This document provides an overview and objectives of an orientation for a doctoral program course at Neotia University. It discusses the importance of research for growing the economy and society. The orientation covers areas of multidisciplinary research like health sciences, artificial intelligence, climate change, and biotechnology. It defines research as a systematic and objective process of gathering and analyzing data to aid decision making. The objectives of the program are discussed, including developing research statements, formulating hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data, and applying research ethics. Several tools for quantitative and qualitative data analysis are also introduced.

1. WELCOME
TO
THE NEOTIA UNIVERSITY
Prof. Niloy Sarkar
Dean-
Academics,
niloy.sarkar@tnu.
in
Orientation for Doctoral Program Course
Work – 2020, leading to award Ph.D.

2. CATALYSING QUALITY ACADEMIC
RESEARCH
Knowledge creation and research are critical in growing and sustaining a
large and vibrant economy, uplifting society, and continuously inspiring a
nation to achieve even greater heights.
A robust ecosystem of research is perhaps more important than ever with
the rapid changes occurring in the world today. - National Education
Policy 2020
Areas: A multidisciplinary approach for research
- Health Sciences -Prevailed condition of COVID
-Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning
-Climate change,
-Population dynamics and Management,
-Biotechnology,
-Digital marketplace

3. RE-SEARCH
research is on shifting decision makers from intuitive information
gathering to systematic and objective investigation. It’s a systematic and
objective process of gathering, recording, and analyzing data for aid in
making decisions.
This definition suggests, first, that research information is neither
intuitive nor haphazardly gathered. Literally, research (re-search) is
systematic investigation into a problem or situation, where the intention
is to identify facts and/or opinions that will assist in solving the problem
or dealing with the situation.
Despite this critical importance of research, the research and innovation
investment in India is, at the current time, only 0.69% of GDP as compared
to 2.8% in the United States of America, 4.3% in Israel and 4.2% in South
Korea. (Source: NEP2020, GoI)

4. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Statement of Research
Objective building
Hypothesis formulation
Tools for data collection
Sampling techniques
Data Analysis
Application of Software in Data Analysis:
Ethics in Research

5. SOME TOOLS
1.Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS): SPSS is the most popular
quantitative analysis software program used by social scientists.
2.STATA: STATA is an interactive data analysis program that runs on a variety of
platforms. It can be used for both simple and complex statistical analyses.
3.SAS: SAS is short for Statistical Analysis System, is also used by many
businesses.
4.R: Free to download and use. You can add your own programs to it if you are
familiar with statistics and programming.
5.NVio: "It helps researchers organize and analyze complex non-numerical or
unstructured data, both text and multimedia," according to UCLA Library.
6.MATLAB: Provides "Simulations, Multidimensional Data, Image and Signal
Processing," according to NYU Libraries.

6. Top Quantitative Data Analysis Software: Statistical Package
for Social Sciences (SPSS), STATA, Minitab, MATLAB etc.
Top Qualitative Data Analysis Software: HubSpot, NVivo,
ATLAS.ti, MAXQDA, Quirkos, Dedoose, webQDA,
HyperRESEARCH, Raven’s Eye, Qiqqa, Focuss On,
Annotations, F4analyse, Datagrav, Interpris etc.
Plagiarism software: Plagiasi, Plag scan, URKUND, Turnitin,
Copyscape, Grammarly, EduBirdie

7. MY BEST WISHES ………
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