The P.G. Department of Commerce (M.Com) organized an orientation program for the students of M.Com Part II on Dissertations that is offered as a part of their course structure for Semester III and IV on 30th July 2022. The main objective of the program was to provide the students with necessary guidance in preparation of dissertation. A total of 28 students from M.Com Part II attended the orientation.
Ms. Seema Dharani, Asst. Professor in Commerce commenced the session by highlighting the importance of dissertation in Academics and its relevance in research. She instructed the students to identify appropriate topics for research by referring to the available online and offline sources. She further explained the important aspects related to research such as literature review, sources of identifying data and methods of data collection.She also mentioned about the library resources and infrastructural facilities that are available in the college as well as availability of e-resources and relevant databases such as Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Emerald Insight and Elsevier which can aid smooth conduct of research work. Finally, she explained the evaluation criteria for dissertations and test of plagiarism.
Thereafter, Ms. Twinkle Fernandes, Asst. Professor in Commerce informed the students about the format of writing the dissertation report. She briefly covered the major chapters of dissertation focusing on Introduction to research area, relevant concepts, objectives of research, data analysis and interpretation. She informed the students that the Department would conduct various workshops and sessions on research methodology and tools and techniques to facilitate easy understanding of research concepts and further assistance in data analysis and interpretation.
Finally, Ms. Valencia Baptista, Asst. Professor in Commerce explained the systematic process of data analysis which includes organizing, describing, analyzing the data and further prediction using the test results. She briefed the students about the primary and secondary data studies and encouraged the students to select topics accordingly. She also gave an overview on necessary statistical tools and techniques to be applied on the basis of type of research undertaken.
In the end, Students cleared their doubts with respect to various aspects of research by raising queries, which were clearly answered by the faculty members. The Program helped the students in getting clarity about dissertation with respect to research expectations from students and the manner of presenting an effective and productive research report. The orientation concluded at 11:00 a.m.
