow