NATIONAL LEVEL ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS_ Topics and Programs

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

AMET UNIVERSITY

(Under Sec. 3 of UGC Act 1956)

NATIONAL LEVEL ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

February 4, 2011

Venue: Conference Hall, APM Block, AMET University

09.00 am Inauguration

09.30 am Prof. Dr. A. Jaffar Hussain, Special Officer & Dean (Research) AMET University: Importance and impact of research publications.

10.00 am Dr. A. Gnanamani, Scientist & Head, Microbiology Division Central Leather Research Institute: Global trend of research publication

10. 30 am Dr. N. Mathivanan, Assistant Professor, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai: How to prepare manuscripts? The Basics.

11.00 am Discussion

11.15 am Tea Break

11. 30 am Dr. Evelin Kramony, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, SDNB Vaishanv College, Chennai: Basics of writing a scientific paper in accordance with journal/publisher guidelines.

12.15 pm Prof. Dr. V. Balasubramaniyan, AMET University: Publication avenues in Modern times

12.45 pm Discussion

02.0 0 pm Lunch

02.00 pm Dr. V.R. Vijay Anand Raj, E-Learning Consultant: Introduction of web based resources for writing and publishing scientific research works.

03.00 pm Dr. M. Jayaprakashvel, Assistant Professor and Head i/c Department of Biotechnology, AMET University: Types of publication forums and kinds of scientific writings.

03.45 pm Tea Break

04.00 pm Interactive session

04. 30 pm Valedictory