To address the present situation, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has  intensified its efforts to have a strong virtual engagement with the students through email/Whats  App and hosting lectures using Google Class Room and other video-conferencing platforms.  Keeping in view the immense benefits and reach of online courses in the present academic set-up,  the Digvijai Nath Post Graduate College, Gorakhpur UP and Science-Tech Institute Lucknow is  offering a One Week Online Faculty Development Program on Advanced Research Methodology & Data Analytics   for faculty members and research scholars of higher  education in the country from 21-27 Oct, 2024

Research is a form of systematic enquiry to develop deeper into a subject and produce socially  relevant results in different forms like a product, research paper, patent or thesis. There are varied  forms of research; each characterized by different methodologies. Research methodology holds  prime importance as it outlines the course of the research endeavor and its final outcome. The  process of research and the associated tasks need to be conceptualized appropriately to bring in  the much needed quality in the research. Every task involved, like collection of data, searching  literature review, deriving a mathematical or computational solution or presentation of the results,  requires a concrete and systematic approach. Formulation of such an approach requires immense  deliberation in terms of the tools and techniques to be deployed as well. This Online Refresher  Course is diligently planned around developing the foundational knowledge needed to step into  the area of research. The program is an effort towards exploring different dimensions and  paradigms of research. The modules intend to enhance the ability of the participants to undertake  independent research in a planned manner, identify appropriate and significant literature review,  design questionnaires, collect and analyze data, perform simulations and, to assist them in writing  research papers for good quality journals. The participants will be trained to use several open  source tools that are useful in accomplishing their research outcomes. The primary tools covered  are those that would aid a researcher in a systematic background knowledge probe, data  visualization, and effective presentation of results, writing research paper, preparation of reports  and thesis, and prevention against plagiarism.