Kendrapara: A two day national seminar organised by IQAC in collaboration with Department of Economics of Derabis College concluded here, Monday. The seminar was held on the topic ‘Research methodology and acacemic writing’. Minaketan Behera, Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi was the keynote speaker of the event. Siba Sankar Mohanty, Associate Professor of analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University and Sarat Kumar Kar, President, Governing Body of the college were the guest of honour while Principal Chandra Sekhar Nayak chaired the seminar.
In his address, Behera highlighted the definition, aims and objectives of research methodology. He also spoke about on-line platforms available for a scholar to write research papers, plagiarism, ethics, e-journals and research designing. Mohanty elaborated on the techniques of academic writing and advised academicians to avoid complexity in report writing. He said research should be brief, exact, clear, objective and systematic. More than fifty-one delegates from various colleges attended the seminar out of which seven presented their papers. Kar assured the students of organising more such seminars to enhance their knowledge. He advised them to put in hard work and prepare themselves to face challenges in life.