NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON

SCIENTIFIC WRITING IN HOME SCIENCE, EXTENSION

AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT









February 22-23 2010













Organised by













Department of Home Science

Gandhigram Rural Institute

(Deemed University)

Gandhigram



















Sponsored by

University Grants Commission

New Delhi







About the Workshop

Research is an integral dimension of the Higher Education system in India. The process remains incomplete without dissemination of the results of the research work to the wider community through documentation and publication. An important criterion that determines the quality of research is the reputation of the journal in which it is published as the work will be seen as of high quality and reliable. This requires skill in scientific writing.

Scientific writing is an area in which academicians and researchers are seldom trained in; most of them find it an intimidating challenge to prepare their manuscripts for high-quality journals. Just like any other area of professional expertise, scientific writing is a skill that can only be perfected by constant and dedicated efforts. Experts’ guidance and inter personal interactions facilitated at this workshop forum would play a vital role to upgrade the skills of the participants in this professional venture.

The norms of scientific writing are somewhat discipline specific. Nevertheless, there are some common principles that are fundamental to all disciplines. University Grants Commission has included Scientific Writing as a core paper in the revised P.G. curriculum of Home Science. While offering this course, tracing appropriate practice based materials has been found to be difficult. This Workshop would help the teachers handling such courses and those interested in scientific documentation and publication of their research work in professional journals.

Objectives

· To understand the procedures and techniques of scientific writing

· To develop capacity in the skills necessary for preparing research proposals,

· To encourage and promote a culture of scientific publishing among the participants.

Sub Themes of the Workshop

· Writing a research paper

· e Journals and open access publishing

· Citation Index and Impact Factor

· Poster Presentation

· Research Proposal

· Publishing ethics

Methodology Proposed

Lectures will be followed by group exercises.

Participants

Teachers working in colleges and universities and research scholars. The optimum number is 30.



























































NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SCIENTIFIC WRITING IN

HOME SCIENCE, EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT



February 22-23, 2010











REGISTRATION FORM



1. Name

2. Designation

3. Institution

4. Mailing Address





Ph: (O) (R) Mob:

Fax: Email:

5. Details of Registration

DD No.: Date :

Bank : Place:

6. Accommodation required: Yes / No

7. Expected date and time of arrival:





Date: Signature

Photocopies of the format may be used for registration.

Registration Fee

DELEGATES OUTSTATION LOCAL

Teachers Rs.800/- Rs.300/-

Ph.D. Scholars Rs.500/- Rs.250/-

(Scholarship holders)



Ph.D. Scholars Rs.200/- Rs.100/-

The registration fee can be paid by DD drawn in favour of the Registrar, Gandhigram Rural Institute, payable at Canara Bank, Gandhigram (Code: 8500), or State Bank of India, Ambathurai (Code:3373). DD drawn on other banks will not be accepted.

Last date for registration: 01.02.2010

Accommodation

Accommodation will be arranged in the University Guest House. The Registration fee will cover the food and accommodation charges. Due to paucity of funds no TA will be paid to the participants of the workshop.

Location of the Institute

Gandhigram Rural Institute is located 55kms north of Madurai City and 10kms South of Dindigul Town on the NH-7. The nearest railway stations are Ambathurai and Dindigul on the Chennai – Madurai route. Madurai is the nearest Airport.













All Communication may be addressed to

Dr.K.S. Pushpa

Workshop Co-ordinator

Department of Home Science

Gandhigram Rural Institute

(Deemed University)

Gandhigram – 624 302

Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu

Tel: (O) 0451-2452371 – 2452375

(R) 0451-2452760, 2453105

Cell: 94432-93827

Fax: (O) 0451 – 2454466

Email: kspushpasarma@yahoo.com